Is installpwa.com a scam?

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

Is installpwa.com safe to use?

installpwa.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does installpwa.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. installpwa.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the installpwa.com domain?

installpwa.com is 3.5 years old, registered on 1/2/2023 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has installpwa.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 93 antivirus engines in our malware network report installpwa.com as clean.

Is installpwa.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is installpwa.com hosted?

installpwa.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.

How often is the installpwa.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around installpwa.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is installpwa.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 86/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate PWA installation guide utility by developer Alejandro Akbal, open-source on GitHub, no malware or scam indicators.

Why we trust it

Domain registered 1260 days ago with consistent operation history.Open-source GitHub repository with 14 stars and 87 commits under AGPL-3.0 license.Creator is documented software engineer Alejandro Akbal with public portfolio (akbal.dev).

installpwa.comScanned 4h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 95·MT 82

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 3 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/93

All engines report clean

Domain Age

3 years old

Registered Jan 2, 2023

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

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installpwa.com

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is over three years old and hosts a free, open-source tool for generating step-by-step PWA installation instructions. Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 93 engines, and the hosting IP has a clean abuse reputation. The creator, Alejandro Akbal, is a documented software engineer with a public GitHub repository (14 stars, 87 commits under AGPL-3.0 license) that explicitly links to the site. Web research found two positive mentions in developer communities — one from the official GitHub repository and another from Reddit users recommending it for installing PWA versions of applications. No scam reports, complaints, or phishing indicators exist. The site is used by legitimate communities and referenced in discussions about PWA deployment.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site provides a free utility for generating customizable Progressive Web App installation guides. Users can input a PWA URL and receive step-by-step instructions tailored to different devices and browsers. The tool is educational and developer-focused, with no commercial transaction or credential-harvesting elements.

Infrastructure

Hosted on IP 172.67.200.245 with a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. The hosting IP has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. No redirects or domain-spoofing indicators detected.

Domain History

Registered 1260 days ago (approximately 2022) via NameCheap, Inc. The domain age and consistent operation align with a legitimate, established project. WHOIS privacy is disabled, showing transparency about ownership.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports, complaints, or malware detections across independent databases and consumer-review aggregators. The project is referenced positively in developer communities including GitHub, Reddit, and PWA-focused forums. No negative reviews or fraud indicators found.

Positive Signals

Domain registered 1260 days ago with consistent operation history.
Open-source GitHub repository with 14 stars and 87 commits under AGPL-3.0 license.
Creator is documented software engineer Alejandro Akbal with public portfolio (akbal.dev).
Positively referenced in developer communities (Reddit r/mangadex, r/PWA discussions).
Zero malware detections across 93 antivirus engines and zero abuse reports on hosting IP.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to visit and use. It is a legitimate, open-source tool for generating PWA installation guides maintained by a known developer and actively used in developer communities.

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 installpwa.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

3.5 yrs

Registered Jan 2023

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

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

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain is approximately 1260 days old (registered around 2022).
Site provides free customizable pages with step-by-step instructions for installing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) on different devices/browsers.
Open-source on GitHub under AlejandroAkbal/Install-PWA (14 stars, 87 commits, AGPL-3.0 license); explicitly links to installpwa.com.
Creator is software engineer Alejandro Akbal (akbal.dev), with other PWA-related projects and blog posts.
Used positively in developer communities (e.g., Reddit r/mangadex, r/PWA discussions) and referenced by legitimate sites like government/health portals for PWA install guidance.
No scam reports, complaints, malware detections, or negative reviews found across searches for scam, phishing, review, or complaint.
General warnings exist about malicious PWAs used in phishing, but no connection to installpwa.com itself.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

GitHubopen
"Install PWA (https://InstallPWA.com) is a utility website made by Alejandro Akbal for teaching end users how to install a Progressive Web App."
Redditopen
"Here is a website that shows you how to install mangadex to your device :) https://www.installpwa.com/from/mangadex.org"

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 installpwa.com and found no scam reports, complaints, or phishing indicators. Instead, we found positive references in developer communities: the official GitHub repository confirms the site is a legitimate open-source utility by software engineer Alejandro Akbal, and Reddit users recommend it for PWA installation guidance. The project is actively maintained and used by legitimate developer communities.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 93 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 93 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless93Engines

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

Domain History

Age3 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredJan 2, 2023

ExpiresJan 2, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 7, 2026 (52d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

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.

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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 ↗

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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 installpwa.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
installpwa.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. installpwa.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
installpwa.com is 3.5 years old, registered on 1/2/2023 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 93 antivirus engines in our malware network report installpwa.com as clean.
No. installpwa.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
installpwa.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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around installpwa.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·installpwa.com

SAFE

installpwa.com is a legitimate open-source utility that generates customizable Progressive Web App installation guides. The site is 1260 days old, maintained by a known developer, has no scam reports or malware detections, and is actively used and recommended in developer communities.

This site is safe to visit and use. It is a legitimate, open-source tool for generating PWA installation guides maintained by a known developer and actively used in developer communities.

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