Is photofolio.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on photofolio.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is photofolio.com safe to use?

photofolio.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does photofolio.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. photofolio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 181 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the photofolio.com domain?

photofolio.com is 29.2 years old, registered on 5/21/1997 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has photofolio.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report photofolio.com as clean.

Is photofolio.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. photofolio.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is photofolio.com hosted?

photofolio.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.

How often is the photofolio.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around photofolio.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is photofolio.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Established 29-year-old portfolio platform for photographers with clean scans and active US business registration.

Why we trust it

Domain registered in 1997 and continuously active for 29 years.Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.Active US business registration with listed address and founder details.

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Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 87·MT 88

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Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 29 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

29 years old

Registered May 21, 1997

Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

photofolio.com

1Professional high-resolution hero image with clean typography

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

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.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website presents a professional and legitimate appearance for a portfolio building service, with no visible scam indicators or deceptive patterns.

Visual risk5/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional high-resolution hero image with clean typography

Standard navigation menu including pricing, features, and support

Clear call-to-action buttons for a free trial with no credit card required

Presence of a registered trademark symbol next to the brand name photofolio

Functional-looking support icon in the bottom right corner

Consistent and modern UI design without intrusive pop-ups or urgency tactics

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain photofolio.com was registered in May 1997 and has operated for nearly three decades. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The page displays a professional service for photographers with clear navigation, a free-trial offer, and a registered trademark. Business records confirm an active US entity, Aphotofolio Inc., with a listed address and founder details. Two customer testimonials appear on the site itself and no complaints or scam reports surfaced in our research. The combination of extreme domain age, clean technical signals, and verifiable company information points to a legitimate service.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents itself as PhotoFolio, a customizable portfolio platform aimed at professional photographers. The hero section features high-resolution imagery and clean typography with navigation links for pricing, features, and support. A prominent free-trial call-to-action states no credit card is required. The page includes a registered trademark symbol next to the brand name and shows no urgency tactics, pop-ups, or login forms.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 99.84.160.129 with an abuse score of zero and no reported incidents. SSL is valid and issued by Amazon with 181 days remaining. One redirect hop occurs within the same domain. External resources load only from facebook.com. No login forms, countdown timers, or push-notification prompts appear on the page.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 21 May 1997 through Amazon Registrar, Inc. and is 29.1 years old. WHOIS shows no privacy protection. The company behind the service, Aphotofolio Inc., was founded in 2008 and maintains an active US business registration with a listed address in Brooklyn, New York.

Web Reputation

Our research found no scam reports or consumer complaints across multiple sources. Two positive customer-service testimonials are published on the official site. The business is listed as a Privacy Shield participant and holds a registered trademark for PHOTOFOLIO. Related domains include support.photofolio.com and photofolio.zendesk.com.

What this means for you

The site shows consistent signs of a legitimate, long-running business with no technical red flags or negative reports. Users can reasonably treat it as a standard SaaS offering for photographer portfolios.

Risk Factors

No phone number or postal address displayed directly on the homepage.
Global traffic index shows the domain is not currently ranked.

Positive Signals

Domain registered in 1997 and continuously active for 29 years.
Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.
Active US business registration with listed address and founder details.
Valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon with no abuse reports on the hosting IP.
Two customer testimonials and no scam or complaint reports found.

AI Recommendation

The site appears legitimate. You can proceed with normal caution typical for any SaaS signup, such as reviewing the terms before entering payment details for paid plans.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

Active · United States

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

2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain photofolio.com registered May 21, 1997 (29+ years old as of 2026).
Company founded 2008 by Rob Haggart (former Director of Photography, Men's Journal/Outside Magazine) and Kent Akins; CEO contact rob@photofolio.com, phone 917-512-5335.
Business entity: Aphotofolio Inc. (US); listed address 1820 Avenue M Suite #1085, Brooklyn, NY 11230; Privacy Shield participant.
Service: Cloud-based customizable portfolio website platform targeted at professional photographers; claims thousands of users worldwide; in-house support emphasized.
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches including Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser equivalents, or general queries.
Positive customer service testimonials published on official site; featured in photography industry comparisons and partner listings (e.g., Artist Management Association).
Related sites: aphotofolio.com (alias/redirect), photofolio.zendesk.com (support), Instagram/Facebook @aphotofolio; trademark registered.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

photofolio.comopen
"Just wanna say you guys have amazing customer service. I have never dealt with a company that was so responsive and communicative and never condescending on tech issues. - Jen"
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"I wanted to let you know that your product is bar none, the best available as is your staff. I could literally file a support ticket and (not including the automated response) would often times have a response in less than two minutes."

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Operates as Aphotofolio Inc. (also referenced as aPhotoFolio Inc.); Privacy Shield participant; trademark PHOTOFOLIO owned by aPhotoFolio Inc. (Durango, CO); physical address listed as 1820 Avenue M, Suite #1085, Brooklyn, NY 11230

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found no scam reports or complaints for photofolio.com across web sources. Two customer testimonials praising support responsiveness are published on the official site. Business registration records confirm an active US company, Aphotofolio Inc., with a listed Brooklyn address and founder contact details. The domain has operated since 1997 with a registered trademark and no negative mentions surfaced in general searches.

Domain Timeline

May 21, 1997
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 29 years old today.
Jul 10, 2026
Latest security review — Reviewed as safe
This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

photofolio.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

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.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

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

Domain History

Age29 years old

RegistrarAmazon Registrar, Inc.

RegisteredMay 21, 1997

ExpiresMay 22, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01

ExpiresJan 7, 2027 (181d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web serverAmazonS3

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://photofolio.com/
2200https://photofolio.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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What to do

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 photofolio.com and not a lookalike like p-hotofolio.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
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·photofolio.com

SAFE

Photofolio.com is a long-established portfolio website builder for professional photographers. The domain has been registered since 1997 with an active US company behind it and no scam reports found.

The site appears legitimate. You can proceed with normal caution typical for any SaaS signup, such as reviewing the terms before entering payment details for paid plans.

AV engines

Domain age

29 yrs

Flagged

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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 photofolio.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
photofolio.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. photofolio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 181 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
photofolio.com is 29.2 years old, registered on 5/21/1997 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. 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 photofolio.com as clean.
No. photofolio.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
photofolio.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around photofolio.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

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