Is proaquariumstore.com safe?

http://proaquariumstore.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Proaquariumstore.com is a discount aquarium-supply shop flagged as suspicious by three independent checkers, with its own pages unreadable.

Proaquariumstore.com presents itself as an online store selling aquarium and pond supplies, but its identity is opaque: the site's own page, About, contact and policy text could not be read during the scan, so we could not verify who runs it or how orders work. Three independent security and scam-detection services each flag the domain as suspicious or low-trust, citing patterns such as payment accepted first and delivery problems later, and potential phishing or spamming characteristics. The domain is only 466 days old and there is no verified company registration, address or established reputation in evidence. Clean encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning cover only the transport layer, not the shop. This mixture of an unread storefront and multiple independent adverse ratings lands it in the High Risk band; visitors should not send payment before verifying the seller independently.

Treat proaquariumstore.com as high risk. Do not enter card details or send payment until you can independently verify the seller: a registered company name, a real postal address, a working phone number and a track record outside the site itself. If you need aquarium or pond supplies, buy from a retailer with established, independent reviews. If you have already paid, contact your card issuer or payment provider promptly and keep screenshots of the order and any communication.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Proaquariumstore.com presents itself as an online store selling aquarium and pond supplies, but its identity is opaque: the site's own page, About, contact and policy text could not be read during the scan, so we could not verify who runs it or how orders work. Three independent security and scam-detection services each flag the domain as suspicious or low-trust, citing patterns such as payment accepted first and delivery problems later, and potential phishing or spamming characteristics. The domain is only 466 days old and there is no verified company registration, address or established reputation in evidence. Clean encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning cover only the transport layer, not the shop. This mixture of an unread storefront and multiple independent adverse ratings lands it in the High Risk band; visitors should not send payment before verifying the seller independently.

Three independent checkers rate the shop suspicious

A URL scanner listing describes proaquariumstore.com as a suspicious shop and notes that reports in this class often describe payment accepted first and delivery issues later. That is an adverse classification from an independent service, not the site's own marketing copy.

A second validator reports that its algorithm detected potential high-risk activity related to phishing, spamming and other factors, tagged as doubtful and medium-risk. A third service states plainly that the trust score of proaquariumstore.com is low and concludes that the site might be a scam. Taken together, these are three separate adverse sources pointing at the same domain.

The store's own pages could not be reviewed

The scan could not read the page content: the server returned HTTP 403 both normally and when retried as the scanner's own identity, so the site's own product, About, contact and policy pages were never reviewed. We cannot confirm the operator's name, business registration, address or the actual order and shipping terms.

What the saved visual evidence shows is a security-verification screen referencing the domain and a cloud provider, consistent with a challenge page rather than a readable storefront. Because the store's own text is unavailable, the only substantive reputation evidence comes from the independent checkers above, and the domain is only 466 days old, with no verifiable trading history in evidence.

Clean transport checks do not make the seller safe

The technical layer is not the problem: the connection is encrypted with a valid certificate and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Those facts mean no malware or browser-level block was detected at scan time; they say nothing about whether the shop will take money and fail to deliver.

The operator layer is where the risk sits. The site hides behind a security challenge, does not disclose an operator identity in available evidence, and carries independent adverse shop classifications including the payment-first, delivery-later pattern. A valid padlock on that kind of storefront protects the connection, not the customer's payment.

Why the score is 44

3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Proaquariumstore.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later.". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 91

No detections

Saved analysis from September 24, 2026 - stale

No detections across 58 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 33 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
91
All 91 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
  • Abusix - Clean
  • Acronis - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
  • AlphaSOC - Unrated
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Bkav - Unrated
  • BlockList - Clean
  • Blueliv - Clean
  • Certego - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - Unrated
  • Chong Lua Dao - Clean
  • CINS Army - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • Criminal IP - Unrated
  • CSIS Security Group - Unrated
  • CTX AI - Clean
  • Cyan - Unrated
  • Cyble - Clean
  • CyRadar - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - Clean
  • DNS8 - Unrated
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • Ermes - Unrated
  • ESET - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - Clean
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • Kaspersky - Clean
  • LevelBlue - Unrated
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • MalwareURL - Unrated
  • Mimecast - Unrated
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • PhishFort - Unrated
  • Phishing Database - Clean
  • Phishtank - Clean
  • PREBYTES - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - Unrated
  • Quick Heal - Clean
  • Quttera - Clean
  • Rising - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - Unrated
  • Sangfor - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - Unrated
  • Scantitan - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - Clean
  • Seclookup - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - Unrated
  • SOCRadar - Unrated
  • Sophos - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • URLhaus - Clean
  • URLQuery - Unrated
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • VIPRE - Unrated
  • ViriBack - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Webroot - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean
  • ZeroFox - Unrated

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
proaquariumstore.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

proaquariumstore.com Performing security verification

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    proaquariumstore.com Performing security verification

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Independent evidence classifies the site as shop, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Fake Shop & Commercial Deception

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 013 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Proaquariumstore.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
  2. 023 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The algorithm detected potential high-risk activity related to phishing, spamming, and other factors noted in the Doubtful. Medium-Risk. Alert. tags above."
  3. 033 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The trust score of proaquariumstore.com is low. Why? ... In summary, proaquariumstore.com might be a scam."

Web research findings

Independent findings for proaquariumstore.com, 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
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
3 complaints or warnings
Complaints and warnings (3)
Direct quotes from public complaints, negative reviews, warnings and security listings.
  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Proaquariumstore.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."

  • Scam Detectoropen

    "The algorithm detected potential high-risk activity related to phishing, spamming, and other factors noted in the Doubtful. Medium-Risk. Alert. tags above."

  • Scamadviseropen

    "The trust score of proaquariumstore.com is low. Why? ... In summary, proaquariumstore.com might be a scam."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domainproaquariumstore.com
  2. Redirects toproaquariumstore.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Jul 8, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.2 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 17, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated High Risk

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1.2 years old
RegistrarCloud Yuqu LLC
RegisteredJul 8, 2025
ExpiresJul 8, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresNov 23, 2026 (37d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
0
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No

The site refused our redirect check, so this chain may be incomplete.

  • 1403http://proaquariumstore.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencepartial
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Proaquariumstore.com is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later." · 3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The algorithm detected potential high-risk activity related to phishing, spamming, and other factors noted in the Doubtful. Medium-Risk. Alert. tags above."

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result0 of 91 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 24, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Visual evidence
ResultThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 1 visible observation saved
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Independent research
Result3 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

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

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Treat proaquariumstore.com as high risk. Do not enter card details or send payment until you can independently verify the seller: a registered company name, a real postal address, a working phone number and a track record outside the site itself. If you need aquarium or pond supplies, buy from a retailer with established, independent reviews. If you have already paid, contact your card issuer or payment provider promptly and keep screenshots of the order and any communication.

  2. Treat proaquariumstore.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

Safer Alternatives

Trying to shop safely? Use a safe option instead

Shopping for a deal? Stick to established retailers with real buyer protection — if a price looks too good to be true on an unknown store, it usually is.

  1. Amazon

    A-to-z Guarantee covers eligible orders.

  2. eBay

    Money Back Guarantee on most purchases.

  3. Walmart

    Major retailer with established returns.

  4. The brand's official site

    Search the brand name + "official site" rather than trusting an ad or unknown store.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is proaquariumstore.com a scam or a legit online store?
proaquariumstore.com raises serious red flags as a fake shop — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for fake shop. The domain is 1.2 years old through Cloud Yuqu LLC. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is proaquariumstore.com safe to use?
proaquariumstore.com has a Safety Score of 44/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 68%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to proaquariumstore.com?
If you've already paid or handed over details on proaquariumstore.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on proaquariumstore.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from proaquariumstore.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
I ordered from proaquariumstore.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.
How do I report proaquariumstore.com?
You can report proaquariumstore.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does proaquariumstore.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has proaquariumstore.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 58 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported proaquariumstore.com as clean in the saved analysis from September 24, 2026. 33 other engines had no rating for it. 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.
Is proaquariumstore.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — proaquariumstore.com 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.
How old is the proaquariumstore.com domain?
proaquariumstore.com is 1.2 years old, registered on July 8, 2025 through Cloud Yuqu LLC. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.
Does proaquariumstore.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — proaquariumstore.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 37 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".
How often is the proaquariumstore.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 17, 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 proaquariumstore.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
44/100
High Risk

Proaquariumstore.com is a discount aquarium-supply shop flagged as suspicious by three independent checkers, with its own pages unreadable.

Saved captureproaquariumstore.comCapture-safe
The site showed a challenge page instead of its content. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

Proaquariumstore.com presents itself as an online store selling aquarium and pond supplies, but its identity is opaque: the site's own page, About, contact and policy text could not be read during the scan, so we could not verify who runs it or how orders work. Three independent security and scam-detection services each flag the domain as suspicious or low-trust, citing patterns such as payment accepted first and delivery problems later, and potential phishing or spamming characteristics. The domain is only 466 days old and there is no verified company registration, address or established reputation in evidence. Clean encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning cover only the transport layer, not the shop. This mixture of an unread storefront and multiple independent adverse ratings lands it in the High Risk band; visitors should not send payment before verifying the seller independently.

Recommended actionTreat proaquariumstore.com as high risk. Do not enter card details or send payment until you can independently verify the seller: a registered company name, a real postal address, a working phone number and a track record outside the site itself. If you need aquarium or pond supplies, buy from a retailer with established, independent reviews. If you have already paid, contact your card issuer or payment provider promptly and keep screenshots of the order and any communication.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.