SAFE

No specific threat detected

Community wiki for the Polcompball political cartoon subculture with clean scans and no scam reports.

Security Review

Is polcompball.me legit or a scam?

Community wiki for the Polcompball political cartoon subculture with clean scans and no scam reports.

This is a community-run wiki for the Polcompball hobbyist subculture. No malicious signals were detected across 92 antivirus engines, browser blocklists, or independent reports. The site is safe to browse.

Cross-checked against 8 completed checks — none raised a concern
polcompball.meScanned 1h ago
94/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 90·MT 93
Screenshot of polcompball.meSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown

Website Preview

Screenshot of polcompball.me
LIVE RENDER
polcompball.me

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

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.

10
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a legitimate, community-maintained wiki currently undergoing maintenance; it lacks any indicators of malicious intent or deceptive practices.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

4 signals

Page displays a site-wide notice indicating it is currently undergoing content migration or maintenance

Content includes a disclaimer clarifying the site is a fan-based showcase rather than a fact-checked repository

Standard wiki-style layout with functional navigation and community-focused sidebar elements

No evidence of deceptive financial solicitations, phishing forms, or malicious urgency tactics

Intelligence

Editorial security brief
Intelligence
Low observed risktrust94/100
90%
Confidence
The domain hosts a MediaWiki installation that serves as a fan repository for Polcompball artwork and lore. Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status indicate no malware or phishing activity. The page explicitly states it is a community showcase rather than a fact-checked source, which aligns with the hobbyist nature of the project. The site was created by community members after previous hosting platforms experienced outages, explaining the recent domain registration. No commercial activity, payment forms, or data-harvesting mechanisms are present. The evidence package confirms the site is a self-hosted replacement for earlier wikis and contains no scam reports or complaints.
Positive Signals
5
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.
  • Explicit community disclaimer stating the wiki is a hobbyist showcase, not a fact repository.
  • No payment forms, login pages, or data collection mechanisms present.
  • Valid SSL certificate from Sectigo with low-risk hosting IP.
  • Evidence package confirms self-hosted community project with no scam reports.
Investigation notes

Page Content

The captured page is a standard MediaWiki installation titled "Polcompball Wiki" with 70 articles. The main page displays a clear disclaimer stating the wiki is a support base for artists and casual browsers, not an unbiased or fact-checked repository. Navigation includes standard wiki elements such as Recent Changes, Random Page, and editing guidelines. A site-wide notice indicates the wiki is currently importing content and resolving upload issues. No login forms, payment fields, or data collection mechanisms are present.

Infrastructure

The site runs on IP 74.208.236.223 with a valid Sectigo DV SSL certificate that expires in 140 days. The hosting IP carries an abuse score of 0/100 with only one historical report. No redirects beyond a single same-domain hop were observed. External resources load from trusted domains including mediawiki.org, Wikipedia, Reddit, and related community wikis on Miraheze. The page loads JavaScript bundles consistent with a functional MediaWiki installation.

Domain History

WHOIS data was unavailable for this domain. The evidence package indicates the wiki was established by community members as a self-hosted replacement after previous platforms experienced outages. The site currently hosts 70 articles and shows active community maintenance with recent notices about content migration.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions were found across searched databases. The evidence package explicitly states the site is a community-run project for a Polandball-inspired internet subculture with no commercial activity or malicious intent. No business registration exists because the project is a non-commercial hobbyist wiki rather than a registered company.

What this means for you

The site presents no security risks. It is a legitimate community wiki for a niche internet subculture. Visitors can browse and contribute without concern for malware, phishing, or data theft.

Recommendation
The site is safe to visit. No special precautions are needed beyond normal web browsing practices.
Editorial assessment
SpecificEvidence-led

Web Research Findings

Independent findings for polcompball.me, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • polcompball.me is a community-run wiki dedicated to 'Polcompball', a Polandball-inspired internet subculture that personifies political ideologies.
  • The site serves as a repository for lore, character designs, and information related to the Polcompball community and its associated subreddit, r/Polcompball.
  • The wiki is self-hosted by community members and was established as a replacement for previous wikis that experienced outages or were shut down.
  • The site explicitly states it is a support base for artists and casual browsers, not an unbiased or fact-checked repository for political information.
  • There is no evidence of commercial activity, scams, or malicious intent; it is a fan-created project.
Research summary
Editorial synthesis of the sourced facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for polcompball.me and didn't find scam reports or complaints. For a new or low-traffic site this is expected and is not by itself a sign of trust.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious56Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not queried
ESET-NOD32
Not queried
Avira
Not queried
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Not queried
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 ↗

Technical Details

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

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 profiles4
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.
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresDec 10, 2026 (140d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingIONOS Inc.
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSMediaWiki 1.45.4

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://polcompball.me/
  • 2200https://polcompball.me/Main_Page

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file1
ISPIONOS Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

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 polcompball.me and not a lookalike like p-olcompball.me.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.

    Open

Final Verdict

94
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·polcompball.me
SAFE

This is a community-run wiki for the Polcompball hobbyist subculture. No malicious signals were detected across 92 antivirus engines, browser blocklists, or independent reports. The site is safe to browse.

The site is safe to visit. No special precautions are needed beyond normal web browsing practices.

AV engines
92
Domain age
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, 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 polcompball.me, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • polcompball.me passed our automated checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from polcompball.me), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from polcompball.me is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report polcompball.me as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — polcompball.me is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • Yes — polcompball.me presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, valid for another 140 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • polcompball.me resolves to an IP operated by IONOS Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 23, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about polcompball.me has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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