Is mytown.ie safe?
http://mytown.ie/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
MyTown.ie is a long-established Irish community portal with a stale phishing flag but no current threat evidence.
MyTown.ie presents itself as a local community portal for Irish towns, offering local information, classifieds and paid business listings, and it discloses a certified Irish company number and VAT number on its About Us page. The domain is roughly nineteen years old and the site's own contact address sits on its own domain. The main adverse signal is a stale antivirus observation in which one engine family reported a phishing result; current browser threat feed returns no warning and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection. Because the adverse detection is stale and no current threat or operator-level harm is evidenced, the site lands in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
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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.
Why 78/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 3 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is about nineteen years old, consistent with a long-running community portal.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
- SupportsThe site's own About Us page states an Irish company number and VAT number, and its contact address is on its own domain.
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). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
MyTown.ie presents itself as a local community portal for Irish towns, offering local information, classifieds and paid business listings, and it discloses a certified Irish company number and VAT number on its About Us page. The domain is roughly nineteen years old and the site's own contact address sits on its own domain. The main adverse signal is a stale antivirus observation in which one engine family reported a phishing result; current browser threat feed returns no warning and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection. Because the adverse detection is stale and no current threat or operator-level harm is evidenced, the site lands in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
Technical checks: one stale flag, no current detections
The only adverse technical item is a saved antivirus observation in which one independent engine family reported an adverse result, described as a phishing detection. That observation is marked stale, so it reflects an earlier snapshot rather than a fresh scan of the site as it stands today.
Against that, the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection. These are absence-of-detection results rather than proof of safety, but they mean no current technical threat is evidenced for visitors.
Operator identity and commercial model
The site's own About Us page states a certified, incorporated Irish company number and a VAT number, and the contact address is on the site's own domain. These are the site's own claims rather than independently verified registrations, but they are consistent with a real, operating Irish business rather than an anonymous throwaway site.
The registrable domain is about nineteen years old, which is consistent with a long-standing community portal rather than a recently created front. The site's commercial model is transactional: it sells paid business listings, and the screenshot shows third-party advertising banners served alongside the content.
Why the score is 78
The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 21, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 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 - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- 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 - Unrated
- 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
- Sophos - Clean
- 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 - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiReference
- BitDefenderpets
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekersocial networking
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
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Visual context from the captured page
BMW of Edison OPEN ROAD Mercedes-Benz E-Class DIAL DIRECT (732) 839-4599 Shop now
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
BMW of Edison OPEN ROAD Mercedes-Benz E-Class DIAL DIRECT (732) 839-4599 Shop now
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
MyTown.ie - Irish Towns Online - MyTown.ie
- Meta description
mytown.ie - local Irish communities online. Irish business listings, accommodation, pubs, restaurants, events, festivals, classifieds, news & weather, chat, photos and town maps.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- Terms/page/terms-and-conditionsRead
- Contact page/page/about-usRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
MyTown.ie - Irish Towns Online - MyTown.ie
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 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
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 011 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 02The registrable domain is about nineteen years old, consistent with a long-running community portal.
- 03The site's own About Us page states an Irish company number and VAT number, and its contact address is on its own domain.
Web research findings
Independent findings for mytown.ie, 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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for mytown.ie. 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.
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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainmytown.ie
- Redirects towww.mytown.ie
- Hosted byEASYSPACE LIMITED
- Referencesajax.googleapis.com · code.jquery.com
Domain Timeline
- Aug 20, 2007Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 19 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 2, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
mytown.ie has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long 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.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (feedback@mytown.ie).
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for mytown.ie.
Analytics and ads
- Google AdSense
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- jQuery CDN
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.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://mytown.ie/
- 2301https://mytown.ie/
- 3200https://www.mytown.ie/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, 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 | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 21, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 21, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
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 mytown.ie a scam or is it safe?
Is mytown.ie safe to use?
Has mytown.ie been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is mytown.ie on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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Does mytown.ie have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
MyTown.ie is a long-established Irish community portal with a stale phishing flag but no current threat evidence.
MyTown.ie presents itself as a local community portal for Irish towns, offering local information, classifieds and paid business listings, and it discloses a certified Irish company number and VAT number on its About Us page. The domain is roughly nineteen years old and the site's own contact address sits on its own domain. The main adverse signal is a stale antivirus observation in which one engine family reported a phishing result; current browser threat feed returns no warning and the saved TLS check shows a valid encrypted connection. Because the adverse detection is stale and no current threat or operator-level harm is evidenced, the site lands in the Low Risk band rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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