Is moviebay.online safe?

http://moviebay.online/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Piracy streaming site with malicious ad networks and phishing detections

MovieBay is a Netflix-clone piracy streaming site that serves aggressive advertising from flagged networks and redirects users to other streaming domains. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain for phishing and malicious activity.

Avoid visiting this site. The combination of Netflix interface cloning, flagged ad networks, and antivirus detections creates substantial exposure to malware and phishing attempts.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 5 antivirus engines flagged this URLBitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, G-Data, alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft

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

Security detections and interface cloning

BitDefender and G-Data both flag the domain as malicious, while the multi-engine malware scan reports 3 malicious and 2 suspicious detections across 92 engines.

The site presents a Netflix-branded interface with "Sign out of Netflix" and "Manage Profiles" text, mimicking the legitimate service.

Advertising and redirect behavior

The site uses aggressive advertising networks and includes a "Watch Free Now" button that redirects users to 9anime.buzz, another streaming domain.

Additional links direct visitors to Discord and Telegram community channels.

Technical profile versus operator risk

The domain is 168 days old and hosted via Cloudflare with a clean IP reputation score, but the operator remains anonymous through NameCheap registration.

The primary risk stems from the ad network ecosystem rather than the hosting infrastructure itself.

Why the score is 25

2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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

5/ 92

detections

Fresh result

5 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious: 3
Suspicious: 2
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
BitDefenderMalicious	phishing
Chong Lua DaoMalicious	malicious
G-DataMalicious	phishing
alphaMountain.aiSuspicious	suspicious
GridinsoftSuspicious	suspicious

All 92 engine results

BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
G-Data - phishing - Malicious
alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
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
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - 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
ESET - clean - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - 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 - clean - 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

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CAPTURED PAGE

moviebay.online

What our review noticed on this page

1The site uses a visual design that heavily mimics the Netflix interface, including 'Continue Watching for John', 'Manage Profiles', and 'Sign out of Netflix'.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The site uses a visual design that heavily mimics the Netflix interface, including 'Continue Watching for John', 'Manage Profiles', and 'Sign out of Netflix'.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
The site uses a visual design that heavily mimics the Netflix interface, including 'Continue Watching for John', 'Manage Profiles', and 'Sign out of Netflix'.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
MovieBay – Watch Movies & TV Shows Online in HD
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded forced redirects, cross domain landing.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Streaming Piracy

Advertising

Observed behavior

Forced RedirectsCross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

012 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
02Multiple independent antivirus engines flag the domain for phishing and malicious activity
03Site mimics Netflix login and profile management interface

Web research findings

Independent findings for moviebay.online, 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

1 scam report

Scam reports (1)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Gridinsoftopen
"moviebay.cc should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score, and multiple security vendors blacklist the domain."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

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.

Domainmoviebay.online
Redirects tomoviebay.online
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencespl29688538.effectivecpmnetwork.com · pl30586612.effectivecpmnetwork.com

Domain Timeline

Mar 3, 2026
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 months old today.
Aug 19, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

moviebay.online was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

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 profiles2

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age5 months old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredMar 3, 2026

ExpiresMar 3, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusInvalid

Protocolnone

IssuerNone

ExpiresInvalid Date (0d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Platform / CMSWordPress

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.

pl29688538.effectivecpmnetwork.com pl30586612.effectivecpmnetwork.com pl30587291.effectivecpmnetwork.com api.themoviedb.org image.tmdb.org cdnjs.cloudflare.com fonts.googleapis.com upload.wikimedia.org highperformanceformat.com pl28841200.profitablecpmratenetwork.com pl27829874.profitablecpmratenetwork.com pl28376549.profitablecpmratenetwork.com pl30574130.effectivecpmnetwork.com pl29283363.effectivecpmnetwork.com pl29285395.effectivecpmnetwork.com discord.gg t.me 9anime.buzz 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.

Antiviruscomplete
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Saved checks from Aug 19, 2026

Technical threat

malicious

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

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	5 of 92 engines flagged	Completed	Adverse	fresh · Aug 19, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result5 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; Freshnessfresh · Aug 19, 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; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result1 independent finding were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; 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.

Treat moviebay.online as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
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.
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.
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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Safer Alternatives

Trying to watch something? Use a safe option instead

Looking for something to watch? These are legal, malware-free ways to stream — several have free, ad-supported tiers, so there's no need to risk a sketchy pirate site.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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 moviebay.online a scam or a legit site?

moviebay.online exposes visitors to aggressive advertising or malvertising behavior such as unrelated pop-ups, forced redirects, notification prompts, or deceptive download controls. 5 of 92 security engines flag it (3 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 moviebay.online safe to use?

moviebay.online has a Safety Score of 25/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.

What is the risk from the ads and redirects on moviebay.online?

moviebay.online 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 moviebay.online 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 moviebay.online.

How do I stop the pop-ups or notifications from moviebay.online?

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 moviebay.online (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 moviebay.online been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 5 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged moviebay.online, 3 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 moviebay.online on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — moviebay.online 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 moviebay.online domain?

moviebay.online is 5 months old, registered on March 3, 2026 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.

Does moviebay.online have a valid SSL certificate?

No — moviebay.online has an invalid or broken SSL certificate, so browsers will show a security warning. Combined with the other signals, we recommend avoiding it.

Where is moviebay.online hosted?

moviebay.online 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.

How often is the moviebay.online report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on August 19, 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 moviebay.online 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

25/100

High Risk

Piracy streaming site with malicious ad networks and phishing detections

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

Conclusion

Recommended actionAvoid visiting this site. The combination of Netflix interface cloning, flagged ad networks, and antivirus detections creates substantial exposure to malware and phishing attempts.

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09 · Community

Community

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

Is moviebay.online safe?

Piracy streaming site with malicious ad networks and phishing detections

Security detections and interface cloning

Advertising and redirect behavior

Technical profile versus operator risk

Why the score is 25

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Aggressive ads and redirects

Treat moviebay.online as unverified

Close unexpected tabs and deny notification requests

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

Remove anything installed through an advert

Trying to watch something? Use a safe option instead

Piracy streaming site with malicious ad networks and phishing detections

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