Security Review
Is ppa.pika-os.com legit or a scam?
Our verdict:Safe· 86/100
SafeSuspiciousDangerous
Official APT repository for PikaOS Linux distribution; 1209-day-old domain with clean security profile and no scam reports.
Why we trust it
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 95·MT 82
View density
Analysis Summary
Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
3 years old
Registered Feb 21, 2023
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 92% confidence
SAFE
No threats detected
All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.
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ppa.pika-os.com
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MT Intelligence
0%
Confidence
This domain serves as the package repository (PPA) for PikaOS, a gaming-focused Debian-based Linux distribution maintained by open-source developers. The domain has been active for approximately 3.3 years and is tied to a cohesive ecosystem of legitimate project infrastructure (pika-os.com, wiki.pika-os.com, git.pika-os.com, iso.pika-os.com). Our antivirus network flagged zero detections across 92 engines, browser blocklists are clean, and the SSL certificate is valid. The project is publicly documented on GitHub under the PikaOS-Linux organization with verified domain control, and the repository is referenced in official build scripts and community documentation. One user complaint on Reddit described a temporary fetch failure due to Russian CDN blocking, not a security issue with the domain itself. No scam, malware, phishing, or fraudulent activity reports exist for this domain.
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 ppa.pika-os.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
Domain age
3.3 yrs
Registered Feb 2023
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
1 complaint
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
- ppa.pika-os.com is the official APT repository domain used by PikaOS Linux (gaming-focused Debian Sid-based distro) for kernel and custom packages, as documented in their GitHub pika-kernel-builder repo: "wget -q -O - https://ppa.pika-os.co
- Domain has been active for ~1209 days (~3.3 years) and is tied to pika-os.com, wiki.pika-os.com, git.pika-os.com, and iso.pika-os.com
- One user complaint on r/PikaOS (May 2026) of "Failed to fetch https://ppa.pika-os.com/dists/pika/InRelease" due to Russian RKN CDN block; workaround is VPN; wiki.pika-os.com also affected for that user
- Project is open-source with code on git.pika-os.com and mirrored on GitHub (PikaOS-Linux org, which has verified domain control for pika-os.com); developers include Cosmo (cosmo@pika-os.com) and others
- No scam, malware, phishing, or malicious reports found for the domain across searches for scam/review/complaint terms
- PikaOS is listed on DistroWatch as active, with positive coverage in YouTube reviews and Linux community discussions; no business company registration details located beyond individual maintainer
- Some older GitHub repos archived in Nov 2024, but project remains active with wiki updates into 2026
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for ppa.pika-os.com and found zero scam reports or fraud complaints. The domain is documented as the official APT repository for PikaOS Linux, a legitimate open-source distribution with active development and community engagement. One Reddit post from May 2026 described a temporary fetch failure caused by Russian CDN blocking (not a security issue with the domain). The project is listed on DistroWatch as active, with positive coverage in Linux community discussions and YouTube reviews. No malicious, phishing, or fraudulent activity has been reported.
Antivirus Engines
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
Security Scans
Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Domain History
Age3 years old
RegistrarSquarespace Domains II LLC
RegisteredFeb 21, 2023
ExpiresFeb 21, 2029
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresAug 13, 2026 (58d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingDatapacket Chicago - Bunny CDN
Server locationUS
Server Reputation
Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file2
ISPDatapacket Chicago - Bunny CDN
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit
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 ppa.pika-os.com and not a lookalike like p-pa.pika-os.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
- Use a password manager
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 ppa.pika-os.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
- ppa.pika-os.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
- Yes. ppa.pika-os.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 58 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- ppa.pika-os.com is 3.3 years old, registered on 2/21/2023 through Squarespace Domains II LLC. 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 ppa.pika-os.com as clean.
- No. ppa.pika-os.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- ppa.pika-os.com resolves to an IP operated by Datapacket Chicago - Bunny CDN in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 ppa.pika-os.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
Final Verdict
0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·ppa.pika-os.com
SAFE
ppa.pika-os.com is the official package repository for PikaOS, a legitimate open-source Linux distribution. The domain is 3.3 years old, has clean security scans, and is documented as the authoritative APT source in the project's public repositories.
AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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