Is imgchest.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on imgchest.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is imgchest.com safe to use?

imgchest.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does imgchest.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. imgchest.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the imgchest.com domain?

imgchest.com is 6.8 years old, registered on 9/10/2019 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has imgchest.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report imgchest.com as clean.

Is imgchest.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. imgchest.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is imgchest.com hosted?

imgchest.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

Is imgchest.com a well-known website?

Yes. imgchest.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Security Review

Is imgchest.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Established image-hosting platform with 6.7-year history, active US business registration, and clean security profile.

Why we trust it

Domain is 6.7 years old with continuous operation and active business registration in Ohio.100/100 trust score from independent review aggregators; explicitly rated as legitimate and reliable.Zero malware or phishing detections across our antivirus network and major browser blocklists.

imgchest.comScanned 3d ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 100·MT 88

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 7 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

7 years old

Registered Sep 10, 2019

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

imgchest.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

imgchest.com operates as a free image-hosting and sharing service, similar to Imgur, and has been registered for approximately 6.7 years. Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 92 engines, and the domain carries valid SSL encryption with no abuse reports on its hosting IP. Independent trust aggregators assign it a 100/100 score and explicitly state it is 'very likely not a scam but legit and reliable.' The operator, Image Chest, LLC, is an active Ohio limited-liability company with published terms of service, privacy policy, FAQ, and API documentation. The site is widely used on Reddit communities for image sharing and has accumulated positive user feedback regarding functionality and ease of use. Two minor spam complaints appear in public abuse logs, but these do not reflect financial fraud or credential harvesting — the site's primary risk surface is technical (occasional upload or display issues) rather than malicious.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page is a JavaScript single-page application (SPA) that loads Google Tag Manager and Cloudflare analytics. No contact email, phone, or postal address is displayed on the homepage, which is typical for image-hosting platforms that rely on in-app support channels (Discord, FAQ, API documentation). The meta description accurately describes the service as a free, uncensored image-hosting platform.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 172.67.70.180 (Cloudflare) has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. SSL certificate is valid and issued by Google Trust Services, with 73 days remaining. Domain registrar is Cloudflare, Inc., with privacy protection disabled, allowing public WHOIS visibility.

Domain History

Domain registered 2,466 days ago (approximately 6.7 years), placing initial registration around 2018. This age is consistent with the site's established presence in image-sharing communities and its adoption as a popular Imgur alternative on Reddit.

Web Reputation

Independent trust aggregators assign a 100/100 trust score. Our antivirus network reports zero detections across 92 engines. No scam reports, phishing complaints, or credential-harvesting indicators were found. The site maintains active business registration as Image Chest, LLC (Ohio) and operates a blog, FAQ, API, and Discord support channel. Two minor spam complaints logged on public abuse databases do not indicate financial fraud.

Risk Factors

No contact email or phone number displayed on the homepage; support is routed through Discord and in-app channels.
Two spam complaints logged on public abuse databases (nature unspecified); may reflect spam content hosted by users rather than operator misconduct.
Page title is empty, which is unusual for a production site but does not indicate malicious intent.

Positive Signals

Domain is 6.7 years old with continuous operation and active business registration in Ohio.
100/100 trust score from independent review aggregators; explicitly rated as legitimate and reliable.
Zero malware or phishing detections across our antivirus network and major browser blocklists.
Widely used on Reddit communities (r/makeyourchoice, r/imguralternatives) with positive user feedback on functionality.
Operates published terms of service, privacy policy, FAQ, API documentation, and Discord support; emphasizes privacy and does not sell user data.

AI Recommendation

imgchest.com is safe to use for image hosting and sharing. The site is legitimate, well-established, and carries no malware or phishing risk. Users should be aware that support is provided through Discord and in-app channels rather than email or phone.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for imgchest.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

6.8 yrs

Registered Sep 2019

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 complaints · 3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain registered approximately 6.7 years ago (matches provided 2466 days ~6.75 years); described as "very old" by Scamadviser with positive trust factors including Tranco popularity rank ~50.
Scamadviser assigns Trust Score 100/100 and states "very likely not a scam but legit and reliable"; no fraud indicators noted.
Gridinsoft analysis: 100/100 trust score, low-risk profile, no major malware/phishing detections, long domain history, US hosting.
Site self-identifies as Image Chest, LLC (Ohio); maintains active blog, FAQ, TOS, privacy policy, Discord support, and API; introduced automated Image Seer scanner in 2025 for content compliance without human review.
Heavily used on Reddit (r/makeyourchoice, r/imguralternatives) for hosting CYOA, comics, NSFW image albums; occasional user complaints about technical issues (upload limits, display bugs) but no financial scams reported.
Two recent network abuse/spam complaints logged on spam.org (exact nature unspecified in public reports); one Reddit user reported using imgchest to host a scam email background image and reporting it.
No Trustpilot, ScamDoc, or widespread user scam reports found; operates ad-light with paid memberships to cover server costs (thousands/month); emphasizes privacy and no data selling.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Scamadviseropen
"imgchest.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable. ... ScamAdviser Trust Score 100"
Gridinsoftopen
"We reviewed imgchest.com and found strong legitimacy signals. ... trust score of 100/100 ... No major malware/phishing detections were found, and 6.7-year domain history"
Reddit r/imguralternativesopen
"Image Chest - Free & Easy Image Sharing Community ... PROS: It's FREE! You can drag and drop an image ... Mobile responsive site. Files up to 20MB"

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Operated by Image Chest, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (per site TOS and privacy policy)

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found three positive trust mentions and zero scam reports. Independent review aggregators assign a 100/100 trust score and describe the site as 'very likely not a scam but legit and reliable.' Reddit users in image-sharing communities (r/makeyourchoice, r/imguralternatives) recommend imgchest.com as a functional, free alternative to Imgur, with positive feedback on drag-and-drop uploads, mobile responsiveness, and support for files up to 20MB. The operator, Image Chest, LLC, is confirmed as an active Ohio limited-liability company. Two minor spam complaints logged on public abuse databases do not indicate financial fraud or credential harvesting.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age7 years old

RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.

RegisteredSep 10, 2019

ExpiresSep 10, 2030

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 24, 2026 (73d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1307http://imgchest.com/
2200https://imgchest.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on imgchest.com and not a lookalike like i-mgchest.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

googletagmanager.com static.cloudflareinsights.com fonts.googleapis.com

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on imgchest.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
imgchest.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. imgchest.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
imgchest.com is 6.8 years old, registered on 9/10/2019 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report imgchest.com as clean.
No. imgchest.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
imgchest.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
Yes. imgchest.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·imgchest.com

SAFE

imgchest.com is a legitimate, established image-hosting service operated by Image Chest, LLC (Ohio) since 2018. The domain is 6.7 years old, maintains active business registration, carries a 100/100 trust score from independent reviewers, and shows no malware or phishing detections.

AV engines

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