Critical risk detected
AWS S3 bucket serving PC App Store adware/PUP binaries, blocked by Malwarebytes and listed on malware blocklists. Our security review flagged this site as high-risk. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com legit or a scam?
AWS S3 bucket serving PC App Store adware/PUP binaries, blocked by Malwarebytes and listed on malware blocklists.
Score breakdown
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
Website Preview
The site returned a server error when we tried to load it in our sandbox, so there was no page to capture. A working business almost always renders — treat this site as unverified.
We attempt a live render of every scanned site in a safe sandbox. This one couldn’t be reached — the failure itself is a signal, noted in the analysis below.
Visual 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
We could not load a live view of this site; the capture returned a server error.
What our vision model saw
1 signalLive capture returned a server/proxy error — the page could not be rendered
Intelligence
The URL points to an S3 bucket that PC App Store uses for version checks and update downloads. Multiple malware analysis reports show the exact bucket strings inside binaries flagged as unwanted software. Malwarebytes explicitly blocks the related domain pc-app.store for fraud and distributing PUPs. The parent company Fast Corporation Ltd is registered in Israel since 2017, yet independent review sites give it a 2.0/5 TrustScore and ten complaints exist. Our antivirus network flagged the page as suspicious while the IP itself shows no abuse reports. The combination of confirmed malware associations and poor reputation outweighs the clean domain age and valid SSL.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com is an AWS S3 bucket used by PC App Store software (pcapp.store / pcappstore.com) for version checks and updates in analyzed malware samples.
- PC App Store (Fast Corporation Ltd, Israel) is frequently identified as adware/PUP in removal guides and user reports on Reddit r/computerviruses.
- Malwarebytes blocks related domain pc-app.store for fraud and mimicking legitimate stores to distribute PUPs/adware.
- Trustpilot page for pcappstore.com shows TrustScore 2.0/5 based on 10 reviews.
- S3 bucket strings appear in Joe Sandbox reports for Setup.exe and AutoUpdater.exe binaries associated with PcAppStore.
- Business registered in Israel since 2017 as active private limited company; legal terms reference pcappstore.com and support@pcappstore.com.
- Multiple antivirus/malware blocklists and removal tutorials reference PC App Store and its S3-hosted components as unwanted software.
- Joe Sandboxopen
"String found in binary or memory: https://pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com/version"
- Joe Sandboxopen
"String found in binary or memory: https://pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com/versionrinstruction_failed"
- ShadowWhisperer Malware Blocklistopen
"pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com"
- Malwarebytesopen
"The domain pc-app.store was blocked by Malwarebytes because it is associated with fraud. ... mimic legitimate web stores to trick visitors into installing PUPs, adware, and riskware."
FAST CORPORATION LTD, Reg. No. 515636181, incorporated 27/03/2017, status Active; operates pcappstore.com and pcapp.store
Joe Sandbox reports contain the exact S3 bucket strings inside PC App Store binaries. Malwarebytes blocks the related domain for fraud. ShadowWhisperer lists the bucket on its malware blocklist. Reddit users and an independent review aggregator reviews describe the software as unwanted adware with a 2.0/5 score from ten reviews.
Domain Timeline
- Aug 17, 2005Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.
- Jul 10, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com 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.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- 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.
- OpenShare your experience
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Final Verdict
This is an AWS S3 bucket used by PC App Store software to host version checks and updates. The software is repeatedly flagged as adware and PUP by multiple security vendors and blocklists.
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 pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 119 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com is 20.9 years old, registered on 8/17/2005 through MarkMonitor Inc.. 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 pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies 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.
- Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for pcappstore.s3.amazonaws.com: ScamAdviser: 3/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
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