Is iqinternational.org safe?

http://iqinternational.org/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High-risk payment experience linked to unexpected recurring charges

IQ International is associated with an IQ-testing payment process that reviewers describe as producing unexpected charges after a small initial payment and making recurring plans difficult to understand. Although current checks found a valid encrypted connection and no browser threat warning, those technical positives do not resolve the reported subscription risk.

Avoid entering payment details unless the full price, renewal interval, cancellation method, and recurring terms are displayed clearly before purchase. If you have already paid, review your statements for additional charges and contact your payment provider about any transaction you did not authorize.
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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

IQ International is associated with an IQ-testing payment process that reviewers describe as producing unexpected charges after a small initial payment and making recurring plans difficult to understand. Although current checks found a valid encrypted connection and no browser threat warning, those technical positives do not resolve the reported subscription risk.

Recurring-payment concerns are the decisive issue

Review evidence says many customers were dissatisfied with the payment process, including unexpected charges following an initial small payment and confusion about how recurring subscriptions were managed.

A separate risk assessment cites one blacklist detection and a low user rating of 1.4 out of 5 across 490 reviews, reinforcing the need for caution.

Technical checks are mixed and do not establish customer safety

One saved antivirus observation recorded an adverse result, although its timing is stale and should not be treated as a current finding without confirmation.

At the same time, the site had a valid encrypted connection and no current browser threat warning. These checks indicate secure transport and no warning at the time tested, but they do not address subscription disclosures or billing practices.

Why the score is 38

Reviewers report unexpected charges after an initial small payment and difficulty understanding recurring-plan management. 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

3/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

3 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
1
Suspicious
2
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
CRDFMaliciousmalicious
alphaMountain.aiSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 92 engine results
  • CRDF - malicious - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - 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
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - 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
  • Rising - 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
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - 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
iqinternational.org
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Failed to verify your browser

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Failed to verify your browser

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 content, 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

    2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 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

Subscription Trap

Service and business model

Content

Subscription

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Reviewers report unexpected charges after an initial small payment and difficulty understanding recurring-plan management.
  2. 02A risk assessment reports one blacklist detection and a 1.4/5 rating based on 490 reviews.
  3. 031 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

How the reported billing flow affects visitors

A visitor making an initial small payment may subsequently encounter unexpected charges and uncertainty about an ongoing subscription.

If this is a scam, how it works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

  1. The reported difficulty understanding how recurring plans are managed can make it harder for customers to know what payment commitment they accepted.

Avoid entering payment details unless the full price, renewal interval, cancellation method, and recurring terms are displayed clearly before purchase. If you have already paid, review your statements for additional charges and contact your payment provider about any transaction you did not authorize.

Subscription TrapConfidence: High

Grounded in 1 saved evidence reference.

Web research findings

Independent findings for iqinternational.org, 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
2 scam reports · 1 complaint
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Many people were dissatisfied with the payment process, often encountering unexpected charges after an initial small payment. Consumers also reported issues with subscriptions, stating they had difficulty understanding how recurring plans were managed."

  • Gridinsoftopen

    "on multiple risk signals, including 1 blacklist detections and a low 1.4/5 user rating from 490 reviews."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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. Domainiqinternational.org
  2. Redirects toiqinternational.org
  3. Hosted byVercel, Inc

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 16, 2023
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 3.6 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Sep 28, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

iqinternational.org is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age4 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredFeb 16, 2023
ExpiresFeb 16, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresNov 6, 2026 (39d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingVercel, Inc
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1308http://iqinternational.org/
  • 2429https://iqinternational.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file145
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. Antiviruspartial
  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

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result3 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 28, 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
Result2 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
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

    Avoid entering payment details unless the full price, renewal interval, cancellation method, and recurring terms are displayed clearly before purchase. If you have already paid, review your statements for additional charges and contact your payment provider about any transaction you did not authorize.

  2. Treat iqinternational.org 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 iqinternational.org a scam or a legit online store?
iqinternational.org shows strong warning signs of being a subscription trap — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for subscription trap. 3 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is 3.6 years old through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 iqinternational.org safe to use?
iqinternational.org has a Safety Score of 38/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to iqinternational.org?
If you've already paid or handed over details on iqinternational.org, 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 iqinternational.org 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 iqinternational.org?
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.
I ordered from iqinternational.org but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.
How do I report iqinternational.org?
You can report iqinternational.org 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 iqinternational.org 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 iqinternational.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 3 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged iqinternational.org, 1 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 iqinternational.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — iqinternational.org 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 iqinternational.org domain?
iqinternational.org is 3.6 years old, registered on February 16, 2023 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 iqinternational.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — iqinternational.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, valid for another 39 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 iqinternational.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 28, 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 iqinternational.org 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
38/100
High Risk

High-risk payment experience linked to unexpected recurring charges

Saved captureiqinternational.orgCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

IQ International is associated with an IQ-testing payment process that reviewers describe as producing unexpected charges after a small initial payment and making recurring plans difficult to understand. Although current checks found a valid encrypted connection and no browser threat warning, those technical positives do not resolve the reported subscription risk.

Recommended actionAvoid entering payment details unless the full price, renewal interval, cancellation method, and recurring terms are displayed clearly before purchase. If you have already paid, review your statements for additional charges and contact your payment provider about any transaction you did not authorize.
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