Is lanternfestivalportugal.com safe?

http://lanternfestivalportugal.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High risk: a ticket buyer reports paying through this site and receiving no response

This domain was associated with ticket sales for Lantern Festival Portugal. One complainant says they paid through the site and received no response; another says the first edition apparently never happened and that people arrived at the location to find nothing there. The domain now displays an expiration notice. These customer-risk indicators outweigh the clean connection and browsing checks, although the available complaint evidence does not independently establish the operator's intent.

Do not attempt to buy tickets or send payment through this domain. If you already paid and received no response, contact your payment provider promptly and preserve the receipt, transaction record, and site correspondence.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 2 antivirus engines flagged this URLBfore.Ai PreCrime, Gridinsoft

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Serious doubts about the advertised event and ticket fulfillment

A complaint specifically states that tickets were paid for through lanternfestivalportugal.com but that no response followed the payment.

Separate research says the first edition apparently did not happen and cites reports of people arriving at the stated place and time but finding no event.

The website is now expired, not an active event storefront

The current page says the domain has expired and directs the former owner to contact its registration provider.

A fresh browsing check showed no threat warning, and the saved connection check found valid encryption. Those technical signals concern browser and connection safety; they do not resolve the complaint about payment followed by no response.

A stale saved security observation also records one adverse detection, but its timing requires confirmation and it is less decisive than the transaction complaint.

Why the score is 28

A complainant reports paying for tickets through the target site and receiving no response afterward. 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

2/ 91

detections

Saved result - stale

2 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious: 1
Suspicious: 1
Total: 91

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMalicious	malicious
GridinsoftSuspicious	suspicious

All 91 engine results

Bfore.Ai PreCrime - malicious - Malicious
Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - 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
CRDF - clean - 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 - unrated - 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

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CAPTURED PAGE

lanternfestivalportugal.com

What our review noticed on this page

1This domain has expired. If you owned this name, contact your registration provider for assistance. To identify your provider, CLICK HERE.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

This domain has expired. If you owned this name, contact your registration provider for assistance. To identify your provider, CLICK HERE.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
This domain has expired. If you owned this name, contact your registration provider for assistance. To identify your provider, CLICK HERE.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
The captured page appears to offer a shop service.
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 91 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01A complainant reports paying for tickets through the target site and receiving no response afterward.
021 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.
03The current browsing check returned no threat warning.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What happened after a reported ticket purchase

The complainant says they paid for event tickets through this website and then received no response, leaving the purchase unresolved in the evidence available here.

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.

Another account says people attended the advertised location at the stated time but found no event taking place.

Web research findings

Independent findings for lanternfestivalportugal.com, 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

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Portal da Queixaopen
"Comecei a investigar e ao que parece é uma burla, a 1ª edição nem sequer aconteceu e há relatos de pessoas que no dia/hora estavam no local e não havia nada."
Portal da Queixaopen
"Paguei bilhetes através do site https://lanternfestivalportugal.com para o evento Lantern Festival Portugal, e após o pagamento não obtive qualquer resposta."

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 ↗

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.

Domainlanternfestivalportugal.com
Redirects tolanternfestivalportugal.com
Hosted byAmazon Technologies Inc.

Domain Timeline

Sep 22, 2025
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.0 years old when this review was saved.
Sep 29, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

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 direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age1.0 year old

RegistrarTucows Domains Inc.

RegisteredSep 22, 2025

ExpiresSep 22, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1

ExpiresApr 14, 2027 (197d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.

Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file2

ISPAmazon Technologies 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.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
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

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	2 of 91 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Sep 29, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result2 of 91 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 29, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; 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.

Analyst recommendation
Do not attempt to buy tickets or send payment through this domain. If you already paid and received no response, contact your payment provider promptly and preserve the receipt, transaction record, and site correspondence.
Treat lanternfestivalportugal.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
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.
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.
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 lanternfestivalportugal.com a scam or a legit website?

lanternfestivalportugal.com shows strong warning signs of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for parked domain. 2 of 91 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is 1 year old through Tucows Domains Inc.. 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com safe to use?

lanternfestivalportugal.com has a Safety Score of 28/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 82%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.

I already paid or entered my details on lanternfestivalportugal.com — what should I do?

If you've already paid or handed over details on lanternfestivalportugal.com, 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com?

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.

Is my device at risk after visiting lanternfestivalportugal.com?

Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.

How do I report lanternfestivalportugal.com?

You can report lanternfestivalportugal.com 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.

lanternfestivalportugal.com looks professional — how can it still be 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 2 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged lanternfestivalportugal.com, 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — lanternfestivalportugal.com 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com domain?

lanternfestivalportugal.com is 1 year old, registered on September 22, 2025 through Tucows Domains Inc.. 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — lanternfestivalportugal.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1, valid for another 197 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 29, 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 lanternfestivalportugal.com 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

28/100

High Risk

High risk: a ticket buyer reports paying through this site and receiving no response

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionDo not attempt to buy tickets or send payment through this domain. If you already paid and received no response, contact your payment provider promptly and preserve the receipt, transaction record, and site correspondence.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is lanternfestivalportugal.com safe?

High risk: a ticket buyer reports paying through this site and receiving no response

Serious doubts about the advertised event and ticket fulfillment

The website is now expired, not an active event storefront

Why the score is 28

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat lanternfestivalportugal.com as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

High risk: a ticket buyer reports paying through this site and receiving no response

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