Is romsdroid.com safe?
http://romsdroid.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 91 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
ROMsDroid is a retro game ROM download site with no confirmed malicious behavior, but its downloads are unverified
ROMsDroid offers free downloads of game ROMs and emulators for many consoles. The browser threat feed shows no warning, the domain is about 1026 days old, and a third-party checker rates it as very likely safe. However, the operator is not identified, the page is served over unencrypted HTTP, and the safety of the downloaded files could not be verified. That puts it in the Moderate Risk band.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 66/100
Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. This report did not save its adverse findings as a list; the verdict above gives the reasons.
What pulled the score down
This older report did not save a list of adverse findings. The verdict above and the analysis below give the reasons.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed reported no threat.
- SupportsThe domain is about 1026 days old.
- SupportsA public record in public web research reads: "Very Likely Safe"
- SupportsPhone number listed (360 1026).
Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
ROMsDroid offers free downloads of game ROMs and emulators for many consoles. The browser threat feed shows no warning, the domain is about 1026 days old, and a third-party checker rates it as very likely safe. However, the operator is not identified, the page is served over unencrypted HTTP, and the safety of the downloaded files could not be verified. That puts it in the Moderate Risk band.
Technical checks versus operator risk
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning. A valid TLS certificate exists, but the scanned address was served over plain HTTP without redirecting to HTTPS, so that connection was not encrypted.
The site lists a Gmail contact address and a phone number but names no company or operator. Who runs it remains unknown, and the supplied evidence does not show whether the downloadable files are clean.
What the site offers
The site invites visitors to download ROMs and emulators for consoles such as GBA, SNES, N64, PSP and PS2, and it invites contact about promotions and web advertising. ROMs are often copyrighted, which is context only and not the reason for the score. No payment, subscription or affiliate flow appears in the supplied evidence.
Why the score is 66
The score combines saved deterministic evidence with the grounded analysis available for this report. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 91
No detectionsSaved analysis from September 22, 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 - Clean
- 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 - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- 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 - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiGames
- BitDefendergames
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekergames
- Googlegaming
- Sophosgames
- Xcitium Verdict Cloudmedia sharing
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
ROMsDroid
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
ROMsDroid
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
ROMsDroid - Download Free ROMs & Emulator Games
- Meta description
Explore a vast collection of free ROMs and Emulators. Download Games for GBA, SNES, NDS, N64, PSP, and more. Play on PC, Mac, Android, and iOS.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/about-us/Read
- Terms/terms-and-conditions/Read
- Contact page/contact-us/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
ROMsDroid - Download Free ROMs & Emulator Games
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Downloader
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The browser threat feed reported no threat.
- 02The scanned address was served over plain HTTP with no redirect to HTTPS.
Web research findings
Independent findings for romsdroid.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.
- Scamadviseropen
"Very Likely Safe"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domainromsdroid.com
- Redirects toromsdroid.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · gc.bleckaugrim.com
Domain Timeline
- Jan 5, 2024Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 27, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Phone number listed (360 1026).
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for romsdroid.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 91 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Sep 22, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 91 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 22, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
ROMsDroid is a retro game ROM download site with no confirmed malicious behavior, but its downloads are unverified
ROMsDroid offers free downloads of game ROMs and emulators for many consoles. The browser threat feed shows no warning, the domain is about 1026 days old, and a third-party checker rates it as very likely safe. However, the operator is not identified, the page is served over unencrypted HTTP, and the safety of the downloaded files could not be verified. That puts it in the Moderate Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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