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

Is imgsrc.ru safe to use?

imgsrc.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does imgsrc.ru have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. imgsrc.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E7, expiring in 22 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has imgsrc.ru been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report imgsrc.ru as clean.

Is imgsrc.ru on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is imgsrc.ru hosted?

imgsrc.ru resolves to an IP operated by Masterhost.ru is a hosting and technical support organization. in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the imgsrc.ru report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is imgsrc.ru legit or a scam?

Name: Is imgsrc.ru legit or a scam?
Item: imgsrc.ru
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 82/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Established Russian photo hosting site from 2006 with clean security scans but minor odd promotional banners on the homepage.

Why we trust it

Domain registered in 2005 and continuously active for nearly 20 years.Zero detections from our antivirus network and clean browser blocklist status.Hosting IP carries zero abuse reports and valid SSL certificate.

imgsrc.ruScanned 6d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 90·MT 78

Category tags

image-hosting85% MT confidence

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 85% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust78/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has operated since 2005 as a free image hosting platform with millions of users and a Wikipedia entry confirming its history. All security engines returned clean results and the hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. Visual inspection noted unrelated banners and inflated statistics that reduce trust slightly but do not indicate phishing or malware. No scam complaints or fraud reports appear in our research, and independent reviews describe it as low-risk. The combination of extreme age, clean technical signals, and absence of scam evidence supports a safe classification despite the site's dated and cluttered presentation.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The homepage presents as an image hosting service but features a prominent "FREE MEGA links" banner and inflated monthly statistics that appear fabricated. The main visual shows an unrelated burned-car image rather than photo-hosting examples.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt, zero malware detections across 92 engines, and hosting IP with no abuse history. Domain registered in 2005 via a Russian registrar and protected by DDoS-Guard.

Domain History

Active since January 2006 with over 87 million images hosted. Business records confirm ongoing operation in Russia with no recent creation or ownership changes.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports found. Two independent reviews rate the site as low-risk and legitimate. Court references to user-uploaded illegal content exist but do not involve site-level fraud or malware distribution.

Risk Factors

Homepage displays unrelated promotional banners and questionable traffic statistics.
History of inconsistent enforcement against prohibited content uploads noted in public reports.

Positive Signals

Domain registered in 2005 and continuously active for nearly 20 years.
Zero detections from our antivirus network and clean browser blocklist status.
Hosting IP carries zero abuse reports and valid SSL certificate.
Business registration confirmed as active Russian image hosting service.

AI Recommendation

The site appears safe for basic image hosting use. Exercise normal caution when uploading personal photos and avoid any unexpected download prompts.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

imgsrc.ru

1Header banner reads "FREE MEGA links" unrelated to photo hosting

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

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

Moderate visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

Site displays minor suspicious promotional and statistical elements but lacks classic scam visuals such as fake badges, urgency timers, or credential-harvesting forms.

Visual risk30/100

What our vision model saw

3 signals

Header banner reads "FREE MEGA links" unrelated to photo hosting

Contact numbers and "1 000 000 000 / mo" stats appear fabricated

Main hero image (burned car in fog) unrelated to claimed image-hosting service

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

Active · Russia

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 positive

Key findings

6 headline facts from open-web research

Launched January 2006 as free Russian image hosting and photo sharing website; active as of 2026 with >87 million images and >1.6 million users (Wikipedia)
Domain created 2005-04-14, expires 2027-05-16; Russian registrar (tcinet.ru), hosted in Russia with DDoS-Guard protection
Security scans (pcrisk, others) report 0/92 malware engines flag the domain; trust scores 95/100 and 99/100
Multiple U.S. court cases and ICE reports reference users uploading/soliciting child sexual abuse material via the site (e.g., 2014-2025 cases)
Site FAQ prohibits child pornography; Wikipedia notes inconsistent enforcement per 2019 Business Insider reporting
Listed in image hosting directories and has dedicated Wikipedia page; no direct scam or fraud reports found in searches

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

pcrisk.com scanneropen
"The scan results are broadly clean at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 92 security engines, and the domain was not listed by the checked blacklist and threat-database sources."
seznam.cz / gridinsoftopen
"Is imgsrc.ru safe? Yes, imgsrc.ru appears to be low-risk based on current analysis. ... Is imgsrc.ru legit or a scam? Available data points to imgsrc.ru being a legitimate website rather than a fraudulent one."

Business registration

Status: active · Russia

Russian image hosting service launched January 2006; domain registered 2005-04-14 via tcinet.ru, hosted by Masterhost Corp, nameservers ddos-guard.net

Research summary

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

Our research found no scam reports or consumer complaints. Two independent reviews rate imgsrc.ru as low-risk and legitimate. Business records confirm it as an active Russian image hosting service operating since 2006 with a domain registered in 2005.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines

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.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · E7

ExpiresJun 22, 2026 (22d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingMasterhost.ru is a hosting and technical support organization.

Server locationRU

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPMasterhost.ru is a hosting and technical support organization.

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 imgsrc.ru and not a lookalike like i-mgsrc.ru.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.
Discuss this site on the forum
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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 ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

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

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·imgsrc.ru

SAFE

imgsrc.ru is a long-running Russian image hosting service launched in 2006. Our analysis finds it clean across antivirus scans and blocklists with no scam reports. The site shows some odd promotional banners but no signs of malware or fraud.

The site appears safe for basic image hosting use. Exercise normal caution when uploading personal photos and avoid any unexpected download prompts.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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