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How we checked

Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus (58 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
Verdict

Amazon S3 bucket for PBS SoCal Games returns Access Denied; no public content or commercial activity detected.

The target is a restricted Amazon S3 storage bucket tied to PBS SoCal, a legitimate public media organization. The bucket blocks directory listing and shows no storefront, login, or download behavior. Clean security scans and the association with an established educational site support a high safety rating.

No action required; the endpoint is a non-public storage location for a known public media organization.

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pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com: Safe — MalwareTips website safety report

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

Score explained

Why 92/100

Safe covers scores 85–100. No adverse finding was saved; 3 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

No adverse finding was saved with this report.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsDomain tied to PBS SoCal educational games page.
  • SupportsNo detections on Safe Browsing or the multi-engine malware scan.
  • SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection

Community reviews never change the Safety Score.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The target is a restricted Amazon S3 storage bucket tied to PBS SoCal, a legitimate public media organization. The bucket blocks directory listing and shows no storefront, login, or download behavior. Clean security scans and the association with an established educational site support a high safety rating.

Technical checks show no threats

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the multi-engine malware scan reported zero malicious or suspicious detections across 93 engines.

The TLS certificate is valid, confirming an encrypted connection to the bucket endpoint.

Bucket belongs to PBS SoCal educational games section

Research links the bucket to PBS SoCal’s publicly documented games section for early childhood education content.

The bucket itself returns an HTTP 403 Access Denied response, so its own page, contact, or policy text could not be reviewed.

Why the score is 92

The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. 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/ 93

No detections

Fresh result

No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 35 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
93
All 93 engine results
  • 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
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - 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 - Unrated
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean
  • ZeroFox - Unrated

How security vendors categorise this site

  • Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
  • Sophosinformation technology
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloudcomputing & technology

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

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

<Code>AccessDenied</Code>

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    <Code>AccessDenied</Code>

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 4 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

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01HTTP 403 Access Denied prevents directory listing or content retrieval.
  2. 02Domain tied to PBS SoCal educational games page.

Web research findings

Independent findings for pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com, 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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • PBS SoCalopen

    "Games | Early Childhood Education | PBS SoCal"

Reputation Sources

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

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

04 · 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.

  1. Domainpbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
  2. Redirects topbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
  3. Hosted byAmazon Data Services Northern Virginia

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
AgeUnknown
RegistrarHidden
RegisteredUnknown
ExpiresUnknown
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04
IssuedNov 18, 2025 (329 days before this scan)
ExpiresOct 30, 2026 (17d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for *.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com.

Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Data Services Northern Virginia
Server IP3.5.87.7 · shared CDN edge

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.

Server locationUnited States (US)
PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list

Redirect Chain

Hops
0
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No

The site refused our redirect check, so this chain may be incomplete.

  • 1403http://pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file1
ISPAmazon Data Services Northern Virginia
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencepartial
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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.

Antivirus
Result0 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 13, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
Visual evidence
ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved
CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
Independent research
Result1 independent finding was saved
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  1. Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com and not a lookalike like p-bssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  2. Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  3. Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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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 pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com, so it appears legitimate. All 58 antivirus engines that rated it report it clean, Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com safe to use?
pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). The saved checks and analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com still be used in a scam?
Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 58 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it report pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com as clean. 35 other engines had no rating for it. 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 pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com 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 pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com domain?
pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com is a site on a shared hosting service, so the provider's own domain age does not apply to it.
Does pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, valid for another 17 days. But the address we scanned was served over plain HTTP with no redirect to HTTPS, so that connection was not encrypted: do not type passwords or payment details into it. 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".
Where is pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com hosted?
pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 13, 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 pbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
92/100
Safe

Amazon S3 bucket for PBS SoCal Games returns Access Denied; no public content or commercial activity detected.

Saved capturepbssocal-games.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.comCapture-safe
The site blocked our capture or showed an error page. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The target is a restricted Amazon S3 storage bucket tied to PBS SoCal, a legitimate public media organization. The bucket blocks directory listing and shows no storefront, login, or download behavior. Clean security scans and the association with an established educational site support a high safety rating.

Recommended actionNo action required; the endpoint is a non-public storage location for a known public media organization.
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Community

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