Is lyzo.io safe?

http://lyzo.io/

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Lyzo.io is a URL shortener actively used in phishing campaigns, including Mastodon account-verification lures.

The site shortens links and offers registration buttons, but multiple independent scanners and blocklists flag it for phishing activity. Evidence shows the domain is embedded in social-engineering messages that impersonate Mastodon verification flows.

Do not click shortened links from this service and avoid any registration or verification prompts that route through lyzo.io.
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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
4 antivirus engines flagged this URL0xSI_f33d, alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Gridinsoft
Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The site shortens links and offers registration buttons, but multiple independent scanners and blocklists flag it for phishing activity. Evidence shows the domain is embedded in social-engineering messages that impersonate Mastodon verification flows.

Phishing use confirmed by multiple sources

A Mastodon instance captured a live phishing message that directs users to lyzo.io/xliTP under the pretext of restoring account visibility after supposed suspicious activity.

The same domain appears in community-maintained DNS blocklists labeled as Malware/Badware/Phishing/Scam.

Scanner detections and hosting reputation

the multi-engine malware scan reports one malicious and three suspicious detections across 92 engines; at least one independent antivirus family also flags the domain.

The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 31/100 from 24 prior reports, providing additional context for the domain’s risk profile.

Why the score is 18

Multiple engines and antivirus families classify the domain as malicious or suspicious. 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

4/ 92

detections

Fresh result

4 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
1
Suspicious
3
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
0xSI_f33dMaliciousphishing
alphaMountain.aiSuspicioussuspicious
ESETSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - phishing - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
  • ESET - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - 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
  • Cluster25 - unrated - 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
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - 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 - unrated - 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.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

    Smart & Secure URL Shortener - Lyzo.io

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Unknown

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Live phishing message impersonates Mastodon verification and points to lyzo.io.
  2. 02Domain listed in community DNS blocklists for phishing/scam activity.
  3. 03Multiple engines and antivirus families classify the domain as malicious or suspicious.

Web research findings

Independent findings for lyzo.io, 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
3 scam reports
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • BSD Cafeopen

    "Suspicious activity has been detected on your Mastodon account, so your posts are currently visible only to you To regain access to your posts, you need to complete the verification process by following the link below Complete Verification: lyzo.io/xliTP"

  • GitHubopen

    "Malware/Badware/Phishing/Scam"

  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights no established public user-review history and phishing-related signals."

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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.

  1. Domainlyzo.io
  2. Redirects tolyzo.io
  3. Hosted byFranTech Solutions
  4. Referenceschallenges.cloudflare.com

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
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domainjane.doe@lyzo.io, barry.tone@lyzo.io
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (jane.doe@lyzo.io).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
Protocolnone
IssuerNone
ExpiresInvalid Date (0d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingFranTech Solutions
Server locationDE
Web servernginx
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score31%
Reports on file24
ISPFranTech Solutions
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidenceunavailable
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 · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result4 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Aug 24, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
CompletionUnavailable
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result3 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not click shortened links from this service and avoid any registration or verification prompts that route through lyzo.io.

  2. Do not interact with lyzo.io

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 lyzo.io a scam or a legit website?
lyzo.io is a high-risk phishing & impersonation — do not enter your login or personal details. Our review tagged it for phishing. 4 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is lyzo.io safe to use?
No — lyzo.io has a Safety Score of 18/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
What should I do if I already gave my details to lyzo.io?
If you've already paid or handed over details on lyzo.io, 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 lyzo.io 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 lyzo.io?
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.
Did lyzo.io steal my password or personal information?
If you entered anything on lyzo.io, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.
How do I report lyzo.io?
You can report lyzo.io 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.
Why does lyzo.io look legitimate if it's 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 lyzo.io been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 4 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged lyzo.io, 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 lyzo.io on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — lyzo.io 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.
Where is lyzo.io hosted?
lyzo.io resolves to an IP operated by FranTech Solutions in DE (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the lyzo.io report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 24, 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 lyzo.io 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
18/100
Dangerous

Lyzo.io is a URL shortener actively used in phishing campaigns, including Mastodon account-verification lures.

Saved capturelyzo.ioCapture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

The site shortens links and offers registration buttons, but multiple independent scanners and blocklists flag it for phishing activity. Evidence shows the domain is embedded in social-engineering messages that impersonate Mastodon verification flows.

Recommended actionDo not click shortened links from this service and avoid any registration or verification prompts that route through lyzo.io.
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09 · Community

Community

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