Security Review

Is redpebblephotography.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

Brighton photographer portfolio flagged by 9 antivirus engines as phishing; missing all standard business contact details.

redpebblephotography.comScanned 3d ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 40
Category tags
photography & services#Phishing#Clone Site72% 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
12/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
12 years old
Registered Oct 8, 2014
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 72% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

9 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page as malicious. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain redpebblephotography.com is 11+ years old and hosts what appears to be a legitimate photography business website for a Brighton-based newborn and family photographer. However, our antivirus network detected significant malicious signals: 9 of 92 engines flagged the page as malicious or phishing, including BitDefender (phishing), Fortinet (malware), and ADMINUSLabs (malicious). The page is also missing every standard contact method — no email address, no phone number, and no postal address — which is highly unusual for a real photography business. The SSL certificate is valid and the domain has legitimate age, but the combination of antivirus detections and complete absence of contact information suggests either a compromised legitimate site or a phishing clone impersonating a real photographer. The lack of any contact pathway prevents customers from actually booking services, which contradicts the site's apparent purpose.
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Page Content

The page presents itself as a photography portfolio for newborn, family, children, wedding, and nursery photography in the Brighton & Hove area. The title and meta description are professionally written and geographically specific. However, the page contains zero contact methods: no email address, no phone number, and no postal address. A real photography business requires at least one way for potential clients to inquire or book. The body text includes a copyright notice for 'Red Pebble Photography, 2023' and mentions gift vouchers, but no functional contact form or contact details are visible.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on IP 185.73.11.198 with a clean abuse score (0/100) and no reported abuse history. SSL is valid (Let's Encrypt) with 62 days remaining. The site loads external resources from legitimate CDNs and Google services (fonts, tag manager, analytics). No malware or suspicious scripts were detected in our sandbox analysis.

Domain History

The domain is 4,264 days old (approximately 11.7 years), suggesting legitimate historical registration. However, the age alone does not explain the antivirus detections. The registrar is 123-Reg Limited, a UK-based provider, and WHOIS privacy is disabled, showing legitimate registration transparency.

Web Reputation

Nine antivirus engines flagged the page as malicious or phishing: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, and Fortinet all detected threats. The page is not listed in major browser blocklists, and our sandbox did not flag it. The reputation score is 0, indicating no positive trust signals. Independent review aggregators returned no data.

Risk Factors
5
  • 9 of 92 antivirus engines flagged the page as malicious or phishing, including tier-1 detectors BitDefender and Fortinet.
  • Complete absence of contact email, phone number, or postal address — impossible for a real photography business to operate without customer contact methods.
  • Reputation score of 0 with no positive trust signals from independent aggregators.
  • Page body contains 'Content is protected !!' error message, suggesting either a compromised site or incomplete setup.
  • No functional contact form or booking mechanism visible despite the site's stated purpose of offering photography services.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is 11+ years old, suggesting legitimate historical registration rather than a newly-created phishing domain.
  • Valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt with transparent WHOIS registration (privacy disabled).
  • Hosting IP has clean abuse reputation (0/100) with no reported abuse history.
  • Page is not flagged by major browser blocklists or our sandbox analysis.
  • Geographically specific and professionally-written page title and meta description for Brighton photography services.
AI Recommendation
Do not enter any personal or payment information on this site. If you are looking for a photographer in Brighton, search independently for 'Red Pebble Photography' and verify their contact details through multiple sources before booking. Contact the photographer directly through verified channels (phone, email, or social media) rather than through this website.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for redpebblephotography.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
11 yrs
Registered Oct 2014
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst

No scam reports or complaints found in web search.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
12 engines 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.

9Malicious3Suspicious50Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· malicious
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CRDF
Malicious· malicious
Fortinet
Malicious· malware
G-Data
Malicious· phishing
Gridinsoft
Malicious· malicious
Sophos
Malicious· malware
CyRadar
Suspicious· suspicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Suspicious· suspicious
SOCRadar
Suspicious· suspicious

12 antivirus engines 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.

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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age12 years old
Registrar123-Reg Limited
RegisteredOct 8, 2014
ExpiresOct 8, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · E8
ExpiresAug 13, 2026 (62d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingEnix Ltd
Server locationGB
Web servernginx/1.30.1
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://redpebblephotography.com/
  • 2200https://redpebblephotography.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPEnix Ltd
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with redpebblephotography.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • 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 ↗

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 flags redpebblephotography.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — redpebblephotography.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. redpebblephotography.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 62 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • redpebblephotography.com is 11.7 years old, registered on 10/8/2014 through 123-Reg Limited. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 12 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged redpebblephotography.com as malicious or suspicious (9 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. redpebblephotography.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • redpebblephotography.com resolves to an IP operated by Enix Ltd in GB (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 12, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around redpebblephotography.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·redpebblephotography.com
DANGEROUS

A photography portfolio site for a Brighton-based newborn and family photographer, but 9 antivirus engines flag it as malicious or phishing, and critical contact information (email, phone, address) is completely absent from the page.

Do not enter any personal or payment information on this site. If you are looking for a photographer in Brighton, search independently for 'Red Pebble Photography' and verify their contact details through multiple sources before booking. Contact the photographer directly through verified channels (phone, email, or social media) rather than through this website.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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