Is msp.com safe?
http://msp.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (59 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · limited: did not fully complete
- page capture · limited: did not fully complete
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
msp.com is a parked domain that forwards to a GoDaddy for-sale listing, and several security vendors flag it
msp.com no longer runs its own website: the address forwards the browser to a GoDaddy marketplace page offering the domain for sale, and the captured destination showed only an 'Access Denied' error with no storefront, price, checkout or operator contact information. The domain itself is very old, registered in 1992, which fits a legacy name being resold rather than a newly built scam site. Against that, 3 of 93 antivirus engines mark it malicious and 1 suspicious, and a security vendor's URL report calls it a suspicious shop with a 14/100 trust score. There is no shop, checkout or account flow to fall into, so the risk here is a flagged, unmaintained host rather than an active fraud funnel.
Saved site captureThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page4 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Sophos, GridinsoftWhere 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.
Why 62/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- ModerateOne public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Msp.com is listed as a suspicious shop."
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 12,489 days old, created in 1992 through NameCheap.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the host.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
msp.com no longer runs its own website: the address forwards the browser to a GoDaddy marketplace page offering the domain for sale, and the captured destination showed only an 'Access Denied' error with no storefront, price, checkout or operator contact information. The domain itself is very old, registered in 1992, which fits a legacy name being resold rather than a newly built scam site. Against that, 3 of 93 antivirus engines mark it malicious and 1 suspicious, and a security vendor's URL report calls it a suspicious shop with a 14/100 trust score. There is no shop, checkout or account flow to fall into, so the risk here is a flagged, unmaintained host rather than an active fraud funnel.
A parked name, not a working website
Visiting msp.com does not reach a business. The browser is automatically forwarded to forsale.godaddy.com/forsale/msp.com, a domain-sale listing, so the only commercial path on the target is the sale of the domain name itself. No product catalogue, order form, subscription or affiliate funnel was found.
The rendered destination page was a plain white 'Access Denied' error stating the visitor does not have permission to access the requested address on that server. No storefront, product listing, price, checkout button or operator contact information was visible in the capture.
The registrable domain is 12,489 days old, created in 1992 and registered through NameCheap, which is consistent with a long-held legacy name now being offered for resale rather than a freshly created storefront.
Vendor flags on a host with no operator to assess
The antivirus picture is mixed. Three independent engine families reported an adverse result, with 3 malicious and 1 suspicious detections across 93 engines, and Google's browsing check returned no threat warning for the host.
A security vendor's URL report describes msp.com as a suspicious shop and gives it a 14/100 trust score, while also recording the GoDaddy for-sale page as the final destination. That label is a vendor classification of the host, not a documented customer complaint about a purchase.
The scanned address was served over plain HTTP with no redirect to HTTPS even though a valid TLS certificate exists for the host, so the connection to it was not encrypted. The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 24/100 across 22 saved reports, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full, so no owner or business could be confirmed from the target.
Why the score is 62
3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
4/ 93
detectionsFresh result
4 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 3
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | malicious |
| FortinetMalicious | malware |
| SophosMalicious | malware |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Malicious
- Fortinet - malware - Malicious
- Sophos - malware - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Unrated
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- 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
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - 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 - Clean
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- 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
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiMalicious
- Sophosspyware and malware
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekervehicles
- Googledomain_parking
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
The rendered page is a plain white 'Access Denied' error page stating the visitor does not have permission to access "http://forsale.godaddy.com/forsale/msp.com?" on this server, with an EdgeSuite reference number and an errors.edgesuite.net link. No storefront, product listing, price, checkout button, or operator contact information is visible; the capture shows only the access-denied error text.
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
The rendered page is a plain white 'Access Denied' error page stating the visitor does not have permission to access "http://forsale.godaddy.com/forsale/msp.com?" on this server, with an EdgeSuite reference number and an errors.edgesuite.net link.
- 02
No storefront, product listing, price, checkout button, or operator contact information is visible; the capture shows only the access-denied error text.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
The captured page did not expose a clear title or service claim.
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
4 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What actually happens to a visitor
A visitor typing msp.com is redirected off the domain to GoDaddy's marketplace listing, so any interaction happens on the registrar's site, not on msp.com. There is no checkout, account or payment step on the target to expose card or login details.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
In the captured view the destination itself returned an access-denied error, so a visitor may simply see an error page rather than a working listing. Anyone who buys the name would take on its existing reputation history, including the current vendor flags.
There is nothing to use at msp.com: it is a parked name that forwards to a domain-sale listing and shows an error page. Do not enter personal or payment details on any page reached through it, and if you need the domain's owner or a service formerly hosted there, treat the current vendor flags as unresolved until the name changes hands and is rebuilt.
Web research findings
Independent findings for msp.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainmsp.com
- Redirects tomsp.com
- Hosted byAmazon.com, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- Aug 26, 1992Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 34 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 5, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for msp.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
maliciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
3 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Msp.com is listed as a suspicious shop."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 4 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Nov 5, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 2 visible observations saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
| Independent research | 4 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Nov 5, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result4 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Nov 5, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 2 visible observations saved
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
- Independent research
- Result4 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 5, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is msp.com a scam or is it safe?
Is msp.com safe to use?
Has msp.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is msp.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the msp.com domain?
Does msp.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Where is msp.com hosted?
How often is the msp.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
msp.com is a parked domain that forwards to a GoDaddy for-sale listing, and several security vendors flag it
msp.com no longer runs its own website: the address forwards the browser to a GoDaddy marketplace page offering the domain for sale, and the captured destination showed only an 'Access Denied' error with no storefront, price, checkout or operator contact information. The domain itself is very old, registered in 1992, which fits a legacy name being resold rather than a newly built scam site. Against that, 3 of 93 antivirus engines mark it malicious and 1 suspicious, and a security vendor's URL report calls it a suspicious shop with a 14/100 trust score. There is no shop, checkout or account flow to fall into, so the risk here is a flagged, unmaintained host rather than an active fraud funnel.
09 · Community
Community
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