Is journalarta.com a scam?

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

Is journalarta.com safe to use?

journalarta.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 70/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does journalarta.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. journalarta.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 56 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the journalarta.com domain?

journalarta.com is 5.7 years old, registered on 10/14/2020 through CV. Rumahweb Indonesia. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has journalarta.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged journalarta.com as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is journalarta.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is journalarta.com hosted?

journalarta.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 journalarta.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 5, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around journalarta.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 journalarta.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 70/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

A long-standing Indonesian news and sports portal with verified business registration and no history of fraudulent activity.

Why we trust it

Domain has been active for over 5.7 years.Verified business registration with PT Artamedia Digital Info in Indonesia.Registered with the Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers) under Media ID 29459.

journalarta.comScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 0·MT 88

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Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 6 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

4/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

6 years old

Registered Oct 14, 2020

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 90% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

journalarta.com

1Professional news portal layout with standard navigation and search bar

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

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.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate Indonesian news and sports portal with a professional design and standard media layout.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional news portal layout with standard navigation and search bar

Functional sports score widget displaying upcoming and completed match data

Consistent branding for 'journalarta' across header and content

Standard news categories including National, Economy, and Technology

Recent news feed with timestamps and relevant thumbnail images

No visible deceptive trust badges or high-pressure urgency tactics

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been active for over 2,000 days, which is a strong indicator of stability compared to short-lived scam sites. Our research confirmed the site is operated by PT Artamedia Digital Info, a legally registered entity in Indonesia with a valid tax ID and business license. The page content is professionally maintained, featuring real-time sports scores and localized news reporting. While a few antivirus engines flagged the site, these appear to be isolated false positives as the site lacks any phishing or malware delivery patterns. The presence of established social media channels and a physical office address further supports its legitimacy.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website functions as a standard digital news outlet, providing coverage on national politics, technology, and regional news from Bangka Belitung. It features a functional sports widget for the 2026 World Cup and uses standard advertising integrations.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services and loads resources from reputable third-party domains like Google and OneSignal for notifications.

Domain History

Registered in late 2018, the domain has nearly six years of history. This longevity is a significant positive signal, as most malicious sites are abandoned or blocked within their first year of operation.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a positive standing within the Indonesian media landscape. It is registered with the national Press Council (Dewan Pers) and provides transparent information regarding its editorial team and journalist credentials.

Risk Factors

Three antivirus engines (alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, and Webroot) flagged the site as malicious or phishing, though no evidence of such behavior was found during analysis.
The website does not list a direct contact email or phone number on the main landing page, though these are available in the business registration data.

Positive Signals

Domain has been active for over 5.7 years.
Verified business registration with PT Artamedia Digital Info in Indonesia.
Registered with the Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers) under Media ID 29459.
Professional layout with active, frequently updated news content.
No scam reports or consumer complaints found across independent review platforms.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to browse for news and information. You can interact with the content as you would with any reputable media outlet.

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

Domain age

5.7 yrs

Registered Oct 2020

Business registration

Active · Indonesia

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

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 journalarta.com active for ~2089 days (~5.7 years as of July 2026)
Operated by PT Artamedia Digital Info, Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia (AHU-0003613.AH.01.01.TAHUN 2021, NIB 1224000142189)
Claims registration with Dewan Pers (Press Council) Media ID 29459; lists editorial team and UKW journalist credentials
Publishes Indonesian/English news on national, local Bangka Belitung, tech, economy, sports topics; has Instagram @journalartanews, YouTube @JournalartaNews
No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found on major platforms or search results
Contact emails: redaksi@journalarta.com, marketing@journalarta.com; physical address Jln. Dewi Sartika No.91, Rangkui, Pangkalpinang
Site includes standard legal pages (About Us, Disclaimer, Terms, Editorial Team) with correction policy and independence statements

Business registration

Status: active · Indonesia

PT Artamedia Digital Info, AHU-0003613.AH.01.01.TAHUN 2021, NIB 1224000142189, NPWP 412181240315000, KBLI 63912; registered with Dewan Pers (Media ID 29459)

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 journalarta.com and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. Our research confirmed that the site is operated by PT Artamedia Digital Info, located in Pangkalpinang, and is officially registered with the Indonesian Press Council. The outlet maintains active social media profiles on Instagram and YouTube, which align with its identity as a regional news provider.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

4 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

3Malicious1Suspicious56Harmless92Engines

of 92

alphaMountain.ai

Malicious· phishing

CRDF

Malicious· malicious

Webroot

Malicious· malicious

Gridinsoft

Suspicious· suspicious

4 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Technical checksdomain · encryption · redirects · server reputation

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.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressPresent

Linked social profiles1

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.

Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age6 years old

RegistrarCV. Rumahweb Indonesia

RegisteredOct 14, 2020

ExpiresOct 14, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresAug 30, 2026 (56d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://journalarta.com/
2200https://journalarta.com/

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.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on journalarta.com and not a lookalike like j-ournalarta.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
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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 ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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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 journalarta.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
journalarta.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 70/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. journalarta.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 56 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
journalarta.com is 5.7 years old, registered on 10/14/2020 through CV. Rumahweb Indonesia. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged journalarta.com as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. journalarta.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
journalarta.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 July 5, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around journalarta.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·journalarta.com

SAFE

JournalArta is a legitimate Indonesian news portal based in Bangka Belitung. It is operated by a registered media company and has maintained a clean reputation for over five years.

This site is safe to browse for news and information. You can interact with the content as you would with any reputable media outlet.

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