Critical risk detected
13 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page as malicious. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is pesktop.com legit or a scam?
Cracked software site pesktop.com flagged malicious by 13 antivirus engines with reports of malware distribution and account hacks.
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
MT Intelligence
The site presents itself as a download portal for pirated and cracked programs. Our antivirus network detected malicious content on 13 engines including BitDefender and CyRadar. Independent reports from independent review aggregator, TechRadar, and ANY.RUN document malware infections and account compromises after visits. The associated UK company was dissolved after filing dormant accounts. Clean browser blocklists and a valid SSL certificate do not outweigh the malware signals and user complaints.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for pesktop.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Site pesktop.com offers downloads of 'fully activated' (cracked/pirated) Windows/Mac software.
- Trustpilot rating 2.2/5 based on 44 reviews; multiple reports of account hacks post-visit.
- Scamadviser trust score 0/100; flagged for malware by iQ Abuse Scan.
- ANY.RUN sandbox reports malicious activity from pesktop.com downloads (e.g., keygens, droppers).
- TechRadar/CyberArk report links pesktop.com to distribution of MassJacker malware targeting crypto clipboards.
- UK-registered PESKTOP LTD (15217198) dissolved via voluntary strike-off in February 2026.
- Competitors include taiwebs.com, karanpc.com, filecr.com per Semrush/SimilarWeb.
- Trustpilotopen
"Rated 1 out of 5 stars. 12 hours after visiting pesktop.com my Google, eBay and Facebook accounts were all hacked."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, pesktop.com has a very low trust score which indicates that there is a strong likelyhood the website is a scam."
- TechRadaropen
"The team from Cyberark said it recently found a website - pesktop[dot]com , which claims to offer all sorts of pirated software, but in reality, it is distributing different versions of malware, including MassJacker."
- ANY.RUNopen
"Online sandbox report for pesktop.com , verdict: Malicious activity."
PESKTOP LTD (company 15217198) incorporated Oct 2023, dormant accounts filed, voluntary strike-off applied Nov 2025, final gazette dissolved Feb 2026.
independent review aggregator reviews include reports of hacked accounts shortly after visiting. TechRadar and CyberArk linked the site to MassJacker malware distribution. ANY.RUN sandbox confirmed malicious activity from downloads. independent review aggregator assigned a 0/100 trust score. One positive WOT review exists but is outweighed by 44 complaints.
Scam Network Intelligence
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 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
0 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
Malware distribution detected
Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.
- Do not interact with pesktop.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you downloaded or ran a file from here
Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.
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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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags pesktop.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — pesktop.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. pesktop.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 13 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged pesktop.com as malicious or suspicious (13 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. pesktop.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- pesktop.com 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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
Final Verdict
pesktop.com offers downloads of fully activated cracked software for Windows and Mac. Multiple antivirus engines flag it as malicious and independent reports link it to malware such as MassJacker. Do not download anything from this site.
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