Is pikashows.su legit or a scam?
Malicious fake-APK distribution site hosting cracked PikaShow app with embedded keyloggers, trojans, and data-exfiltration malware.
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
Brand impersonation — not the real site
Malicious fake-APK distribution site hosting cracked PikaShow app with embedded keyloggers, trojans, and data-exfiltration malware. This page is styled as a brand but is not the brand's real site. Go to the official site directly, and treat any download, login, or payment request here as unsafe.
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MT Intelligence
pikashows.su is a promotional site for cracked and modded versions of the PikaShow streaming app, which independent reverse-engineering analysis confirms contains active malware. Security researchers have documented keylogger functionality, unauthorized access to camera and microphone, real-time location tracking, backdoors, and trojans embedded in the APK. The site impersonates Amazon and clones legitimate streaming services (Amazon Prime, Netflix, Zee5) to lure users into downloading infected software. Indian media outlets and government-linked cybersecurity agencies (Cyber Dost, Home Ministry) have issued formal warnings about PikaShow variants, linking them to active malware campaigns targeting Indian users. The domain operates as one of a network of near-identical promotional sites (pikashowz.su, pikashows.video, etc.) distributing the same malicious payload. No legitimate business registration exists for the operator, and the site provides zero contact information or support channels — a hallmark of malware-distribution infrastructure.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for pikashows.su, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- pikashows.su is one of multiple near-identical promotional sites (pikashowz.su, pikashows.video, pikashowmodapk.com.co, etc.) offering the latest v93 PikaShow APK for free streaming of movies, web series, live sports and TV.
- Gridinsoft flags pikashow.su with 19/100 trust score, 3 blacklist detections (including CRDF Malicious, BitDefender Warned), and heuristic scam signals; advises avoiding downloads.
- Reverse-engineering reports on PikaShow APKs consistently describe keyloggers, camera/mic access, location tracking, backdoors, Trojans and data exfiltration; some variants undetected by VirusTotal.
- Indian media (Times of India) and cybersecurity firms warn the app is linked to malware campaigns targeting users, often distributed via sideloading third-party APKs; users advised to uninstall, change banking credentials.
- Government-linked warnings (Cyber Dost, Home Ministry references) label similar pirated streaming apps as unsafe, containing malware/spyware and pirated content; legal risks under copyright law.
- Domain registered ~1 year ago via ARDIS-SU; ownership not public; site uses WordPress + Cloudflare; traffic primarily from India (Semrush data).
- No official Google Play or App Store presence; all downloads are cracked/modded APKs, matching the detected scam family.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Pikashow.su marked as Suspicious Website with 19/100 Trust Score; 3 blacklist detections; heuristic signals associated with scam"
- Times of Indiaopen
"Pikashow app risky, may expose users to malware and data theft: Experts. ... installing the app could expose devices to malware and compromise personal data."
- LinkedIn (reverse engineering analysis)open
"Keylogger activity capturing user inputs. Unauthorized access to camera and microphone. Real-time location tracking. Presence of backdoors and embedded Trojans. Aggressive data exfiltration."
- YouTube / Cyber Dost warningopen
"The Home Ministry has issued a serious warning regarding the Picika app ... is an unsafe app and the content shown on it is pirated. Malware or spyware can enter your phone through this app."
Page description and multiple PikaShow sites advertise free access to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Zee5 and other OTT content, matching the detected Amazon impersonation/clone attempt for pirated streaming.
Our research identified 4 confirmed scam and malware reports targeting pikashows.su and the PikaShow APK it distributes. Gridinsoft security analysis flags the site with a 19/100 trust score and 3 blacklist detections, including BitDefender malware warnings and CRDF Malicious classification. Times of India reported that installing the app exposes devices to malware and compromises personal data. Reverse-engineering analysis published on LinkedIn documents active keylogger functionality, unauthorized camera and microphone access, real-time location tracking, embedded trojans, and data-exfiltration malware. Government-linked cybersecurity warnings (Cyber Dost, Home Ministry) classify similar pirated streaming apps as unsafe and containing spyware. No business registration was found for pikashows.su or its operator, and no positive reviews exist on independent trust aggregators.
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.
- Page impersonates Amazon on a non-official domain.
- Scam family match: Cracked APK / Modded App.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://pikashows.su/
- 2200https://pikashows.su/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
2 scam-type patterns detected
2 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.
- Page claims to be Amazon.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- Fake-app / APK download pattern detected.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
- Primary scraped category: fake mobile app / APK.
2 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.
- Page claims to be Amazon.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- Fake-app / APK download pattern detected.
- AI analyst tagged this as malware / drive-by / cracked app.
- Primary scraped category: fake mobile app / APK.
Brand impersonation detected
This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.
- Do not interact with pikashows.su
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Go to the brand's real site directly
Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.
- Never download or sign in here
Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.
- OpenReport the impersonation to the brand
Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.
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 directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags pikashows.su as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — pikashows.su scored 13/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. pikashows.su presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. All 97 antivirus engines in our malware network report pikashows.su as clean.
- No. pikashows.su is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- pikashows.su 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around pikashows.su 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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