Security Review

Is pearlfarmresort.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 94/100

Official website for the Pearl Farm Beach Resort with a 22-year history and verified business registration in the Philippines.

pearlfarmresort.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
22 years old
Registered May 5, 2004
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain was registered over 8,000 days ago, which is a strong indicator of a legitimate, long-standing business. Our analysis confirms the site is owned by the Anflo Resort Development Corporation, a well-known entity in the region. The technical scan shows no malicious activity, and the site uses a secure, valid SSL certificate. While the resort itself warns of impersonators on social media, this specific domain is the authentic source they direct customers to. High ratings on independent review aggregators further support its legitimacy.
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Page Content

The website provides comprehensive details about the resort's history, accommodations, and sustainability efforts. It features professional photography and mentions the architectural work of National Artist Francisco Mañosa.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP with no history of abuse reports. It integrates with a legitimate third-party booking engine and maintains active links to verified social media profiles.

Domain History

Registered in 2002, the domain has a decades-long history that matches the resort's operational timeline. There are no signs of recent ownership changes or suspicious redirects.

Web Reputation

The resort holds a 4.5/5 rating on major travel review platforms based on over 1,500 guest experiences. It is widely recognized as a top-tier destination in the Davao region.
Risk Factors
2
  • The resort is a frequent target for impersonation scams on social media, though this domain is the legitimate one.
  • No direct contact email is listed on the homepage, though booking inquiries are handled through their secure portal.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 22 years indicates a highly stable and established business.
  • Zero detections across more than 90 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Verified ownership by the Anflo Group (ANFLOCOR) in the Philippines.
  • Consistently high ratings and 'Number 1' ranking on independent travel review sites.
  • Valid SSL encryption and clean hosting IP reputation.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use. Always ensure you are on pearlfarmresort.com before entering payment details to avoid impersonation sites.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
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Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
22 yrs
Registered May 2004
Business registration
Active · Philippines
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1 scam report · 2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Official website for Pearl Farm Beach Resort on Samal Island (Island Garden City of Samal), Davao, Philippines; long-established luxury resort originally a pearl farm, redesigned by National Artist Francisco Mañosa in the 1980s.
  • Owned and operated by ANFLO RESORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Anflo Group / ANFLOCOR), with contact pearlfarmresortreservations@anflocor.com and phone (082) 235-1234 or (082) 285-0876.
  • Domain age of 8080 days (~22 years) aligns with a legitimate long-running business; site promotes direct bookings and has an official online booking engine at pearlfarmresort.reserve-online.net.
  • Resort maintains active official social media (Facebook.com/PearlFarm, Instagram @pearlfarmofficial) that repeatedly post scam alerts warning against fake Facebook pages and unauthorized booking agents, directing users exclusively to pearlf
  • Tripadvisor shows strong overall rating of 4.5/5 from 1,555 reviews and ranks #1 of 4 hotels in the area, with many positive comments on staff, cleanliness, and location; isolated negative reviews exist as with most hotels.
  • No evidence of the domain itself being a phishing site, typosquat, or part of any known scam family; news coverage focuses on the resort issuing warnings about impersonators targeting Samal Island resorts.
  • Part of Anflo Group with ties to the Floirendo family; holds ASEAN Green Hotel Award for sustainability.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Tripadvisoropen

    "total waste of time - do NOT even think about going there!!!"

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Tripadvisoropen

    "4.5 of 5 bubbles (1,555 reviews) #1 of 4 hotels in Island Garden City of Samal"

  • Tripadvisoropen

    "The staff were trained really well and were sensitive to our needs. For me the true gem are their staff. Truly, truly amazing, hardworking and nice people."

Business registration
Status: active · Philippines

Owned and operated by ANFLO RESORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (part of ANFLOCOR/Anflo Group), Anflocor Corporate Center, Bo. Alfonso Angliongto Sr. Lanang, Davao City 8000. Long-established resort (domain ~22 years old) linked to Floirendo family since early 1980s.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research shows this domain is the official digital home for Pearl Farm Beach Resort on Samal Island. It is owned by the Anflo Group and has been linked to the Floirendo family since the 1980s. Independent review sites show a strong 4.5/5 rating from over 1,500 travelers. We found that the resort actively uses its social media to warn guests about fake booking agents, specifically pointing them to this domain as the only authorized site.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers+63 917 816 0665
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles5
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (+63 917 816 0665).
  • Links to 10 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age22 years old
RegistrareNom, LLC
RegisteredMay 5, 2004
ExpiresMay 5, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · E7
ExpiresAug 18, 2026 (59d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingVultr Holdings, LLC
Server locationSG
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSAll in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.8

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://pearlfarmresort.com/
  • 2403https://pearlfarmresort.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPVultr Holdings, LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on pearlfarmresort.com and not a lookalike like p-earlfarmresort.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • 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.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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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 found no threat indicators on pearlfarmresort.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • pearlfarmresort.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. pearlfarmresort.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E7, expiring in 59 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • pearlfarmresort.com is 22.1 years old, registered on 5/5/2004 through eNom, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report pearlfarmresort.com as clean.
  • No. pearlfarmresort.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • pearlfarmresort.com resolves to an IP operated by Vultr Holdings, LLC in SG (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 pearlfarmresort.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·pearlfarmresort.com
SAFE

This is the official website for Pearl Farm Beach Resort, a long-established luxury destination in the Philippines. The domain has been active for over 22 years and is operated by a verified business group. You can safely use this site for information and bookings.

This site is safe to use. Always ensure you are on pearlfarmresort.com before entering payment details to avoid impersonation sites.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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