Warning signs detected
Old SaveFrom.net subdomain showing a 2020 service notice but tied to repeated adware complaints across forums and review sites. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is it3.savefrom.net legit or a scam?
Old SaveFrom.net subdomain showing a 2020 service notice but tied to repeated adware complaints across forums and review sites.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The domain itself is over 18 years old with clean blocklist and IP reputation data. The page displays a static discontinuation notice rather than an active downloader. Evidence from multiple sources shows the broader SaveFrom service has been repeatedly flagged for aggressive ads that install adware or spyware. Positive independent review aggregator reviews exist for the main site, yet complaints about malware distribution outnumber them. No business address or contact details appear on the page itself. The combination of historical reputation issues and lack of transparent contact information keeps the risk level elevated.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
Clean, fully rendered static notice page with no visible scam indicators, urgency elements, overlays, or cloned branding.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for it3.savefrom.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain it3.savefrom.net hosts Italian-language pages for SaveFrom YouTube/video downloader service (e.g., 'SaveFrom è il miglior downloader di video').
- Main domain savefrom.net founded ~2008; it3 subdomain active with similar content and domain age 6660 days.
- Uliona Limited (Seychelles) listed as operator in UDRP dispute over save-from.net.
- Multiple forum posts (Reddit, Apple Discussions) question safety due to ads and potential adware.
- Trustpilot reviews for en.savefrom.net include positive user experiences with downloads.
- No direct scam reports or complaints specifically naming 'it3.savefrom.net'.
- Service discontinued in US in 2020 due to copyright issues per site FAQ.
- Apple Discussionsopen
"SaveFrom.net is a known distributor of adware and not to be trusted... That site has an ad that leads to adware... I was not paranoid enough and found they loaded Spyware/Adware into my Mozilla Browser."
- PCRiskopen
"Savefrom.net uses rogue advertising networks that typically promote online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware... Some pages opened by savefrom.net might be scam websites that can trick people into downloading PUAs."
- ScamAdviseropen
"en1.savefrom.net has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam... This website has been reported by Gridinsoft as possible malware."
Uliona Limited (Seychelles company) operates SaveFrom.net per UDRP case; founded ~2008 with mentions of Moscow/Estonia operations.
Apple Discussions threads warn that SaveFrom.net loads spyware and adware into browsers. PCRisk notes the site uses advertising networks that promote scams and potentially unwanted programs. independent review aggregator contains several positive download reviews alongside complaints about reliability. Business records confirm Uliona Limited in Seychelles as the operator since around 2008. No direct scam reports name the it3 subdomain specifically.
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (2008-2020).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://it3.savefrom.net/
- 2302https://it3.savefrom.net/
- 3302https://it3.savefrom.net/9Nx/
- 4200https://us.savefrom.net/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Possible malware risk
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Treat it3.savefrom.net as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked it3.savefrom.net as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- it3.savefrom.net currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. it3.savefrom.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 74 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- it3.savefrom.net is 18.2 years old, registered on 3/12/2008 through Tucows Domains Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. it3.savefrom.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- it3.savefrom.net 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.
- 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.
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