Is moddb.com safe?

http://moddb.com/

SafeStatus

Coveragestrong5 of 6 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

ModDB is a long-established game modding community with transparent ownership and no detected security threats.

ModDB (moddb.com) is a community-driven platform for game mods and indie game development, operating for over 24 years. The site is owned by DBolical Pty Ltd, as stated on its own pages, and shows no evidence of phishing, malware, or deceptive commercial practices. Technical checks returned clean results, and the site's commercial links to game retailers are standard affiliate arrangements. The score reflects a safe, legitimate content platform.

ModDB is a safe and established platform for game modding and indie development. Visitors can browse and download mods with normal caution, as with any user-generated content site. No specific risks were identified.

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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

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

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Technical Checks Show No Threats

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning for moddb.com, and the saved TLS check confirmed a valid encrypted connection. The hosting IP has an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across zero saved reports. These results indicate no active malware, phishing, or network-level abuse associated with the site.

Transparent Ownership and Longevity

The domain is 9047 days old (over 24 years), indicating a long-standing presence. The site's own pages identify DBolical Pty Ltd as the operator, and links to dbolical.com appear in the footer. This level of disclosure is consistent with a legitimate business rather than an anonymous scam operation.

Standard Affiliate and Payment Links

The site includes commercial links to external game stores such as GOG, an affiliate network (anrdoezrs.net), and Steam, as well as payment processors PayPal and Stripe. These are typical for a content platform that monetizes through advertising and affiliate partnerships. No deceptive checkout or forced redirect behavior was observed.

Why the score is 88

The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. 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

0/ 92

No detections

Saved analysis from September 30, 2026 - stale

No detections across 61 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 31 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

All 92 engine results

0xSI_f33d - Unrated
Abusix - Clean
Acronis - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
AlienVault - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - Clean
AlphaSOC - Unrated
Antiy-AVL - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
AutoShun - Unrated
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
BitDefender - Clean
Bkav - Clean
BlockList - Clean
Blueliv - Clean
Certego - Clean
ChainPatrol - Unrated
Chong Lua Dao - Clean
CINS Army - Clean
CRDF - Clean
Criminal IP - Clean
CSIS Security Group - Unrated
CTX AI - Clean
Cyan - Unrated
Cyble - Clean
CyRadar - Clean
desenmascara.me - Clean
DNS8 - Unrated
Dr.Web - Clean
EmergingThreats - Clean
Emsisoft - Clean
Ermes - Unrated
ESET - Clean
ESTsecurity - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
Fortinet - Clean
Fortra - Unrated
G-Data - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
Google Safe Browsing - Clean
GreenSnow - Clean
GreyNoise - Unrated
Gridinsoft - Unrated
Guardpot - Unrated
Heimdal Security - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
IPsum - Clean
Juniper Networks - Clean
K7AntiVirus - Unrated
Kaspersky - Clean
LevelBlue - Clean
Lionic - Clean
Lumu - Unrated
Malwared - Clean
MalwarePatrol - Clean
MalwareURL - Unrated
Mimecast - Unrated
Netcraft - Unrated
OpenPhish - Clean
PhishFort - Unrated
Phishing Database - Clean
Phishtank - Clean
PREBYTES - Clean
PrecisionSec - Unrated
Quick Heal - Clean
Quttera - Clean
Rising - Clean
SafeToOpen - Unrated
Sangfor - Clean
Sansec eComscan - Unrated
Scantitan - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - Clean
Seclookup - Clean
Snort IP sample list - Unrated
SOCRadar - Unrated
Sophos - Clean
StopForumSpam - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
Synthient - Unrated
ThreatHive - Clean
URLhaus - Clean
URLQuery - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
VIPRE - Unrated
ViriBack - Clean
VX Vault - Clean
Webroot - Clean
Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
ZeroCERT - Clean
ZeroFox - Unrated

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

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CAPTURED PAGE

moddb.com

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

ModDB logo and navigation menu

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
ModDB logo and navigation menu

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
Games and mods development for Windows, Linux and Mac - ModDB
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 61 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Content

Advertising

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01The domain is 9047 days old, indicating a long-standing legitimate presence.
02The browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
03A valid TLS certificate ensures encrypted connections.

Web research findings

Independent findings for moddb.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

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

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 moddb.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

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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.

Domainmoddb.com
Redirects towww.moddb.com
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · indiedb.com

Domain Timeline

Jan 17, 2002
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 24 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 25, 2026
Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

moddb.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

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 domaincopyright@moddb.com, legal@moddb.com

Phone numbers(1700-1878

Postal addressPresent

Linked social profiles3

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (copyright@moddb.com).
Phone number listed ((1700-1878).
Postal address visible on the page.
Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age24 years old

RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.

RegisteredJan 17, 2002

ExpiresJan 17, 2036

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresDec 9, 2026 (44d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://moddb.com/
2301https://moddb.com/
3200https://www.moddb.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

googletagmanager.com indiedb.com modularity.games mod.io dbolical.com cdn.intergient.com static.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · analysed Sep 30, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026
Independent research	The search completed without a material external finding	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 25, 2026

Antivirus: Result0 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 30, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
Independent research: ResultThe search completed without a material external finding; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on moddb.com and not a lookalike like m-oddb.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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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 moddb.com legit and safe?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on moddb.com, so it appears legitimate. All 61 antivirus engines that rated it reported it clean in the saved analysis from September 30, 2026, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 24 years old, registered on January 17, 2002 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.

Is moddb.com safe to use?

moddb.com has a Safety Score of 88/100 (Safe). The saved checks and analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.

Could a legitimate site like moddb.com still be used in a scam?

Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from moddb.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from moddb.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.

Has moddb.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 61 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported moddb.com as clean in the saved analysis from September 30, 2026. 31 other engines had no rating for it. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.

Is moddb.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — moddb.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 moddb.com domain?

moddb.com is 24 years old, registered on January 17, 2002 through Cloudflare, Inc. 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 moddb.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — moddb.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 44 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 moddb.com hosted?

moddb.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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.

Is moddb.com a well-known website?

Yes — moddb.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.

How often is the moddb.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 25, 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 moddb.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

88/100

Safe

ModDB is a long-established game modding community with transparent ownership and no detected security threats.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionModDB is a safe and established platform for game modding and indie development. Visitors can browse and download mods with normal caution, as with any user-generated content site. No specific risks were identified.

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09 · Community

Community

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

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Is moddb.com safe?

ModDB is a long-established game modding community with transparent ownership and no detected security threats.

Technical Checks Show No Threats

Transparent Ownership and Longevity

Standard Affiliate and Payment Links

Why the score is 88

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Still, stay alert

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

Use a password manager

Discuss this site on the forum

ModDB is a long-established game modding community with transparent ownership and no detected security threats.

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