Warning signs detected
Long-running video downloader with clean malware scans but multiple user complaints about subscription-trap practices and misleading free-trial limitations. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is locoloader.com legit or a scam?
Long-running video downloader with clean malware scans but multiple user complaints about subscription-trap practices and misleading free-trial limitations.
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
Locoloader operates as a legitimate web scraper and downloader service registered in 2016 with significant traffic and established browser extensions. Our antivirus network and sandbox flagged nothing malicious, and the hosting infrastructure is clean with no abuse reports. However, the evidence package contains four explicit scam complaints from Firefox Add-ons users, all describing the same pattern: the service advertises free downloads but severely limits or blocks free-tier functionality, then pressures users into paid subscriptions. Independent review sites give mixed signals — one rates it "Very Likely Safe" citing traffic and age, while others flag medium risk and note the hidden WHOIS owner. The core issue is not malware or phishing, but a subscription-trap business model where the free offering is so restricted that users feel deceived. This is a functional service with real users, but the complaint pattern suggests aggressive monetization tactics that cross into scam-like behaviour.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for locoloader.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered June 2, 2016 (approx. 9-10 years old as of 2026), currently active with significant traffic (millions of monthly visits per Semrush).
- Operates as an online web scraper/downloader for videos, music, photos from sites including YouTube, Instagram, OnlyFans, etc.; offers free limited use and paid subscriptions starting ~$5/month.
- Provides official browser extensions (Firefox listed on AMO with 12k+ users; Chrome version open-sourced on GitHub after removal from Chrome Web Store due to adult content).
- Scamadviser rates it "Very Likely Safe" with average-good trust score, citing high traffic but noting hidden WHOIS owner and shared registrar with spammers.
- Multiple user reviews on Firefox Add-ons page explicitly call it a "scam" or "fraud", complaining it limits free/trial downloads and pushes payment/subscription.
- Third-party reviews (Gridinsoft 79/100, Scam-Detector 58.3/100 medium risk) note no major malware/phishing detections but flag some risk factors; warns against copycat/typosquat domains and fake APKs.
- Site claims not to host content, not to track extractions, and uses secure payment processors (PayPal, Braintree); extension open-sourced for transparency.
- Mozilla Add-ons Reviewsopen
"This is scam."
- Mozilla Add-ons Reviewsopen
"one of these scams that wants you to pay before you even know what you're paying for."
- Mozilla Add-ons Reviewsopen
"scam. Doesn't work for free for even the trial downloads, just tries to get you to pay for a subscription."
- Mozilla Add-ons Reviewsopen
"this is a scam, you add the extension yet it says already use the locolader"
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, It seems that locoloader.com is legit and safe to use and not a scam website."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Locoloader.com has a 79/100 trust score. No major malware or phishing blacklist detections"
- Streamfab DVDFab (OnlyFans review)open
"Technically, it is a legit tool. The domain has been around for years, pulls decent scores on Scamdoc, and has a clean bill of health regarding malware."
Registered 2016-06-02 via Namecheap. WHOIS privacy via Withheld for Privacy ehf (Iceland address). GitHub lists Prague location. No clear public company registration found.
Our research found four scam complaints on Mozilla Add-ons, all from users reporting the same issue: Locoloader advertises free downloads but severely restricts or blocks free-tier access, forcing users into paid subscriptions. One reviewer stated "Doesn't work for free for even the trial downloads, just tries to get you to pay for a subscription." Another noted "it says already use the locolader" when attempting to use the extension, suggesting account-locking tactics. Independent review aggregators show conflicting signals: one rates the site "Very Likely Safe" citing high traffic and 10-year domain age, while others assign medium-risk scores and note the hidden WHOIS owner. Third-party security reviews (Gridinsoft, Scam-Detector) confirm zero malware or phishing detections but flag the aggressive monetization model as a risk factor. The service operates legitimate browser extensions and uses real payment processors, but the user complaint pattern is consistent and credible.
Antivirus Engines
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 phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://locoloader.com/
- 2200https://www.locoloader.com/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 a subscription trap.
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 a subscription trap.
Suspicious free-trial offer
This page combines a "free trial" or "$1 trial" pitch with auto-renew / rebill language — a classic negative-option billing trap.
- Treat locoloader.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Your card will be charged the full price after the trial
Most subscription traps bill the full amount ($49-$149) 14 days after sign-up, and every month thereafter. "Cancel anytime" often means you must call a foreign support line that's deliberately hard to reach.
- If you already signed up — call your bank today
Ask your bank to block future charges from the merchant and dispute any charges already made. Many banks will issue a new card number to prevent recurring billing. Save the confirmation email as evidence.
- OpenReport the billing scheme
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or your national consumer-protection body — subscription traps are specifically illegal in most jurisdictions when the auto-bill terms aren't clearly disclosed.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 locoloader.com 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.
- locoloader.com 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. locoloader.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- locoloader.com is 10.0 years old, registered on 6/2/2016 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 93 antivirus engines in our malware network report locoloader.com as clean.
- No. locoloader.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- locoloader.com resolves to an IP operated by Linode in US (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.
- 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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