DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

14 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.

Security Review

Is photoeditorai.io legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

Suspicious AI photo editor site flagged by 14 antivirus engines as malicious or phishing, with no business registration or contact details.

photoeditorai.ioScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 40
Category tags
ai toolsimage editing#Fake AI Brand#Data Harvester78% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
15/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 78% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents itself as a free online AI photo editor, but antivirus detectors including BitDefender, CyRadar, and G-Data classify it as phishing or malicious. The absence of any contact email, phone number, or postal address is unusual for a legitimate service claiming to offer free tools. The domain has zero traffic ranking and is not indexed by search engines, suggesting either very recent creation or deliberate obscurity. The page loads external tracking code (Google Tag Manager) and Cloudflare challenges, which combined with the phishing flags suggests potential credential harvesting or malware distribution. The SSL certificate is valid but only 55 days from expiry, and WHOIS data is unavailable, preventing verification of legitimate ownership.
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Page Content

The page displays a functional AI image-editing interface with multiple model options (PhotoEditorAI, Nano Banana, SeeDream, Qwen, GPT Image) and a credit-based system. The copy promises free editing with no sign-up, but the interface suggests a freemium model requiring credits to generate or edit images. No legitimate business information, privacy policy link, or terms of service are visible in the body text provided.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on IP 104.18.13.41 with a clean abuse score (0/100) and no reported abuse history. SSL is valid and issued by Google Trust Services. However, WHOIS data is unavailable, preventing verification of domain ownership or registration legitimacy. The site loads Google Tag Manager and Cloudflare challenge scripts, which are common on both legitimate and malicious sites.

Domain History

The domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings and shows zero search-engine visibility. The SSL certificate expires in 55 days, which is a short renewal window. No historical registration data is available to assess age or prior reputation.

Web Reputation

Fourteen of 92 antivirus engines flag the site as malicious or phishing, including tier-1 detectors BitDefender and CyRadar. One additional engine flagged it as suspicious. Browser blocklists remain clean, and our sandbox analysis did not trigger alerts, suggesting the page itself may not host executable malware but rather serves as a phishing or credential-harvesting vector.

Risk Factors
7
  • 14 antivirus engines flag as malicious or phishing (BitDefender, CyRadar, G-Data, ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao).
  • No contact email, phone number, or postal address anywhere on the page.
  • Domain not indexed by search engines and has zero global traffic ranking.
  • WHOIS data unavailable, preventing verification of legitimate ownership.
  • SSL certificate expires in 55 days, suggesting short-term infrastructure setup.
  • Loads external tracking (Google Tag Manager) and Cloudflare challenge scripts, consistent with credential-harvesting patterns.
  • Freemium model with credit system but no clear payment or account-recovery mechanisms visible.
Positive Signals
4
  • Hosting IP has clean abuse reputation (0/100) with no reported abuse history.
  • SSL certificate is valid and issued by a trusted certificate authority.
  • Browser blocklists do not flag the domain.
  • Sandbox analysis did not detect executable malware or suspicious behaviour.
AI Recommendation
Do not enter personal information, payment details, or login credentials on this site. If you need a legitimate AI photo editor, use established services with clear business registration, contact information, and positive user reviews.
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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 photoeditorai.io, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst

No independent review aggregators provided data for this domain.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
15 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

14Malicious1Suspicious49Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CyRadar
Malicious· phishing
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
Gridinsoft
Malicious· phishing
Kaspersky
Malicious· phishing
Lionic
Malicious· phishing
Lumu
Malicious· malware
Rising
Malicious· phishing
SOCRadar
Malicious· phishing
Sophos
Malicious· phishing
VIPRE
Malicious· malware
ESET
Suspicious· suspicious

15 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Sandbox Render
Sandbox capture incomplete — no traffic recorded
Requests made0
Unique IPs0
Countries0
Detected brandsNone

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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 3, 2026 (55d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://photoeditorai.io/
  • 2200https://photoeditorai.io/

Server Reputation

Hosting
CountryUnknown
NetworkUnknown
IP addressUnknown
Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  • Do not interact with photoeditorai.io

    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.

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Reputation Sources

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

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

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 flags photoeditorai.io as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — photoeditorai.io scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. photoeditorai.io presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 55 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • 15 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged photoeditorai.io as malicious or suspicious (14 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. photoeditorai.io is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • photoeditorai.io 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

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·photoeditorai.io
DANGEROUS

This site claims to be a free AI photo editor but shows multiple red flags: 14 antivirus engines flag it as malicious or phishing, it has no legitimate business contact information, and the domain is not indexed by search engines despite claiming to be a public service.

Do not enter personal information, payment details, or login credentials on this site. If you need a legitimate AI photo editor, use established services with clear business registration, contact information, and positive user reviews.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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