Is notube.net legit or a scam?
YouTube downloader with documented history of redirecting users to tech support scams and adware via aggressive ad networks.
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.
Analysis Summary
Warning signs detected
YouTube downloader with documented history of redirecting users to tech support scams and adware via aggressive ad networks. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The page is a fully-rendered video converter tool (noTube) with a clean, consistent design and no overt scam indicators such as fake trust badges, countdown timers, or credential-harvesting forms visible in this capture; the primary risk category is the nature of the service itself (stream-ripping) rather than any visible deceptive UI pattern.
What our vision model saw
4 signalsSite presents itself as a YouTube/Twitter/X video-to-MP3/MP4 downloader, a category commonly associated with copyright circumvention and ad-heavy monetization schemes
No visible privacy policy, terms of service, or contact information in the captured portion of the page
URL input field solicits external video URLs, which on similar sites is often paired with aggressive ad redirects or malware delivery during the conversion step
Design is professionally styled with consistent branding and navigation (HOME, TIKTOK MP4, FAQ, SUPPORTED SITES, BLOG), indicating a maintained site rather than a throwaway page
MT Intelligence
noTube is a legitimate-looking video converter service registered in 2018 with millions of monthly visitors and a 4-star an independent review aggregator rating from 234 users. However, security researchers have consistently documented that the site uses unsafe ad networks that redirect visitors to rogue sites promoting tech support scams, MacKeeper, browser hijackers, and other potentially unwanted applications. One antivirus engine flagged the domain as malicious, and independent security sites report active redirect-to-scam behaviour. The site also lacks transparent contact information, privacy policy, and terms of service in the visible page content. While the core service (video downloading) is functional and has legitimate users, the monetization model relies on aggressive third-party ad networks known to distribute malware and scam redirects.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for notube.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered August 2018 (approx. 7-8 years old), hosted on Cloudflare with valid SSL, high traffic rank (Tranco 50, millions of monthly visits mainly from Turkey, South Korea, Poland)
- Scamadviser assigns Trust Score 0 citing link-shortening, lack of recent scan, despite positives like age, traffic, SSL, and positive reviews noted
- Security sites (2-spyware.com 2020, pcrisk.com 2022) report aggressive/rogue advertising networks causing redirects to tech support scams, fake giveaways, MacKeeper promotions, browser hijackers, adware, and PUA risks
- Trustpilot shows 4-star average from 234 reviews; Reddit users recommend it as a YouTube downloader (with adblocker) and discuss legality of YouTube downloading
- Site promotes itself as free, no-registration, no-ads YouTube MP3/MP4/TikTok converter; violates YouTube ToS for copyrighted downloads per multiple sources
- No business entity details beyond privacy-protected WHOIS; no clear company registration found beyond domain ownership
- Scamadviseropen
"The trust score of notube.net is extremely low. This is a strong indicator that the website may be a scam."
- 2-spyware.comopen
"Notube.net is adware that redirects people to odd sources that promote MacKeeper... uses unsafe ad networks that directs users to scam sites of all kinds (tech support, push notifications, fake giveaways, etc.)"
- pcrisk.comopen
"Research shows that notube[.]net redirects visitors to rogue websites employed to advertise browser hijackers, adware, and other potentially unwanted applications (PUAs)."
Registered 2018-08-10 via GoDaddy (Cayman Islands Ltd.), privacy protected by Domains By Proxy, expires 2026-08-10, Cloudflare hosted
Security researchers (2-spyware.com, pcrisk.com) document that noTube redirects visitors to rogue websites advertising tech support scams, MacKeeper, browser hijackers, adware, and potentially unwanted applications via unsafe ad networks. Independent review aggregators assign a very low trust score citing link-shortening and lack of recent scans, despite the site's age, traffic rank, and SSL certificate. an independent review aggregator shows a 4-star average from 234 reviews, with users praising the converter's functionality and recommending it for YouTube downloading (often mentioning use of an adblocker). Reddit discussions confirm the site is used as a YouTube downloader but note the legal grey area around copyright and the presence of aggressive advertising.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 4 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://notube.net/
- 2302https://notube.net/
- 3200https://notube.net/en/youtube-app-351
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat notube.net 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.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 marked notube.net as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- notube.net currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. notube.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 72 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- notube.net is 7.8 years old, registered on 8/10/2018 through GoDaddy Online Services Cayman Islands Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged notube.net as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. notube.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- notube.net resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, 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.
- Yes. notube.net sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
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