Is pureextension.net legit or a scam?
Pure Safety is a recently registered site promoting a browser extension that hijacks search settings while providing no developer or contact information.
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.
Analysis Summary
Warning signs detected
Domain is only 49 days old. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain was registered only 49 days ago and lacks any established reputation or traffic history. While it claims to offer a security service, the page contains no company name, physical address, or contact email, which are standard for legitimate software developers. Our analysis shows the extension's primary function is to redirect the user's default search engine to a third-party provider. One security engine, alphaMountain.ai, has already flagged the site as suspicious. The presence of identical, repeated paragraphs on the landing page further suggests a low-effort setup often associated with browser hijackers.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for pureextension.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain pureextension.net is approximately 49 days old (registered around early May 2026).
- Website at https://www.pureextension.net/ promotes a Chrome browser extension called "Pure Safety" that claims to display domain safety scores (from WOT - Web of Trust) directly in the Chrome address bar autocomplete suggestions.
- Page title is "Pure Safety"; content explains that higher scores indicate safer domains, shows example with amazon.com, and includes an "Add to Chrome" button (no direct Chrome Web Store link or extension ID visible in summary).
- Site contains no company name, developer information, privacy policy, contact details, about section, disclaimers, or external links.
- Text on the page has repeated identical paragraphs, noted as a potential red flag or copy-paste error.
- No reviews, complaints, scam reports, or mentions of the domain/extension found on Trustpilot, Reddit, ScamAdviser, or other review sites.
- Related Chrome Stats page for a different PureExtension (ID ddaiiennjnhgmfimfdefilihocfbnlea) describes a cleaner browsing experience but is not confirmed to be the same product.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://pureextension.net/
- 2200https://www.purehubextension.net/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat pureextension.net 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.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 pureextension.net 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.
- pureextension.net currently scores 47/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. pureextension.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 40 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- pureextension.net is 1 month old, registered on 5/4/2026 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged pureextension.net as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. pureextension.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- pureextension.net 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 June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around pureextension.net have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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