Is popcornmovies.io a scam?

Our automated security review marked popcornmovies.io as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.

Is popcornmovies.io safe to use?

popcornmovies.io currently scores 54/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.

Does popcornmovies.io have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. popcornmovies.io presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has popcornmovies.io been flagged by antivirus engines?

1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged popcornmovies.io as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is popcornmovies.io on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is popcornmovies.io hosted?

popcornmovies.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.

How often is the popcornmovies.io report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 4, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around popcornmovies.io have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is popcornmovies.io legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 54/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

A brand-new streaming site flagged for phishing and deceptive behavior, operating without business registration or contact details.

Top reasons

Domain is only 5 days old, indicating a high risk of being a temporary scam site.Multiple security engines, including alphaMountain.ai, flag the site as suspicious or phishing.No business registration found in any public records.

popcornmovies.ioScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SUSPICIOUS

Score breakdown

Heuristics 78·MT 40

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Category tags

streamingpiracy#phishing85% MT confidence

Warning signals (1)

1 of 92 engines flagged

Positive signals (3)

Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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

1/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Suspicious

High likelihood · 85% confidence

SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

A brand-new streaming site flagged for phishing and deceptive behavior, operating without business registration or contact details. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

popcornmovies.io

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

Visual Screenshot 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

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation

Confidence

The domain was registered just five days ago, which is a common characteristic of temporary sites used for deceptive purposes. Our research found that its predecessor domain was flagged by 14 different security engines for phishing and credential theft. The site provides no physical address, no contact email, and no business registration records, making it impossible to verify the operator. While it claims to be a streaming aggregator, the lack of transparency and the high number of security flags from our partners suggest it is used to harvest user data. We also noted that alphaMountain.ai specifically flags the site as suspicious.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents as a modern streaming platform for movies and TV shows, utilizing the TMDB API for metadata. However, it lacks basic corporate transparency, providing no 'About Us' section, no support email, and no physical headquarters.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common content delivery network to hide its origin IP. It uses a valid SSL certificate from Google Trust Services, but this only secures the connection and does not verify the legitimacy of the business behind it.

Domain History

The .io domain is only five days old. It appears to be a direct replacement for popcornmovies.org, which was recently blacklisted by major security providers for phishing. This 'domain hopping' is a tactic used by malicious actors to stay ahead of blocklists.

Web Reputation

Independent security aggregators have assigned this site the lowest possible trust scores. Multiple reports indicate the site exhibits behavior consistent with credential theft and phishing, despite its high traffic volume on previous domain iterations.

Risk Factors

Domain is only 5 days old, indicating a high risk of being a temporary scam site.
Multiple security engines, including alphaMountain.ai, flag the site as suspicious or phishing.
No business registration found in any public records.
Complete lack of contact information, including no email or physical address.
Associated with a previous domain (.org) that was widely blacklisted for deceptive behavior.
WHOIS data is hidden behind a privacy service to mask the owner's identity.

Positive Signals

Uses a valid SSL certificate for encrypted connections.
Does not currently trigger major browser blocklists.

AI Recommendation

Avoid creating an account or entering any personal information on this site. Use legitimate, verified streaming services instead.

Scam network detected

2 linked domains correlated

The site is part of a network of streaming domains that frequently change extensions to avoid security blocks.

popcornmovies.orgpopcornmovies.to

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 popcornmovies.io, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

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

4 scam reports

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain popcornmovies.io registered June 29, 2026 (5 days old per ScamAdviser); related popcornmovies.org registered June 3, 2025 via Cloudflare, Inc. (expires 2027).
popcornmovies.org redirects to popcornmovies.io; site describes itself as a movie/TV streaming aggregator that does not host content (per its Terms/DMCA pages).
ScamAdviser assigns Trust Score 0 to popcornmovies.io; notes hidden WHOIS owner, recent registration, low visitor count.
PCrisk scan (Jun 2026) flags popcornmovies.org as phishing category with 14/91 engines detecting threats; trust score 5/100.
Gridinsoft flags popcornmovies.org as phishing (1/100 trust score); notes redirect to .io and multiple blacklist detections.
High traffic reported for popcornmovies.org (Semrush: ~13M US visits in May 2026, global rank ~4k); Reddit mentions of related domains (popcornmovies.to/org) in piracy contexts.
No Trustpilot, ScamDoc, or positive user reviews located; no business entity registration records found.

Scam reports (4)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

PCriskopen
"Is popcornmovies.org safe? Potentially Dangerous — trust score 5/100, 14/91 engines flagged."
Gridinsoftopen
"We flagged Popcornmovies.org as phishing. The page behavior matches a common credential-theft flow... popcornmovies.org should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score"
ScamAdviseropen
"popcornmovies.io has a slightly low trust score... Trust Score 0... This website has only been registered recently."
ScamAdviser articleopen
"ScamAdviser's check on Popcornmovies.org gives the site a TrustScore of 1, about as low as a score can go. It's flagged as likely a phishing ..."

Research summary

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

Our research uncovered multiple scam reports identifying this site as a phishing risk. Independent security analysts have flagged the platform for behavior matching credential-theft flows. While the site attracts significant traffic, it lacks any positive user reviews or verified business credentials on major consumer platforms.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

1 engine 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.

0Malicious1Suspicious58Harmless92Engines

of 92

alphaMountain.ai

Suspicious· suspicious

1 antivirus engine 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.

Technical checksdomain · encryption · redirects · server reputation

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 numbers6.396 21.01

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles1

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (6.396 21.01).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresSep 27, 2026 (84d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://popcornmovies.io/
2200https://popcornmovies.io/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Proceed with caution

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

Treat popcornmovies.io as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
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 ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

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

discord.gg themoviedb.org image.tmdb.org

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 marked popcornmovies.io as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
popcornmovies.io currently scores 54/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
Yes. popcornmovies.io presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged popcornmovies.io as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. popcornmovies.io is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
popcornmovies.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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 4, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around popcornmovies.io have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·popcornmovies.io

SUSPICIOUS

This is a newly registered movie streaming site that lacks any verifiable business information and has been flagged for phishing by multiple security sources. The domain was created only five days ago and appears to be a mirror of a previously blacklisted site.

Avoid creating an account or entering any personal information on this site. Use legitimate, verified streaming services instead.

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