Is imagetwist.com safe?

http://imagetwist.com/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

ImageTwist is a long-running image hosting service with mixed user reports on payments and content removal.

ImageTwist.com has operated since at least 2009 as an image hosting platform that requires registration for uploads. Technical checks show valid TLS and no the browser threat feed warnings, but multiple an independent review platform reviews cite payment rejections, delays, and unaddressed DMCA requests.

Users considering monetization through ImageTwist should review recent an independent review platform experiences and understand that payment processing and DMCA compliance have drawn complaints; casual image hosting appears technically stable but carries the same reported risks if earnings are involved.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

ImageTwist.com has operated since at least 2009 as an image hosting platform that requires registration for uploads. Technical checks show valid TLS and no the browser threat feed warnings, but multiple an independent review platform reviews cite payment rejections, delays, and unaddressed DMCA requests.

Technical security profile

The site presents a valid TLS certificate and returns no threat flags from the browser threat feed.

The registrable domain is over 17 years old, indicating long-term operation rather than a newly created site.

User reports on payments and content handling

Several an independent review platform reviewers describe payment rejections after reaching payout thresholds and multi-week delays in receiving earnings.

One reviewer states that a formal DMCA notification to remove copyrighted images received no action from the site.

A minority of reviews report timely payments and responsive support, indicating inconsistent experiences rather than uniform outcomes.

How visitors interact with the service

The homepage displays a prominent registration prompt stating that sign-up is required to upload files.

Why the score is 62

Multiple reviewers report rejected or delayed payments and ignored DMCA notices. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 92

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - clean - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - clean - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
imagetwist.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

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Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

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03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    ImageTwist - Free Image Hosting & Photo sharing

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    4 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Advertising

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Multiple reviewers report rejected or delayed payments and ignored DMCA notices.
  2. 02Domain registered more than 17 years ago and still active.
  3. 03Encrypted connection present and no malware flags from Google.

Web research findings

Independent findings for imagetwist.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 1 positive
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Earned 20USD but was rejected after request"

  • Trustpilotopen

    "my payment is upheld from one month, and I have yet to receive payment. they deceive and play games with people."

  • Trustpilotopen

    "I have send them a formal complaint (DMCA notification) and asked to remove my pictures. They do not take action even though they have a DMCA"

Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "They always pay on time. The best and the most reliable adult image host"

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domainimagetwist.com
  2. Redirects toimagetwist.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
  4. Referencesmaxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com · fonts.googleapis.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Oct 12, 2008
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old today.

  2. Aug 31, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

imagetwist.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age18 years old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredOct 12, 2008
ExpiresOct 12, 2026
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresOct 20, 2026 (49d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://imagetwist.com/
  • 2200https://imagetwist.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysispartial
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result0 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 31, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result4 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Users considering monetization through ImageTwist should review recent an independent review platform experiences and understand that payment processing and DMCA compliance have drawn complaints; casual image hosting appears technically stable but carries the same reported risks if earnings are involved.

  2. Treat imagetwist.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  4. Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is imagetwist.com a scam or is it safe?
There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give imagetwist.com a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 17.9 years old. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.
Is imagetwist.com safe to use?
imagetwist.com has a Safety Score of 62/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.
Has imagetwist.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report imagetwist.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is imagetwist.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — imagetwist.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the imagetwist.com domain?
imagetwist.com is 17.9 years old, registered on October 12, 2008 through NameCheap, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does imagetwist.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — imagetwist.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 49 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
Where is imagetwist.com hosted?
imagetwist.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
Is imagetwist.com a well-known website?
Yes — imagetwist.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
How often is the imagetwist.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 31, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about imagetwist.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
62/100
Moderate Risk

ImageTwist is a long-running image hosting service with mixed user reports on payments and content removal.

Saved captureimagetwist.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

ImageTwist.com has operated since at least 2009 as an image hosting platform that requires registration for uploads. Technical checks show valid TLS and no the browser threat feed warnings, but multiple an independent review platform reviews cite payment rejections, delays, and unaddressed DMCA requests.

Recommended actionUsers considering monetization through ImageTwist should review recent an independent review platform experiences and understand that payment processing and DMCA compliance have drawn complaints; casual image hosting appears technically stable but carries the same reported risks if earnings are involved.
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Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.