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Is retrostic.com safe?

http://retrostic.com/

78/100
Low Risk

Analysis coverage: strong · 3 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

Retrostic.com delivers retro ROM downloads with clean security profile

Retrostic.com is a long-running site offering free archived ROM and ISO files plus emulators for 40+ retro consoles. Page content, VirusTotal (0 malicious detections), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation show no malware, phishing, or deceptive downloads. Domain created 2019 with no adverse reports found. Primary risk is operator-level copyright issues common to ROM archives rather than technical threats.

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No antivirus detections across 92 engines
Safe to visit for retro ROM browsing; exercise normal caution with any file downloads and respect copyright laws.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Retrostic.com is a long-running site offering free archived ROM and ISO files plus emulators for 40+ retro consoles. Page content, VirusTotal (0 malicious detections), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation show no malware, phishing, or deceptive downloads. Domain created 2019 with no adverse reports found. Primary risk is operator-level copyright issues common to ROM archives rather than technical threats.

What the site provides

Homepage promotes direct ROM/ISO downloads for GB, GBC, GBA, NDS, N64, SNES, PS1 and others with 83,792 titles listed and 421 emulators. It states no .exe files, viruses or intrusive ads and includes a copyright reporting contact page.

Strongest evidence and limitations

VirusTotal (evidence: observed:virus-total) returned 58 harmless/0 malicious across 92 engines. Safe Browsing (observed:safe-browsing) and TLS checks passed with no threats. Domain age 2696 days and clean Cloudflare IP add supportive signals. No credential forms, popups, or download attempts observed. Limitation: site distributes copyrighted ROMs, a category-level legal risk not captured by malware scanners.

Practical user impact

Users can browse and request ROMs without encountering malware on the scanned page. Standard antivirus and VPN use is advisable for any ROM site. No evidence supports blocking the domain on security grounds.

Why the score is 78

The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Antivirus Engines

Saved result - stale

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - unrated - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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
retrostic.com

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Full screenDownload
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The saved image was reviewed for deceptive controls, visual impersonation, fake urgency, and other scam interface patterns.

Context only

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

    What the site claims

    Retrostic - Download Free ROMs for GB, GBC, GBA, NDS, N64, NES, SNES, Sega, Atari & More

  2. 2

    What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. 3

    What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 4

    What remains unverified

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

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Gaming

Advertising

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Web research findings

Independent findings for retrostic.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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • Reddit r/Romsopen

    "Yes it is safe"

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗
Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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.

Domainretrostic.com
Redirects towww.retrostic.com
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesajax.googleapis.com · fonts.googleapis.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Mar 14, 2019
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 7.4 years old today.

  2. Aug 1, 2026
    Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

retrostic.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age7 years old
RegistrarNameSilo, LLC
RegisteredMar 14, 2019
ExpiresMar 14, 2028
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresOct 29, 2026 (88d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
PopularityNot in popularity top list

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://retrostic.com/
  • 2301https://retrostic.com/
  • 3206https://www.retrostic.com/

Server Reputation

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

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

ajax.googleapis.comfonts.googleapis.comgoogle-analytics.comgoogletagmanager.comstatic.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
Completed analysis

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

AntiviruspartialBrowser threat feedcompletePage contentcompleteAnalysiscompleteVisual evidenceunavailable

Technical threat

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result: 0 of 92 engines flagged
Limited
No saved finding
Freshness: stale fallback · Aug 1, 2026
Browser protection
Result: No browser threat-list match
Completed
No adverse finding
Page content
Result: Page fetched · HTTP 200
Completed
No adverse finding
Visual evidence
Result: The saved page capture contained descriptive context only
Completed
No adverse finding
Independent research
Result: 1 independent finding were saved
Completed
No adverse finding

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Verify before you trust

We couldn't gather enough signal for a confident verdict — tread carefully.

  • Find the company through independent channels

    Search for the business on LinkedIn, an official registry (Companies House, OpenCorporates, SEC EDGAR), or via the brand's known social channels. If you can't trace a real entity, that itself is a red flag.

  • Never pay by crypto, gift card, or bank transfer

    If the site forces an irreversible payment method, stop. Cards and PayPal give you chargeback protection — irreversible methods don't.

  • Ask the forum

    Post the URL in the MalwareTips Scam Reports forum — experienced members often recognise patterns immediately.

    Open
Final verdictLevel 2 of 5
78/100 safety

Low Risk

Retrostic.com delivers retro ROM downloads with clean security profile

Retrostic.com is a long-running site offering free archived ROM and ISO files plus emulators for 40+ retro consoles. Page content, VirusTotal (0 malicious detections), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation show no malware, phishing, or deceptive downloads. Domain created 2019 with no adverse reports found. Primary risk is operator-level copyright issues common to ROM archives rather than technical threats.

  1. 01

    The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating.

  2. 02

    No Google browser threat warning

  3. 03

    No antivirus detections across 92 engines

Safe to visit for retro ROM browsing; exercise normal caution with any file downloads and respect copyright laws.
Saved page capture
Evidence balance5 signals
Positive
3
Limited
1
Risk
1
Analysis coverage
75%
strong coverage
Core capabilities
3/5
completed checks
Source coverage
4/5
sources complete
Evidence checks
0/8
completed checks flagged
Technical threatNot confirmed50/100 risk
Operator / customer riskNot confirmed50/100 risk
Safety range

Saved evidence only. Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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07 · Community

Community

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08 · 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 retrostic.com a scam or is it safe?
retrostic.com has a Safety Score of 78/100 (Low Risk). The saved checks found no material threat, but the report did not meet every requirement for the highest Safe tier. Use normal caution and independently verify the operator before irreversible payments or unusually sensitive actions.
Is retrostic.com safe to use?
retrostic.com has a Safety Score of 78/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 75%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.
Has retrostic.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report retrostic.com as clean. 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 retrostic.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — retrostic.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 retrostic.com domain?
retrostic.com is 7.4 years old, registered on March 14, 2019 through NameSilo, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does retrostic.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — retrostic.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 88 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".
Where is retrostic.com hosted?
retrostic.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the retrostic.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 1, 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 retrostic.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.