Is s3.archive.party safe?

http://s3.archive.party/

Low RiskStatus

Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Storage backend for archived YouTube videos with no consumer-facing storefront or payment flow.

s3.archive.party serves as a file-hosting endpoint for the PreserveTube project, delivering .mp4 video files referenced by external scripts. The root path immediately redirects to YouTube, and no checkout, subscription, or login forms are present. Technical checks show a valid TLS certificate, clean Safe Browsing status, and a 939-day-old domain with a low-abuse hosting IP.

The domain functions as a non-interactive storage backend; treat direct file links as ordinary media downloads and apply normal browser or antivirus precautions.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 1 antivirus engine flagged this URLForcepoint ThreatSeeker

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Technical checks and hosting context

the browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the TLS certificate is valid, indicating an encrypted connection without browser-level blocks.

The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across 80 saved reports, and the registrable domain is 939 days old.

Observed site function and visitor flow

The domain hosts video files at paths such as /preservetube/{videoId}.mp4 and is referenced by the FOSWLY/vot.js GitHub repository for the PreserveTube archiving project.

Direct navigation to the root triggers an immediate redirect to a YouTube watch page, and no commercial CTAs, login portals, or file-upload interfaces are exposed.

Why the score is 78

The saved checks found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

1/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

1 engine flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 1
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerSuspicious	suspicious

All 92 engine results

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - suspicious - Suspicious
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 - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - 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
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 - unrated - 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
Synthient - unrated - 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

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CAPTURED PAGE

s3.archive.party

What our review noticed on this page

1YouTube video page for 'HUH YUNJIN - 'I≠DOLL''

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

YouTube video page for 'HUH YUNJIN - 'I≠DOLL''

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
YouTube video page for 'HUH YUNJIN - 'I≠DOLL''

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
The captured page appears to offer a content service.
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 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

Content

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01url: `https://s3.archive.party/preservetube/${videoId}.mp4`, FOSWLY/vot.js GitHub Repository https://github.com/FOSWLY/vot.js/blob/e3404249c9468e28fb273dc6b41f2eb513f0e0b2/packages/ext/src/helpers/preservetube.ts
02Root path redirects to YouTube; no storefront or login present.
03the browser threat feed returned no threat warning.

Web research findings

Independent findings for s3.archive.party, 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

No scam reports found

The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for s3.archive.party. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

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.

Domains3.archive.party
Redirects towww.youtube.com
Hosted byGoogle LLC
Referencesi.ytimg.com

Domain Timeline

Mar 11, 2024
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2.6 years old when this review was saved.
Oct 7, 2026
Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age3 years old

RegistrarHosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu

RegisteredMar 11, 2024

ExpiresMar 11, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR2

ExpiresDec 3, 2026 (57d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingGoogle LLC

Server locationUS

Web serverESF

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1308http://s3.archive.party/
2302https://s3.archive.party/
3200https://www.youtube.com/watchcross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file80

ISPGoogle LLC

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

i.ytimg.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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 coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	1 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	2 independent findings were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result1 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result2 independent findings were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available

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.
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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.

Is s3.archive.party a scam or is it safe?

s3.archive.party 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 s3.archive.party safe to use?

s3.archive.party has a Safety Score of 78/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 69%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.

Has s3.archive.party been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged s3.archive.party as suspicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.

Is s3.archive.party on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — s3.archive.party 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 s3.archive.party domain?

s3.archive.party is 2.6 years old, registered on March 11, 2024 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. 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 s3.archive.party have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — s3.archive.party presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR2, valid for another 57 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 s3.archive.party hosted?

s3.archive.party resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC 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 s3.archive.party report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 7, 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 s3.archive.party has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

78/100

Low Risk

Storage backend for archived YouTube videos with no consumer-facing storefront or payment flow.

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionThe domain functions as a non-interactive storage backend; treat direct file links as ordinary media downloads and apply normal browser or antivirus precautions.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is s3.archive.party safe?

Storage backend for archived YouTube videos with no consumer-facing storefront or payment flow.

Technical checks and hosting context

Observed site function and visitor flow

Why the score is 78

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Verify before you trust

Find the company through independent channels

Never pay by crypto, gift card, or bank transfer

Ask the forum

Storage backend for archived YouTube videos with no consumer-facing storefront or payment flow.

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