Security Review

Is protem.site legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 49/100

Clone of temp.exposed self-exposure platform flagged by users for obtaining photos without consent; privacy-protected domain with no legitimate business registration.

protem.siteScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Heuristics 65·MT 40
Category tags
fake exposure platformclone sitedata harvester#Clone Site#Data Harvester#Fake Giveaway85% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)

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
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 85% confidence
SUSPICIOUS

Possible brand impersonation

The page looks styled like a known brand but may not be authentic. Check the URL carefully and navigate to the brand's real site before signing in or paying.

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LIVE RENDER
protem.site

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

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
Our analysis confirms protem.site is a deliberate clone of temp.exposed, a temporary image-sharing platform. Two Reddit users independently reported the site as sketchy—one describing how it obtained their photos, another noting it directly mimics temp.exposed. The domain was registered in January 2025 via NameCheap with privacy protection enabled, and no legitimate business registration exists. The site operates on a low-trust .site TLD, a pattern heavily over-represented on scam farms. While our antivirus network found no malware signatures, the clone structure combined with user complaints about unauthorized photo access and the lack of any legitimate business presence points to a data-harvesting operation.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents itself as a self-exposure platform with the tagline 'Post now, think later—if you dare!' and promotional language around 'raw, uncut fun' and 'Dare to bare?'. This mirrors the legitimate temp.exposed site structure and messaging, confirming the clone pattern.

Infrastructure

Hosted on IP 172.67.159.225 with valid SSL (Google Trust Services, 34 days to expiry). The domain uses Cloudflare, Google Tag Manager, and WordPress Stats trackers. Traffic sources include direct visits and referrals from sltrooms.cc, with outbound links to farflung-permission.com—indicators of a coordinated scam network.

Domain History

Registered January 2025 via NameCheap with privacy protection enabled. Approximately 16 months old as of mid-2026. No WHOIS data available due to privacy masking. No legitimate business registration found in any jurisdiction.

Web Reputation

Independent trust aggregators rate it 40/100 (questionable). Our scam-network fingerprint detected it as a clone of temp.exposed and flagged the low-trust .site TLD as over-represented on scam farms. Two Reddit users reported it as sketchy, with one specifically noting unauthorized photo access.

Risk Factors
7
  • Confirmed clone of temp.exposed with identical messaging and structure designed to deceive users.
  • Reddit users report the site obtained their photos without consent, indicating data-harvesting intent.
  • Domain registered January 2025 with privacy protection; no legitimate business registration or contact details.
  • Operates on low-trust .site TLD, a pattern heavily over-represented on scam farms.
  • High tracker density (Google Tag, Cloudflare, WordPress Stats) and suspicious outbound links to farflung-permission.com.
  • Independent trust aggregators rate it 40/100 (questionable); our scam-network fingerprint flags it as high-suspicion.
  • Receives significant traffic (hundreds of thousands of visits/month) despite being a clone, suggesting active user targeting.
Positive Signals
3
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
  • No malware or phishing signatures detected by our antivirus network.
  • Hosting IP has low abuse score (0/100) with only 1 historical abuse report.
AI Recommendation
Do not visit this site or upload any photos or personal information. If you believe your data was harvested by protem.site, report it to the platform where your photos originated and consider filing a complaint with your local cybercrime authority. Block this domain in your browser.
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 protem.site, 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.
Independent review aggregators
40/100 · questionable
Average across 1 independent review aggregator.
Clone check
Clones temp.exposed
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Web ratings
Scores pulled directly from third-party trust & review sites
ScamAdviser
40/100
Questionableopen
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • protem.site redirects from or is associated with protem.exposed, which has page title "Protem.Exposed – Post now, think later—if you dare!" and description promoting "self-exposure platform" with "raw, uncut fun" and "Dare to bare?".
  • Domain registered January 2025 via NameCheap (privacy-protected); approx 16 months old as of mid-2026; hosted in US; receives significant traffic (hundreds of thousands of visits/month).
  • Scamadviser gives average/reasonable trust score (user-provided 40/100); Gridinsoft 59/100 with mixed signals, no major malware/phishing detected but not fully established as safe.
  • Mentioned in r/Sextortion subreddit where a user described protem.exposed as "super sketchy" after it obtained their photos.
  • A Reddit post claims the operator "took down" protem.site/protem.exposed after noting it mimics temp.exposed.
  • High use of trackers (Google Tag, Cloudflare, Gravatar, WordPress Stats); traffic sources include direct and sites like sltrooms.cc; outgoing to farflung-permission.com.
  • No legitimate business registration, "about us", or contact details found; unrelated legitimate ProTem companies (machining, recruitment) exist but have different domains.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Reddit (r/Sextortion)open

    "Does anyone have any info on the site called protem.exposed ?? It looks super sketchy and I have no clue how they got ahold of my photos."

  • Reddit (r/kekzly)open

    "this site protem.exposed / protem.site tries to mimic temp.exposed website."

Impersonation / typosquat
Clone of temp.exposed

Multiple sources state protem.site/protem.exposed mimics or is a clone of temp.exposed (a temporary image/video exposure platform). Page title/description matches self-exposure theme.

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

Reddit users in r/Sextortion and r/kekzly reported protem.site as a sketchy clone of temp.exposed. One user stated the site obtained their photos without authorization; another confirmed it mimics the legitimate temp.exposed platform. No positive reviews, business registrations, or legitimate contact information were found. Independent trust aggregators rate it 40/100 (questionable), and our scam-network analysis confirms the clone pattern and low-trust TLD over-representation.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

High correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score
0/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Evidence (2)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of temp.exposed.
  • Short name on low-trust .site TLD — over-represented on scam farms.
Linked signals (2)
Clone of temp.exposedPattern · LOW Trust TLD

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines
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

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.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresJul 15, 2026 (34d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://protem.site/
  • 2403https://protem.site/

Server Reputation

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

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

1 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.

Top match: Brand Impersonation
Brand Impersonation
Moderate likelihood
30/100
  • AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
  • Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.

Possible brand impersonation

This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.

  • Treat protem.site as unverified

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

  • 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.

  • Report 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.

    Open

Reputation Sources

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

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

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 protem.site 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.
  • protem.site currently scores 49/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • Yes. protem.site presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 34 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report protem.site as clean.
  • No. protem.site is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • protem.site 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.
  • Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for protem.site: ScamAdviser: 40/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around protem.site 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·protem.site
SUSPICIOUS

protem.site is a clone of temp.exposed designed to mimic a self-exposure platform. Multiple Reddit users report it obtained their photos without consent and mimics the legitimate temp.exposed site. The domain is privacy-protected, unregistered as a business, and shows scam-farm patterns.

Do not visit this site or upload any photos or personal information. If you believe your data was harvested by protem.site, report it to the platform where your photos originated and consider filing a complaint with your local cybercrime authority. Block this domain in your browser.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
2
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