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Is instagram-react-clone.vercel.app safe?

http://instagram-react-clone.vercel.app/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Inactive Instagram-branded subdomain flagged as phishing by multiple antivirus engines

The URL instagram-react-clone.vercel.app is a Vercel-hosted developer project that mimics Instagram branding. The site is currently offline, yet 12 antivirus engines classify it as phishing, likely due to the brand-name subdomain that could be repurposed for credential harvesting.

Treat the domain as high-risk for phishing; avoid entering any credentials even if the site becomes reachable again.
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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan12 antivirus engines flagged this URLBitDefender, Emsisoft, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data
Post Facebook
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

The URL instagram-react-clone.vercel.app is a Vercel-hosted developer project that mimics Instagram branding. The site is currently offline, yet 12 antivirus engines classify it as phishing, likely due to the brand-name subdomain that could be repurposed for credential harvesting.

Antivirus detections

Ten independent antivirus families, including BitDefender, Emsisoft, and ESET, returned an adverse result for this domain.

the multi-engine malware scan reports 12 malicious detections out of 92 engines and zero suspicious detections.

Technical versus operator risk

The domain is hosted on legitimate Vercel infrastructure and matches the pattern of open-source Instagram React clones, indicating the original intent was likely a student or hobby project.

No active commercial CTAs, affiliate links, or monetization mechanisms are present because the site is currently unavailable.

Visitor flow and current status

Any visitor reaching the URL receives an HTTP 451 or deployment-unavailable response, so no live content or login form is served.

Why the score is 25

10 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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

12/ 92

detections

Fresh result

12 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
12
Suspicious
0
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
BitDefenderMaliciousphishing
EmsisoftMaliciousphishing
ESETMaliciousphishing
FortinetMaliciousphishing
G-DataMaliciousphishing
KasperskyMaliciousphishing
LionicMaliciousphishing
NetcraftMaliciousmalicious
RisingMaliciousphishing
SophosMaliciousphishing
VIPREMaliciousphishing
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
All 92 engine results
  • BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
  • Emsisoft - phishing - Malicious
  • ESET - phishing - Malicious
  • Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
  • Lionic - phishing - Malicious
  • Netcraft - malicious - Malicious
  • Rising - phishing - Malicious
  • Sophos - phishing - Malicious
  • VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
  • Webroot - malicious - Malicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - clean - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - unrated - 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
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - 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
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - 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
  • 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
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - 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
instagram-react-clone.vercel.app
What our review noticed on this page
1This deployment is unavailable

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →

Full screenDownload
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

This deployment is unavailable

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    This deployment is unavailable

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

    Independent evidence classifies the site as login portal, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 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

Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Login Portal

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 0110 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
  2. 0212 engines flag the domain as phishing despite the site being offline.

Web research findings

Independent findings for instagram-react-clone.vercel.app, 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
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for instagram-react-clone.vercel.app. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗
Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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. Domaininstagram-react-clone.vercel.app
  2. Redirects toinstagram-react-clone.vercel.app
  3. Hosted byVercel, Inc

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
AgeUnknown
RegistrarHidden
RegisteredUnknown
ExpiresUnknown
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR1
ExpiresSep 26, 2026 (42d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingVercel, Inc
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1308http://instagram-react-clone.vercel.app/
  • 2451https://instagram-react-clone.vercel.app/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file6
ISPVercel, Inc
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

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

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result12 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Aug 14, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result1 independent finding were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
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

    Treat the domain as high-risk for phishing; avoid entering any credentials even if the site becomes reachable again.

  2. Treat instagram-react-clone.vercel.app 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 instagram-react-clone.vercel.app a scam or a legit website?
instagram-react-clone.vercel.app shows strong warning signs of being a phishing & impersonation — do not enter your login or personal details. Our review tagged it for clone site. 12 of 92 security engines flag it (12 as outright malicious). The domain is an unknown age. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is instagram-react-clone.vercel.app safe to use?
instagram-react-clone.vercel.app has a Safety Score of 25/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to instagram-react-clone.vercel.app?
If you've already paid or handed over details on instagram-react-clone.vercel.app, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on instagram-react-clone.vercel.app and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from instagram-react-clone.vercel.app?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Did instagram-react-clone.vercel.app steal my password or personal information?
If you entered anything on instagram-react-clone.vercel.app, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.
How do I report instagram-react-clone.vercel.app?
You can report instagram-react-clone.vercel.app through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does instagram-react-clone.vercel.app look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has instagram-react-clone.vercel.app been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 12 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged instagram-react-clone.vercel.app, 12 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is instagram-react-clone.vercel.app on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — instagram-react-clone.vercel.app 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 instagram-react-clone.vercel.app domain?
instagram-react-clone.vercel.app is an unknown age. 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 instagram-react-clone.vercel.app have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — instagram-react-clone.vercel.app presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR1, valid for another 42 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".
How often is the instagram-react-clone.vercel.app report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 14, 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 instagram-react-clone.vercel.app 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
25/100
High Risk

Inactive Instagram-branded subdomain flagged as phishing by multiple antivirus engines

Saved captureinstagram-react-clone.vercel.appCapture-safe
Open saved capture
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The URL instagram-react-clone.vercel.app is a Vercel-hosted developer project that mimics Instagram branding. The site is currently offline, yet 12 antivirus engines classify it as phishing, likely due to the brand-name subdomain that could be repurposed for credential harvesting.

Recommended actionTreat the domain as high-risk for phishing; avoid entering any credentials even if the site becomes reachable again.
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Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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