Security Review

Is nie.to legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

A confirmed phishing domain flagged by 11 security engines and major browser blocklists for social engineering risks.

nie.toScanned 2h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 12
Category tags
phishing#phishing95% MT confidence
Warning signals (1)

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
13/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
3 years old
Registered Apr 14, 2023
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 95% confidence
DANGEROUS

Phishing site — do not log in

Flagged on major browser safety blocklists as social engineering. This page looks designed to steal credentials. Don't log in — and if you already did, change the password anywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication.

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nie.to

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust12/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Our analysis shows this domain is actively blocked by major browser safety filters for social engineering. Eleven different antivirus engines, including BitDefender, ESET, and Fortinet, have explicitly flagged it as a phishing or malicious threat. The page itself is completely blank, which is a common tactic for domains used in targeted phishing campaigns or as backend infrastructure for scams. While the domain is over three years old, it has no global traffic ranking and no public business identity. The combination of heavy security flags and a lack of legitimate content indicates a high risk to users.
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Page Content

The page is currently empty, containing no text, images, or functional elements. This 'blank page' state often indicates a domain that is either being prepared for a phishing campaign or is used to host malicious scripts that do not require a visible user interface.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on an IP address with a history of abuse reports. While it uses a valid SSL certificate from GoDaddy, this only encrypts the connection and does not verify the legitimacy of the site's intent.

Domain History

The domain was registered via Namecheap in 2021. Despite its age, it has failed to develop any legitimate web presence or traffic history, which is typical for domains held for malicious purposes.

Web Reputation

Reputation is extremely poor across our security network. It is currently blacklisted for social engineering, and multiple tier-1 security vendors have confirmed it as a phishing host.
Risk Factors
5
  • Flagged as phishing by BitDefender, ESET, and Fortinet
  • Listed on major browser blocklists for social engineering
  • Hosting IP has 20 recorded abuse reports
  • Domain has zero global traffic despite being 3 years old
  • Page content is entirely blank, a common sign of malicious infrastructure
Positive Signals
2
  • Domain has been registered for over 1,100 days
  • Valid SSL certificate is present
AI Recommendation
Avoid this website entirely. It is confirmed as a phishing threat by major security providers and should not be trusted with any data.
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Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for nie.to, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
3.2 yrs
Registered Apr 2023
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst

No public reviews or scam reports were found in our research, which is expected for a site that carries no visible content and is primarily used for technical phishing attacks.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
13 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

11Malicious2Suspicious47Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CRDF
Malicious· malicious
CyRadar
Malicious· phishing
ESET
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Malicious· phishing
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
Google Safebrowsing
Malicious· phishing
Lionic
Malicious· phishing
Sophos
Malicious· phishing
VIPRE
Malicious· phishing
alphaMountain.ai
Suspicious· suspicious
Gridinsoft
Suspicious· suspicious

13 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
This URL appears on threat lists

Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

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
Age3 years old
RegistrarNAMECHEAP
RegisteredApr 14, 2023
ExpiresJul 31, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
ExpiresDec 8, 2026 (171d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score27%
Reports on file20
ISPAmazon.com, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

1 of 13 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.

Top match: Phishing
Phishing
Moderate likelihood
35/100
  • Google Safe Browsing flagged this as social engineering / phishing.
  • AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.

Phishing site — act fast

This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.

  • Do not interact with nie.to

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • If you already typed your password — change it now

    Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.

  • Report the phishing URL

    APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.

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  • Get help on the forum

    MalwareTips members can help you assess damage and next steps.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
ListedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review flags nie.to as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — nie.to scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. nie.to presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GoDaddy.com · GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1, expiring in 171 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • nie.to is 3.2 years old, registered on 4/14/2023 through NAMECHEAP. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 13 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged nie.to as malicious or suspicious (11 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged nie.to with the following threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
  • nie.to resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around nie.to have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·nie.to
DANGEROUS

This domain is flagged as a phishing site by multiple security providers and major browser blocklists. It currently serves no legitimate content and appears to be used for social engineering attacks. Do not interact with this page.

Avoid this website entirely. It is confirmed as a phishing threat by major security providers and should not be trusted with any data.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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