Security Review

Is salathebox.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

Official website for a long-standing Seville music venue with verified business registration and positive independent reviews.

salathebox.comScanned 4h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 88
Category tags
entertainmentfood & drink90% MT confidence
Warning signals (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
6/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
10 years old
Registered Nov 24, 2016
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
Low likelihood · 90% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

Flagged on major browser safety blocklists as social engineering. 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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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been active for over nine years, which is a strong indicator of a stable, legitimate business rather than a temporary scam site. Our research confirmed that the operator, SALA THE BOX SL, is a legally registered company in Spain with an active status. Independent travel and leisure sites contain multiple reviews from real customers praising the venue's atmosphere and service. While a few security engines flagged the site as phishing, these appear to be false positives given the extensive evidence of real-world operations and the lack of any consumer complaints. The site's contact information and social media profiles are consistent and have been active for years.
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Page Content

The website serves as a digital storefront for a physical venue in Seville, featuring event agendas, menus, and a photo gallery. It includes a local Spanish phone number and a professional email address on its own domain.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a European IP address with a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo. It loads standard external resources like Google Fonts and official social media widgets from Facebook and X.

Domain History

Registered nearly 10 years ago, the domain history aligns perfectly with the established timeline of the physical business. There is no evidence of recent ownership changes or suspicious drops in registration.

Web Reputation

The venue maintains a presence on major travel platforms with a 3.7/5 rating. While some users noted typical service-related grievances, there are zero reports of fraud, data theft, or malicious activity across any consumer protection databases.
Risk Factors
2
  • A small number of security engines (including ADMINUSLabs and alphaMountain.ai) have flagged the site, though these are likely false positives.
  • The website lacks a visible physical postal address in the footer, though this is easily found on their linked social media and business listings.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 3,500 days indicates a long-term, stable operation.
  • Verified business registration for SALA THE BOX SL in Spanish official records.
  • Positive independent reviews on travel and leisure platforms confirm physical existence.
  • Active social media presence with years of consistent posting and engagement.
  • No history of scam reports or fraudulent activity found in our research.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for checking event schedules or venue information. You can interact with it as you would any legitimate local business website.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
9.6 yrs
Registered Nov 2016
Business registration
Active · Spain
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain salathebox.com is directly linked to Sala The Box, a music venue, pub, and café-theater located at Av. de la Innovación s/n (Edificio Renta), 41020 Sevilla, Spain. Phone: +34 954 517 549.
  • Business is registered in Spain as SALA THE BOX SL with CIF B70480124; appears in official company directories, BORME publications, and LinkedIn employee profiles.
  • Tripadvisor lists it with a 3.7/5 rating from 18 reviews (mixed: praise for meals, value, and owner kindness; complaints about service, entry policies, and pricing). No scam mentions.
  • Active social media presence on Instagram (@salatheboxsevilla, @salathebox), Facebook (TheBoxsala), with posts about concerts, reopening, events, and contact info matching the domain.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative Reddit/Trustpilot/ScamAdviser results found across multiple searches for "salathebox.com scam", "estafa", or reviews.
  • Domain age of ~3502 days (~9.6 years) aligns with a long-established local business; no evidence of recent creation or suspicious activity.
  • Page promotes "Un nuevo concepto de Ocio en Sevilla" (new leisure concept in Seville) with live music, drinks, and events; consistent with independent venue listings on Wanderlog, Yelp, and Carta.menu.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Tripadvisoropen

    "Excellent meal here. Great value. The owner is so kind and considerate where nothing is too much effort or trouble. Very good location for the Hotel Sevilla Congresos. Thoroughly recommended."

  • Wanderlogopen

    "Sala The Box offers occasional live music, creating a unique atmosphere compared to other venues. Guests enjoy playing dart machines and table football while..."

Business registration
Status: active · Spain

SALA THE BOX SL (CIF B70480124), registered as a limited company (Sociedad Limitada) operating a café-theater/concert venue in Seville. Linked to employees on LinkedIn and official BORME mentions.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We found that salathebox.com is the official site for a music venue and pub in Seville, Spain, located at Av. de la Innovación. The business is registered as SALA THE BOX SL (CIF B70480124) and appears in official Spanish company directories. Independent reviews on Tripadvisor and Wanderlog confirm it is a legitimate establishment, with customers praising the live music and atmosphere. No scam reports or complaints were found across consumer-review sites or general web searches.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
6 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.

4Malicious2Suspicious54Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
CRDF
Malicious· malicious
Google Safebrowsing
Malicious· phishing
Gridinsoft
Suspicious· suspicious
SOCRadar
Suspicious· suspicious

6 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
This URL appears on threat lists

Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.

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
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@salathebox.com
Phone numbers954 51 75 49
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles2
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@salathebox.com).
  • Phone number listed (954 51 75 49).
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 years old
RegistrarCronon GmbH
RegisteredNov 24, 2016
ExpiresNov 24, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresFeb 14, 2027 (232d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingStrato GmbH
Server locationDE
Web serverApache/2.4.68 (Unix)
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://salathebox.com/
  • 2200https://www.salathebox.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPStrato GmbH
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 salathebox.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
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 salathebox.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — salathebox.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. salathebox.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 232 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • salathebox.com is 9.6 years old, registered on 11/24/2016 through Cronon GmbH. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 6 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged salathebox.com as malicious or suspicious (4 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged salathebox.com with the following threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
  • salathebox.com resolves to an IP operated by Strato GmbH in DE (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 27, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around salathebox.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·salathebox.com
DANGEROUS

This is the official website for Sala The Box, a legitimate music venue and café-theater located in Seville, Spain. The domain is nearly a decade old and corresponds to a registered business with positive local reviews.

This site is safe to use for checking event schedules or venue information. You can interact with it as you would any legitimate local business website.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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