Security Review

Is imgupscaler.ai legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 83/100

Free AI image upscaler with clean security scan and positive reviews; WHOIS privacy and shared contact details are minor transparency flags.

imgupscaler.aiScanned 15h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 87·MT 80
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/91
All engines report clean
Domain Age
1.6 years old
Registered Nov 7, 2024
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 82% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

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

Website Preview

Screenshot of imgupscaler.ai
LIVE RENDER
imgupscaler.ai

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.

10
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page presents as a legitimate AI image upscaling tool with professional design, standard navigation, and transparent policy links. No visual scam indicators are present.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional, consistent navigation bar with clearly labeled tool categories (Image Tools, Image Editor Tools, Video Tools) and login option.

Before/after image comparison slider widget is a standard, functional UI pattern consistent with legitimate image processing tools.

Upload widget includes links to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, indicating baseline legal transparency.

Credit/token counter icons visible in the header (diamond and coin icons showing 0 and 5) are typical freemium SaaS UI elements, not deceptive.

No urgency tactics, countdown timers, fake trust badges, or suspicious overlays detected.

No credential-harvesting forms, wallet seed fields, or payment forms present on this page.

Brand Impersonation

medium confidence

The page mentions or styles itself as Midjourney, but is hosted on a domain that is not an official Midjourney property.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust80/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain is 587 days old with valid SSL and zero malware detections across our antivirus network. Independent review aggregators and security scanners report the site as safe, and we found no scam complaints or fraud reports in our web research. The page design is professional with standard freemium UI patterns (credit counters, upload widget, policy links) and no credential-harvesting or payment forms. The main red flags are the privacy-protected WHOIS registration via a proxy service and a Singapore address that appears on multiple unrelated AI image-enhancement sites—a pattern suggesting either a shared service provider or operator network. However, this does not constitute evidence of fraud; it reflects common practices in the low-cost SaaS space. The site's mention of Midjourney and DALL-E compatibility includes a disclaimer of non-affiliation, which is appropriate.
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Page Content

The site presents as a free, no-login-required AI image upscaler supporting formats up to 16K resolution. Navigation includes multiple tool categories (Image Tools, Image Editor Tools, Video Tools) and a login option. The upload widget includes links to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. No credential-harvesting forms, payment requests, or urgency tactics are present. Body text describes upscaling, denoising, and resolution-boosting features with before/after comparisons.

Infrastructure

Hosted on IP 104.18.15.194 with zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services with 34 days remaining validity. Domain uses standard external resources (Google Fonts). No redirects, homoglyphs, or IDN tricks detected.

Domain History

Registered approximately 587 days ago (November 2024) via GoDaddy. WHOIS registration is privacy-protected through a proxy service (Domains By Proxy, LLC), which obscures the true registrant. The listed contact address (29 Mayflower Gardens, Singapore) also appears on unrelated AI image-enhancement sites, suggesting either a shared service provider or a network of related properties.

Web Reputation

Independent security scanners and review aggregators report the site as safe and legitimate. No scam reports, complaints, or fraud allegations found in web searches. A YouTube review from a tech channel praised the tool's functionality. Global traffic ranking places the domain in the 200k+ bucket, indicating modest but real user traffic.

Risk Factors
4
  • WHOIS registration hidden via paid proxy service, reducing operator transparency.
  • Contact address shared across multiple unrelated AI image-enhancement sites, suggesting either a shared infrastructure provider or a network of related domains.
  • No dedicated business registration found in Singapore or other jurisdictions despite claimed address.
  • No phone number, email contact form, or social media links on the page, limiting direct support channels.
Positive Signals
5
  • Zero malware detections across our antivirus network and clean browser blocklists.
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by a major certificate authority.
  • Domain age of 587 days with consistent operation and no history of abuse.
  • Independent security scanners and review aggregators report the site as safe and legitimate.
  • Professional page design with standard freemium UI patterns and transparent policy links; no credential-harvesting or payment forms.
AI Recommendation
The site is safe to use for its stated purpose of free image upscaling. Do not enter sensitive personal information beyond what is necessary for the upload (e.g., avoid linking social accounts or payment methods). If you require direct support, the lack of phone or live-chat options may be a limitation.
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 imgupscaler.ai, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
1.6 yrs
Registered Nov 2024
Business registration
Not found · Singapore
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
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered approximately 1 year ago (WHOIS date ~Nov 2024); age listed as 587 days.
  • Scamadviser reports average to good trust score, high traffic (Tranco 30), valid SSL, marked safe by DNSFilter; negative: WHOIS identity hidden via paid proxy service (Domains By Proxy, LLC).
  • Site claims 100% free, no signup/login required, upscale up to 16K, processes securely and deletes images within 24 hours; supports JPG/PNG/WEBP.
  • Contact address "29 Mayflower Gardens, 31 Mayflower Place, Singapore 568894" and email support@imgupscaler.ai repeated across imgupscaler.ai and similar unrelated AI enhancer sites.
  • No dedicated Trustpilot page or Reddit complaints found for imgupscaler.ai specifically; reviews and mentions largely positive or neutral for the upscaling service.
  • Multiple similar AI image upscaler domains exist (imgupscaler.com, imageupscaler.com, imgupscaler.media.io); this .ai variant promotes Midjourney/DALL-E compatibility without claiming affiliation.
  • No malware, phishing, or scam reports located in searches for "imgupscaler.ai scam", "complaint", or "fraud".
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "In summary, It seems that imgupscaler.ai is legit and safe to use and not a scam website."

  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Based on current analysis, imgupscaler.ai appears to be generally safe. No major malware or phishing threats were detected."

  • YouTube (TechPro)open

    "ImgUpscaler.ai , one of the best AI image upscaling tools online. ImgUpscaler allows you to sharpen, restore, and increase image quality instantly—without creating any account."

Business registration
Status: not found · Singapore

Site lists address "29 Mayflower Gardens, 31 Mayflower Place, Singapore 568894" on multiple pages; same address appears on unrelated AI image sites (enhancephoto.ai). WHOIS hidden via Domains By Proxy (GoDaddy), registrar lists Tempe, Arizona proxy address. No verifiable company registration found.

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for imgupscaler.ai and found no scam reports or complaints. Three positive mentions appeared: independent security scanners classified the site as safe with no malware or phishing threats detected, and a YouTube tech reviewer praised it as a functional AI image upscaling tool. The site's claimed address in Singapore and contact email appear on multiple similar AI image-enhancement domains, a pattern common in the low-cost SaaS space but worth noting for transparency.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 91 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 91 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless91Engines
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.
  • Page impersonates Midjourney on a non-official domain.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1.6 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredNov 7, 2024
ExpiresNov 7, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresJul 21, 2026 (34d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
PopularityNot in popularity top list

Redirect Chain

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

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 imgupscaler.ai and not a lookalike like i-mgupscaler.ai.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 ↗

Referenced Domains

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

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 imgupscaler.ai. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • imgupscaler.ai passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 83/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. imgupscaler.ai presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 34 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • imgupscaler.ai is 1.6 years old, registered on 11/7/2024 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report imgupscaler.ai as clean.
  • No. imgupscaler.ai is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • imgupscaler.ai 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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around imgupscaler.ai have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·imgupscaler.ai
SAFE

imgupscaler.ai is a legitimate free AI image upscaling tool with no malware detections, valid SSL, and positive independent reviews. The main concern is hidden WHOIS registration and a shared contact address across multiple similar sites, which is common in the AI-tools space but reduces transparency.

The site is safe to use for its stated purpose of free image upscaling. Do not enter sensitive personal information beyond what is necessary for the upload (e.g., avoid linking social accounts or payment methods). If you require direct support, the lack of phone or live-chat options may be a limitation.

AV engines
91
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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