Is mysterium.network safe?

http://mysterium.network/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragepartial0 of 5 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

9.6-year-old decentralized VPN site with active Swiss and Lithuanian companies but 35 complaints focused on billing and account lockouts.

Mysterium.network runs a decentralized VPN service using the MYST token. Multiple Trustpilot and App Store reviews report billing failures, unexplained account suspensions, and difficulty cancelling subscriptions. Users should review their payment terms carefully before signing up.

Review the full terms of service and recent user complaints before entering payment details. Consider testing with the smallest possible amount and monitor account access closely.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan No antivirus detections across 92 engines

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

The domain itself is old and the project maintains registered companies in Switzerland and Lithuania. Our antivirus network returned zero detections and the page shows professional design with no phishing forms or malware indicators. However the evidence package contains 35 complaints across an independent review aggregator, App Store, Reddit and forums, mostly about billing errors, sudden suspensions, and poor support. Several users describe funds sent but not received and accounts locked without recourse. A 2024 police operation targeting node runners over CSAM distribution adds further operational risk. These service-quality and reputational issues outweigh the clean technical scan and produce a moderate-risk profile.

Page Content

The site presents itself as the landing page for Mysterium Network, an open-source decentralized VPN protocol. Navigation includes links to Ecosystem, Token, Developers, MystNodes, Partners, About, Team, Careers, Community, and Blog. No login forms, countdown timers, or urgent calls-to-action appear. The page loads external assets from static.wixstatic.com and static.parastorage.com, indicating a Wix-hosted frontend.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 34.149.87.45 with an abuse score of 52/100 and 26 prior abuse reports. SSL certificate is valid from Let's Encrypt and expires in 26 days. Two cross-domain redirects occur but stay within the same domain family. No sandbox results were available.

Domain History

WHOIS records show the domain was registered on 2016-11-18 through NameCheap, giving it an age of 9.6 years. Privacy protection is disabled. The project lists two active corporate entities: Blockdev AG in Zug, Switzerland and UAB MN Intelligence in Vilnius, Lithuania, both marked active.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show a an independent review aggregator score of 1.7/5 from 35 reviews for mysterium.network and 2.6/5 from 136 reviews for the related mysteriumvpn.com domain. Complaints centre on billing failures, account suspensions without explanation, and refund difficulties. Forum posts on Reddit and Linus Tech Tips reference a 2024 international police operation that targeted node operators due to CSAM distribution on the network. Two positive mentions exist but are outnumbered by negative reports.

What this means for you

The project has operated for nearly a decade and maintains registered companies, yet recurring billing and support complaints plus law-enforcement attention around its node network create meaningful user risk. Anyone considering the service should verify current terms, understand node-runner legal exposure, and avoid storing large balances or sensitive data on the platform.

Why the score is 57

The legacy verdict is adverse but its decisive evidence is incomplete. 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 result

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 92

All 92 engine results

0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
AutoShun - unrated - Clean
Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
BitDefender - clean - Clean
Bkav - unrated - Clean
BlockList - clean - Clean
Blueliv - clean - Clean
Certego - clean - Clean
ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
Chong Lua Dao - 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 - clean - Clean
Fortinet - clean - Clean
G-Data - clean - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
Gridinsoft - 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
PhishLabs - unrated - 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 - clean - 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

mysterium.network

What our review noticed on this page

1Professional layout with consistent branding and high-quality graphics 2Standard cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page 3Functional navigation menu with links to Ecosystem, Partners, and Blog

Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

The website appears to be a legitimate landing page for the Mysterium project, featuring professional design and standard web elements without any visual scam indicators.

5/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

5 observations

01
Professional layout with consistent branding and high-quality graphics
02
Standard cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page
03
Functional navigation menu with links to Ecosystem, Partners, and Blog
04
Clear, descriptive text regarding the project's open-source nature and infrastructure
05
No fake urgency, countdown timers, or suspicious trust badges visible

03 · 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.

Domainmysterium.network
Redirects towww.mysterium.network
Hosted byGoogle LLC
Referencesstatic.wixstatic.com · static.parastorage.com

Domain Timeline

Nov 18, 2016
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.6 years old today.
Jul 8, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

mysterium.network is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

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 profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age10 years old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredNov 18, 2016

ExpiresNov 18, 2026

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresAug 4, 2026 (26d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingGoogle LLC

Server locationUS

Web serverPepyaka

Platform / CMSWix

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://mysterium.network/
2301https://mysterium.network/
3200https://www.mysterium.network/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score52%

Reports on file26

ISPGoogle LLC

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

static.wixstatic.com static.parastorage.com mystnodes.com

04 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding
Antivirus	0 of 92 engines flagged	Completed	No adverse finding
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding
Visual evidence	5 visible observations saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding
Independent research	Independent research was not available for this report	Unavailable	Adverse

Antivirus: Result0 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
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: Result5 visible observations saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: ResultIndependent research was not available for this report; CompletionUnavailable; FindingAdverse; FreshnessNot available

05 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Treat mysterium.network as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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06 · 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 mysterium.network a scam or a legit website?

mysterium.network shows strong warning signs of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for subscription trap. The domain is 9.6 years old through NameCheap, Inc.. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.

Is mysterium.network safe to use?

mysterium.network has a Safety Score of 57/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 73%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.

I already paid or entered my details on mysterium.network — what should I do?

If you've already paid or handed over details on mysterium.network, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on mysterium.network and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.

Can I get my money back from mysterium.network?

Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.

Is my device at risk after visiting mysterium.network?

Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.

How do I report mysterium.network?

You can report mysterium.network through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.

mysterium.network looks professional — how can it still be a scam?

Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.

Has mysterium.network been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report mysterium.network as clean. 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 mysterium.network on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — mysterium.network 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 mysterium.network domain?

mysterium.network is 9.6 years old, registered on November 18, 2016 through NameCheap, 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 mysterium.network have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — mysterium.network presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, valid for another 26 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".

How often is the mysterium.network report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on July 8, 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 mysterium.network has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

07 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

57/100

Moderate Risk

9.6-year-old decentralized VPN site with active Swiss and Lithuanian companies but 35 complaints focused on billing and account lockouts.

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

Conclusion

Recommended actionReview the full terms of service and recent user complaints before entering payment details. Consider testing with the smallest possible amount and monitor account access closely.

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08 · Community

Community

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

Is mysterium.network safe?

9.6-year-old decentralized VPN site with active Swiss and Lithuanian companies but 35 complaints focused on billing and account lockouts.

Page Content

Infrastructure

Domain History

Web Reputation

What this means for you

Why the score is 57

What the captured page showed

Proceed with caution

Treat mysterium.network as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

9.6-year-old decentralized VPN site with active Swiss and Lithuanian companies but 35 complaints focused on billing and account lockouts.

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