Security Review

Is justpaste.it legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

JustPaste.it is a well-established Polish text-sharing service operating since 2009 with a transparent history and clean security record.

justpaste.itScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 92
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% 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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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.

10
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The screenshot shows a fully-rendered, legitimate text-sharing utility with no visual indicators of phishing, scams, or deceptive patterns.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Functional text editor interface for a content sharing platform

Standard navigation menu with Account, Terms, and Privacy links

Visible branding for JustPaste.it consistent with the layout

Clear pricing for premium features without deceptive urgency

Professional layout with functional UI elements like image upload and text formatting

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The service has a massive global footprint and has been active for over 15 years. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different engines, and the hosting infrastructure has a clean reputation. While the platform has historically been used by various groups for propaganda due to its open nature, the operator maintains high transparency and cooperates with law enforcement. Visual analysis confirms a professional, functional interface without deceptive ads or phishing elements. Independent review aggregators generally view the site as a reliable utility.
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Page Content

The site provides a clean, functional text editor for creating and sharing 'pastes.' It includes standard navigation for account management, privacy policies, and terms of service. There are no aggressive pop-ups or deceptive calls to action.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on a stable IP with no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate from a recognized issuer. The site ranks within the global top-100k for traffic, indicating a very high volume of legitimate users.

Domain History

Registered in 2009, the domain has a long and documented history. It is owned by a verified Polish entrepreneur and has maintained its core functionality for over a decade. This longevity is a strong indicator of legitimacy.

Web Reputation

The service is frequently discussed on platforms like Reddit as a reliable alternative to other pastebin sites. It publishes annual transparency reports regarding content moderation, which is a rare and positive sign of corporate responsibility for a small utility.
Risk Factors
2
  • Open-access nature means third-party users can occasionally post malicious links or spam.
  • Some corporate firewalls may block the domain due to its history of hosting controversial content.
Positive Signals
4
  • Operational since 2009 with a verified owner in Poland.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Publishes annual transparency reports regarding legal compliance.
  • High global traffic ranking and established brand presence.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for sharing text and images. As with any public sharing platform, avoid clicking on links within 'pastes' created by people you do not know.
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 justpaste.it, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Poland
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
1 scam report · 2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain justpaste.it created 2009-11-18 (WHOIS data).
  • Pastebin service founded 2009 in Poland by Mariusz Żurawek; optional registration, no ads, supports text/images/PDF export.
  • Used by ISIS/ISIL for propaganda in 2014, leading to international attention and cooperation with law enforcement for takedowns.
  • Publishes annual Transparency Reports (2019–2025) detailing government requests and 100% compliance on terrorist content.
  • ScamAdviser notes one user report as possible scam but overall rates as very likely legit; Trustpilot shows 4-star rating from 2 reviews.
  • Reddit users discuss it as alternative to Pastebin/Twitlonger; some anti-spam filters block links due to past spammer use.
  • No business registration details beyond individual Polish ownership; site claims 10 million users.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • ScamAdviseropen

    "This website has been reported as a possible scam by Iain Pintsize."

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Do you agree with JustPaste.it's 4-star rating ? Check out what 2 people have written so far, and share your own experience."

  • ScamAdviseropen

    "In summary, justpaste.it is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable."

Business registration
Status: active · Poland

Owned and managed singlehandedly by Mariusz Żurawek (Polish entrepreneur from Wrocław); founded 2009; publishes annual transparency reports on content takedowns.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research confirms JustPaste.it was founded in 2009 by Polish entrepreneur Mariusz Żurawek. It is a well-known utility with a Wikipedia entry and a history of cooperating with international authorities to remove illegal content. Independent review sites show a 4-star rating, and the platform is transparent about its operations through annual reports. While it has been used by bad actors to host text in the past, the service itself is a legitimate business.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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.

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 addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2
ExpiresSep 22, 2026 (81d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingKorbank S. A.
Server locationPL
Web servernginx
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPKorbank S. A.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 justpaste.it and not a lookalike like j-ustpaste.it.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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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 ↗

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 justpaste.it. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • justpaste.it passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. justpaste.it presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 81 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report justpaste.it as clean.
  • No. justpaste.it is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • justpaste.it resolves to an IP operated by Korbank S. A. in PL (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
  • Yes. justpaste.it sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 3, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around justpaste.it have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·justpaste.it
SAFE

JustPaste.it is a legitimate and long-standing text-sharing utility based in Poland. It has been operational since 2009 and is widely recognized as a standard tool for sharing notes and images. You can use this service safely for its intended purpose.

This site is safe to use for sharing text and images. As with any public sharing platform, avoid clicking on links within 'pastes' created by people you do not know.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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