Is iwt.gmbh safe?
http://iwt.gmbh/
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How we checked
Coverage: partial · 2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (63 of 71 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · limited: did not fully complete
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
German industrial machinery firm's site is down with a database error, not a detected security threat
iwt.gmbh presents itself as the web presence of IWT Industrielle Wickeltechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial winding machines based in Erlangen. The domain is old and stable, with a valid encrypted connection and no blacklisting warnings. However, the site currently cannot be reviewed: it returns an HTTP 500 error showing a database connection failure, so its actual page, contact, About and policy text was never seen. Because the site's own content could not be examined and no independent web research results were supplied in the evidence, we cannot mark it fully safe, landing it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 76/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. No adverse finding was saved; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
No adverse finding was saved with this report.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for this domain.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 3504 days old, indicating it is not a newly created domain.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
iwt.gmbh presents itself as the web presence of IWT Industrielle Wickeltechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial winding machines based in Erlangen. The domain is old and stable, with a valid encrypted connection and no blacklisting warnings. However, the site currently cannot be reviewed: it returns an HTTP 500 error showing a database connection failure, so its actual page, contact, About and policy text was never seen. Because the site's own content could not be examined and no independent web research results were supplied in the evidence, we cannot mark it fully safe, landing it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
Clean security signals, but the site cannot be read
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for this domain, and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. On their own these are hygiene signals, not proof of operator trustworthiness.
The decisive technical fact is that the page content could not be read: the server returned HTTP 500, and the visible error text reads 'Error establishing a database connection.' This is a server-side failure, not a security incident, but it means the site's own page, contact, About and policy text was never reviewed.
Old domain, but no verifiable operator details on the page itself
The registrable domain is 3504 days old (over nine years), which is a supportive background signal: it is not a freshly registered throwaway domain. Longevity does not by itself guarantee current legitimacy, especially for a site that is presently unreachable.
Because the page returned an HTTP 500 error, we could not verify the operator's identity, contact details, or any commercial activity directly from the site. No cross-domain commercial calls-to-action were present in the evidence, and no affiliate or order-funnel relationships were observed.
Why the score is 76
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 71
No detectionsSaved analysis from October 5, 2019 - stale
No detections across 63 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 8 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 71
All 71 engine results
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Avira - Clean
- BADWARE.INFO - Clean
- Baidu-International - Clean
- BitDefender - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- CLEAN MX - Clean
- Comodo Site Inspector - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- CyberCrime - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- Dr.Web - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- EonScope - Clean
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity-Threat Inside - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- FraudScore - Clean
- FraudSense - Clean
- G-Data - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Clean
- Kaspersky - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Malc0de Database - Clean
- Malekal - Clean
- Malware Domain Blocklist - Clean
- Malwarebytes hpHosts - Clean
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwareDomainList - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- malwares.com URL checker - Clean
- Netcraft - Unrated
- NotMining - Unrated
- Nucleon - Clean
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Opera - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- SecureBrain - Clean
- securolytics - Clean
- Segasec - Unrated
- Sophos - Unrated
- Spam404 - Clean
- Spamhaus - Clean
- StopBadware - Unrated
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Tencent - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- Trustwave - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Clean
- Virusdie External Site Scan - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Web Security Guard - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZCloudsec - Clean
- ZDB Zeus - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- Zerofox - Clean
- ZeusTracker - Clean
- zvelo - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Error establishing a database connection
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Error establishing a database connection
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The registrable domain is 3504 days old, indicating it is not a newly created domain.
- 02The page content could not be read due to an HTTP 500 database connection error, so the site's own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed.
- 03The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for this domain.
Web research findings
Independent findings for iwt.gmbh, 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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for iwt.gmbh. 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.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domainiwt.gmbh
- Redirects toiwt.gmbh
- Hosted byHetzner Online GmbH
Domain Timeline
- Mar 20, 2017Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 24, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
iwt.gmbh has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for web-0014.web01.appsserver.de.
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://iwt.gmbh/
- 2500https://iwt.gmbh/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, 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.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 71 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Oct 5, 2019 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 24, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 24, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 24, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 24, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 71 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 5, 2019
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
German industrial machinery firm's site is down with a database error, not a detected security threat
iwt.gmbh presents itself as the web presence of IWT Industrielle Wickeltechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial winding machines based in Erlangen. The domain is old and stable, with a valid encrypted connection and no blacklisting warnings. However, the site currently cannot be reviewed: it returns an HTTP 500 error showing a database connection failure, so its actual page, contact, About and policy text was never seen. Because the site's own content could not be examined and no independent web research results were supplied in the evidence, we cannot mark it fully safe, landing it in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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