Is malware.soggy.cat legit or a scam?
Soggy Cat meme subdomain flagged as malicious by Lumu with suspicious sandbox behavior; likely a joke site but carries genuine malware risk signals.
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
Warning signs detected
Soggy Cat meme subdomain flagged as malicious by Lumu with suspicious sandbox behavior; likely a joke site but carries genuine malware risk signals. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain malware.soggy.cat is a subdomain of the established Soggy Cat meme site (registered ~3.9 years ago) and appears intentionally named as a joke — the parent site links to it under a 'malware (not)' menu with meme imagery. However, the malware detection is not a false positive: Lumu flagged the domain as malicious, and ANY.RUN sandbox analysis of a related file showed genuine suspicious behaviors including self-launching executables, temp-folder file drops, and network calls back to soggy.cat. Independent review aggregators gave mixed signals — Gridinsoft reported it as generally safe with no major threats, while Alertoscan assigned a 27/100 trust score citing the single AV detection. The domain's age (1412 days) and valid SSL certificate suggest some legitimacy, but the combination of confirmed malware detection, suspicious sandbox activity, and lack of any real business registration creates genuine risk. The meme context does not eliminate the technical threat.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for malware.soggy.cat, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered approximately August 2022 (age ~3.9 years as of 2026).
- soggy.cat main site links to malware.soggy.cat under a "malware (not)" menu item with meme imagery of a wet cat, indicating joke/meme context.
- ANY.RUN sandbox analysis of related file tagged as python/pyinstaller returned verdict "Malicious activity" with suspicious behaviors including self-launching, dropping files in temp, and network calls to soggy.cat.
- Alertoscan assigned 27/100 trust score (Elevated Risk) with 1 AV engine flagging the domain as malicious; also noted as parked domain.
- Gridinsoft reports 71/100 or 79/100 trust scores for the domain/subdomain, stating generally safe with no major malware/phishing detections but recommends verification.
- Associated with @ssoggycat X account and viral "Soggy Cat" internet meme (wet cat photo from 2021); YouTube videos reference "SOGGY.EXE" or "soggy cat malware" in clickbait/humor style.
- Multiple URL scanners (urlquery.net) have analyzed pages referencing the domain in various contexts.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Based on current analysis, malware.soggy.cat appears to be generally safe. No major malware or phishing threats were detected, and a domain age of 3.7 years."
- Gridinsoftopen
"soggy.cat appears to be generally safe. No major malware or phishing threats were detected... positive customer feedback from 16 reviews."
Scam-report and reputation databases show conflicting signals. Alertoscan flagged the domain with a 27/100 trust score citing 1 antivirus detection. ANY.RUN sandbox analysis of a related file returned a 'Malicious activity' verdict with tags python/pyinstaller, showing self-launching behavior, temp-folder file drops, and network calls to soggy.cat. Independent review aggregators (Gridinsoft) reported 71–79/100 trust scores, stating no major malware or phishing threats detected but recommending verification. The domain appears tied to the viral Soggy Cat meme ecosystem (registered ~3.9 years ago, linked from parent site under 'malware (not)' menu), but the technical malware detection and sandbox activity are genuine risk signals regardless of the meme context.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://malware.soggy.cat/
- 2200https://malware.soggy.cat/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat malware.soggy.cat as unverified
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- Verify the business through independent channels
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked malware.soggy.cat 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.
- malware.soggy.cat 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. malware.soggy.cat presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- malware.soggy.cat is 3.9 years old, registered on 8/3/2022 through Openprovider. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged malware.soggy.cat as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. malware.soggy.cat is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- malware.soggy.cat resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 16, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around malware.soggy.cat have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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