Is machikore.com safe?

https://machikore.com/moxih3d98gjdbed/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High risk: deceptive fake CAPTCHA page

This specific URL displays an Adobe-branded imitation CAPTCHA rather than the regional publication content associated with the wider domain. Although the domain is long-established and current checks found valid encryption and no browsing warning, the deceptive interface and one isolated phishing detection make this page unsafe to engage with.

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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

This specific URL displays an Adobe-branded imitation CAPTCHA rather than the regional publication content associated with the wider domain. Although the domain is long-established and current checks found valid encryption and no browsing warning, the deceptive interface and one isolated phishing detection make this page unsafe to engage with.

The page disguises its prompt as human verification

The observed page places an Adobe logo above a fake “I'm not a robot” checkbox and a Continue button. This is a deceptive interface, not enough evidence by itself to establish credential theft or malware delivery, but it gives visitors a false reason to interact.

Clean technical checks do not make this page trustworthy

The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no browsing warning, while only one of 92 security engines returned an adverse result. That isolated result is not a consensus, but it reinforces concern when considered alongside the directly observed deceptive interface.

The registrable domain is 6,445 days old and is associated in search evidence with a regional information publication founded in 2002. Those facts support the wider domain's history, but they do not explain or validate this unusual page.

Why the score is 32

One of 92 security engines returned an adverse result, with no broader detection consensus. 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

1/ 92

detections

Fresh result

1 engine flagged this URL

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

Malicious
1
Suspicious
0
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
LevelBlueMaliciousphishing
All 92 engine results
  • LevelBlue - phishing - Malicious
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 - 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
  • Gridinsoft - 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
  • 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
  • Synthient - unrated - 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.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
machikore.com
1 red flag
Red flags spotted on this page
Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

Adobe logo displayed above a fake 'I'm not a robot' checkbox and 'Continue' button.

90/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Adobe logo displayed above a fake 'I'm not a robot' checkbox and 'Continue' button.

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

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  2. What we observed

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

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding 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

Aggressive Ads & Malvertising

Service and business model

Content

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01An Adobe logo appears above a fake “I'm not a robot” checkbox and Continue button.
  2. 02I'm not a robot Continue Decline type checkbox name hs873ihu id hs873ihu type checkbox id cjyu376873h
  3. 03One of 92 security engines returned an adverse result, with no broader detection consensus.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What happens when a visitor reaches this URL

A visitor is presented with a fake human-verification control and invited to press Continue, exposing them to a deceptive interaction whose next-stage outcome is not established by the saved evidence.

Leave this page without selecting the checkbox or pressing Continue. Access the publication through its normal news pages instead of this unusual URL.

Aggressive Ads & MalvertisingConfidence: High

Grounded in 3 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for machikore.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
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for machikore.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

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. Domainmachikore.com
  2. Redirects tomachikore.com
  3. Hosted bySAKURA Internet Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 5, 2009
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Sep 30, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

machikore.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

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
Age18 years old
RegistrarGMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com
RegisteredFeb 5, 2009
ExpiresFeb 5, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresDec 11, 2026 (72d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingSAKURA Internet Inc.
Server locationJP
Web servernginx

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPSAKURA Internet Inc.
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 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 · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result1 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Sep 30, 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
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result1 independent finding were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Aggressive ads and redirects

Observed behavior includes unrelated pop-ups or redirects, notification prompts, or deceptive download controls. These are the primary risk unless the evidence separately proves a more serious mechanism.

  1. Treat machikore.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  2. Close unexpected tabs and deny notification requests

    Do not follow an unrelated landing page, click "Allow notifications", or install a player, codec, browser extension, or update offered through an advert.

  3. If you clicked "Allow", turn the notifications back off

    Open your browser's Site Settings → Notifications, find the site, and set it to Block (or remove it). That stops the spam pop-ups it now pushes to your desktop.

  4. Remove anything installed through an advert

    Uninstall any browser extension, player, codec, or app added because of a pop-up, then run a reputable adware and malware scan. Do not call support numbers shown by unrelated landing pages.

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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 machikore.com a scam or a legit site?
machikore.com exposes visitors to aggressive advertising or malvertising behavior such as unrelated pop-ups, forced redirects, notification prompts, or deceptive download controls. 1 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The external destination is a separate actor unless same-site evidence proves otherwise. Close unexpected tabs, deny notification requests, and do not install software offered through an advert.
Is machikore.com safe to use?
machikore.com has a Safety Score of 32/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What is the risk from the ads and redirects on machikore.com?
machikore.com can expose visitors to unrelated pop-ups, forced redirects, notification prompts, or deceptive download controls. Simply seeing an advert is not the same as an infection, but following the landing, allowing notifications, or installing an offered player, codec, extension, or update creates real risk. Close unexpected tabs, block notification permission, and scan anything you downloaded before opening it.
Why does machikore.com open unrelated pages or pop-ups?
The saved browser evidence shows an aggressive advertising or affiliate path. A play, convert, continue, or download control may open a separate destination, and that landing can request notifications or offer unwanted software. This is malvertising exposure; it does not mean every message on the external page was written by machikore.com.
How do I stop the pop-ups or notifications from machikore.com?
If you're getting pop-ups even after closing the page, you probably clicked "Allow" on a notification prompt — the spam now comes from your browser, not the site. Open your browser settings → Site Settings → Notifications, find machikore.com (and anything else you don't recognise), and set it to Block or remove it. Then uninstall any extension, "player", or app you added because of the page, and run a reputable free adware/malware cleaner (e.g. Malwarebytes) to clear leftover PUPs.
Has machikore.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged machikore.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 machikore.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — machikore.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 machikore.com domain?
machikore.com is 17.7 years old, registered on February 5, 2009 through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. 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 machikore.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — machikore.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, valid for another 72 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".
Where is machikore.com hosted?
machikore.com resolves to an IP operated by SAKURA Internet Inc. in JP (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 machikore.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 30, 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 machikore.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
32/100
High Risk

High risk: deceptive fake CAPTCHA page

Saved capturemachikore.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

This specific URL displays an Adobe-branded imitation CAPTCHA rather than the regional publication content associated with the wider domain. Although the domain is long-established and current checks found valid encryption and no browsing warning, the deceptive interface and one isolated phishing detection make this page unsafe to engage with.

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09 · Community

Community

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