mexicoenfotos.com

mexicoenfotos.com presents itself as a long-running photo stock archive of Mexican images but shows mixed security signals.

Medium Risk
Phishing / Credential Theft
Captured page preview of mexicoenfotos.com

At a glance

Antivirus · registration · identity
Antivirus detections
3 flagged
3 malicious · 0 suspicious
CRDF
Domain registration
Jan 27, 2008Registered
18 years oldAt scan time
Operator identity
Missing
No independently verifiable operator identity
Verified factsSaved with this scan
  1. 3 engines classified the URL as malicious and 0 as suspicious; 59 returned harmless, 30 returned undetected, and 0 returned no usable result.
  2. Operator identity: Missing. No independently verifiable operator identity
  3. The domain was registered Jan 27, 2008 and was 18 years old at scan time.
  4. Google Safe Browsing returned no listed threat categories for this address at scan time.
  5. The site presented a valid TLSv1.3 certificate at scan time.

Intelligence

The site claims to offer 42,725 high-resolution historical photographs of Mexico for editorial and print use, organized by states and cities, with a copyright notice spanning 2001-2026. Despite the established domain age and clean hosting reputation, three security engines marked the URL malicious, and the page capture could not be fully rendered, leaving visual assessment inconclusive.

Evidence Map

Reputation
Concern

One or more reputation sources recorded a concern

Identity
Limited

No independently verifiable operator identity

Behavior
Limited

Only partial behavior evidence was available

History
Observed

The domain was registered Jan 27, 2008 and was 18 years old at scan time.

Risk Factors
  • 13 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious
  • 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, preventing full visual analysis
Positive Signals
  • 1Domain registered January 2008 (18 years old)
  • 2Hosting IP carries 0 abuse reports
  • 3Valid TLSv1.3 certificate presented

Site purpose and visitor journey

The domain mexicoenfotos.com hosts a photo stock archive focused on Mexico. Visitors are presented with galleries organized by states and cities, offering 42,725 images described as old high-resolution photographs available for editorial use and digital download.

Operator claims and legal notices

The site displays a copyright notice covering 2001-2026 under the name MéxicoEnFotos. Its terms reference respect for intellectual property and state that the service will not publish or share confidential user information.

Technical observations at scan time

The domain was registered on 27 January 2008, making it 18 years old. It served a valid TLSv1.3 certificate. The hosting IP showed an abuse-confidence score of 0/100. However, three antivirus engines classified the URL as malicious. Google Safe Browsing listed no threat categories.

Visual capture limitations

The page capture recorded an incomplete screenshot, indicating the site may have been slow to render. No visual clone indicator was detected, but the assessment remains inconclusive due to the incomplete render.

Website Preview

Captured page preview of mexicoenfotos.com
Visual findings

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

  1. 1Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

Web Research

Website Informer describes the site as offering 42,725 photos of Mexico in galleries by states and cities, positioned as the only archive with thousands of old stock photographs available for digital download.

The copyright notice on the site itself states © MéxicoEnFotos, 2001-2026.

mexicoenfotos.com at WI. 42,725 Fotos de México en galerías por estados y ciudades

42,725 Fotos de México: Fotos antiguas en alta resolución para uso editorial e impresiones. Somos el único sitio con miles de fotos stock antiguas de México para descarga digital

Single source
Source: website.informer.comView source

Threat Detection

Antivirus results, browser warnings, isolated page observations, and the threat pattern identified in this report.

Antivirus distribution
Recorded engine classifications, not a blanket clean bill
92 engines
Malicious3
Suspicious0
Harmless59
Undetected30
No result0
Antivirus consensus

Antivirus engine results

Result date Jul 20, 2026
Detection matrix
3 engines flagged this URL

This scan saved classifications from an antivirus network of 92 engines. Each malicious or suspicious classification is listed below by engine name and should be weighed with the rest of the report.

3Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless30Undetected0No result92Engines
0
of 92
CRDF
Malicious· malicious
Gridinsoft
Malicious· phishing
VIPRE
Malicious· phishing

3 antivirus engines flagged this URL. A single classification is not consensus by itself. Review its label together with the page, identity, behavior, and history evidence shown in this report.

Threat pattern
Phishing / Credential Theft
Threat tags
photo stock archive
Top reasons

Evidence behind this threat profile

2 reasons
  1. 13 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious
  2. 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, preventing full visual analysis
Scam-Type Likelihood

2 of 22 categories showed signals

This profile separates the site's primary threat from other patterns supported by the saved page evidence, public research, and security findings.

Top match: observed
observed
High likelihood
85/100
  • Copyright notice states © MéxicoEnFotos, 2001-2026
  • Site description: 42,725 Fotos de México en galerías por estados y ciudades
  • Claims to offer high-resolution historical photos for editorial use and digital download
  • Domain registered 2008-01-27 (18.5 years old)
possible
Moderate likelihood
35/100
  • CRDF flagged as malicious
  • Gridinsoft flagged as phishing
  • VIPRE flagged as phishing

Technical Details

Identity, domain, infrastructure, and connection facts saved with this scan.

July 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC

Identity

6 facts
Operator
Missing
On-domain email
Unavailable
Other email
Unavailable
Phone
Unavailable
Postal address
Unavailable
Social profiles
Unavailable

Domain

8 facts
Domain age
18 years old
Registered
Jan 27, 2008
Registrar
NameCheap, Inc.
Expires
Jan 27, 2027
WHOIS updated
Dec 28, 2025
Registrant
Unavailable
Registration country
Unavailable
WHOIS privacy
Not observed

Infrastructure

14 facts
HTTPS
Valid certificate
TLS protocol
TLSv1.3
Certificate issuer
Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Certificate subject
mexicoenfotos.com
Certificate valid from
Jan 26, 2026
Certificate valid to
Jan 27, 2027
Network address
192.64.115.152
ASN
Unavailable
Hosting organization
Namecheap, Inc.
Country
US
Server
Unavailable
Site platform
Unavailable
IP reputation
0% confidence · 0 reports
Tor exit node
No

Connections

13 facts
Scan scope
Domain
Destination host
www.mexicoenfotos.com
Redirects
9
Cross-domain redirect
No
Redirect status codes
301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301 → 301
Lookalike characters
Not observed
Internationalized domain
No
Page response
Unavailable
Observation coverage
Unavailable
Extracted links
Unavailable
Unique IPs contacted
Unavailable
Countries contacted
Unavailable
Referenced domains
Unavailable

What to do

1
Before interacting
Use normal caution

Use normal caution. The domain is old and the hosting IP is clean, yet three antivirus engines flagged the URL, and the page could not be fully rendered for visual review.

2
If you already interacted

If you entered a password, change it on the official service by typing its known address yourself, enable two-factor authentication, and review recent account activity. Contact your bank if you also entered payment details.

Final Verdict

Use normal caution

Why this verdict

The verdict is suspicious because 3 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious while the domain itself dates to January 2008 and the hosting IP carries zero abuse reports.

Recommendation

Use normal caution. The domain is old and the hosting IP is clean, yet three antivirus engines flagged the URL, and the page could not be fully rendered for visual review.

Key evidence

  1. 13 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious
  2. 2Screenshot capture was incomplete, preventing full visual analysis
  3. 33 engines classified the URL as malicious and 0 as suspicious; 59 returned harmless, 30 returned undetected, and 0 returned no usable result.
Evidence: moderateScope: DomainFresh scan: July 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC

Safety FAQ

Is mexicoenfotos.com safe to use?+

The verdict is suspicious because 3 antivirus engines flagged the URL as malicious while the domain itself dates to January 2008 and the hosting IP carries zero abuse reports.

What should I do about mexicoenfotos.com?+

Use normal caution. The domain is old and the hosting IP is clean, yet three antivirus engines flagged the URL, and the page could not be fully rendered for visual review.

How old is mexicoenfotos.com?+

mexicoenfotos.com is 18 years old and was registered jan 27, 2008.

What if I already interacted with mexicoenfotos.com?+

If you entered a password, change it on the official service by typing its known address yourself, enable two-factor authentication, and review recent account activity. Contact your bank if you also entered payment details.

When was this report updated?+

This report reflects the scan completed July 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC.