Security Review

Is sdo.harzgg.space legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 87/100

A transparent community-run multiplayer mod site for SurrounDead with positive community feedback and clean security scans.

sdo.harzgg.spaceScanned 17h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 90·MT 85
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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sdo.harzgg.space

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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.

15
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate community project page for a game mod, featuring professional design and standard technical transparency like checksums.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional design with consistent branding and high-quality layout

Clear technical details provided including version numbers and file size

SHA-256 checksum link provided for file verification

No high-pressure urgency tactics or fake countdown timers

No deceptive trust badges or security seals observed

Functional navigation menu with links to Discord and installation guides

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site serves as a dedicated hub for a community-made multiplayer launcher, providing clear technical documentation and version history. Our antivirus partners and malware engines report no threats, and the hosting IP has a clean reputation. We found active, positive discussions on gaming forums where the developer, known as Harz, regularly interacts with users. The inclusion of SHA-256 checksums for file verification is a strong indicator of technical transparency. While the domain is not a major commercial entity, its behavior aligns perfectly with a hobbyist open-source project.
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Page Content

The storefront is well-structured, focusing on technical guides, versioning (v2.0.9), and installation steps for the SD-Online launcher. It explicitly disclaims any official affiliation with the game's developers, which is standard for legitimate modding projects.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a dedicated IP with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt and maintains a low-complexity setup typical of community-driven tools.

Domain History

The domain is part of a small network of project sites managed by the same developer, who has a history of creating similar multiplayer mods for other titles. No deceptive redirects or homoglyph patterns were detected.

Web Reputation

Community sentiment across social platforms and gaming subreddits is positive, with users actively participating in alpha testing. There are no records of malicious activity or fraudulent behavior associated with this host.
Risk Factors
3
  • Unofficial community project not endorsed by the original game developer.
  • Low global traffic ranking due to its niche gaming audience.
  • No formal business registration as it is a personal hobbyist project.
Positive Signals
5
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Provides SHA-256 checksums for file integrity verification.
  • Active and positive community engagement on Reddit and YouTube.
  • Transparent version history and technical alpha documentation.
  • Clean hosting IP with no history of abuse or phishing.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for downloading the SD-Online launcher. As with any unofficial mod, ensure you follow the provided installation guides and use the Discord community for technical support.
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 sdo.harzgg.space, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain sdo.harzgg.space is actively promoted as the download site for SD-Online, a community-developed PvE multiplayer launcher/mod for the Steam game SurrounDead.
  • Creator goes by "Harz" or "HARZFX" and has posted announcements, roadmaps, and live streams on r/SurrounDead and YouTube.
  • Harz has created similar multiplayer mods/launchers for other games (e.g., Ravenfield RFMP at rfmp.harzgg.space, Escape from Duckov at duckm.harzgg.space).
  • All references describe it explicitly as "unofficial" and "community-made," with no affiliation to the SurrounDead developers.
  • Recent activity (June 2026) includes server upgrades, alpha playtests, and positive community engagement on Reddit with no reported issues in search results.
  • No scam reports, malware complaints, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser listings, or negative reviews found across web searches.
  • The .space subdomain and harzgg.space parent suggest a personal/project hosting setup rather than a commercial entity.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Reddit r/SurrounDeadopen

    "SD-Online is an unofficial, community-made multiplayer mod. It is not created, endorsed, sponsored, supported by, or affiliated with the developer or publisher"

  • YouTube (HARZFX)open

    "https://sdo.harzgg.space/ SD-Online Is Back Online — Major Server Upgrade & Improved Sync!"

  • Reddit r/SurrounDeadopen

    "Hi everyone, Harz here! I'm proud to announce that all SD-Online services are officially back online! Our upgraded GPU servers are running smoothly"

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases and consumer-review sites for sdo.harzgg.space and found no negative reports. Our research identified active community threads on Reddit where the project is discussed as a legitimate multiplayer mod. The developer, Harz, is well-known in these communities for creating similar launchers for other games, and recent updates from June 2026 show ongoing server maintenance and positive user feedback.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

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.
  • Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresSep 21, 2026 (86d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingHostHatch LLC
Server locationUS
Web servernginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu)

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://sdo.harzgg.space/
  • 2200https://sdo.harzgg.space/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHostHatch LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on sdo.harzgg.space and not a lookalike like s-do.harzgg.space.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
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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 found no threat indicators on sdo.harzgg.space. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • sdo.harzgg.space passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 87/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. sdo.harzgg.space presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report sdo.harzgg.space as clean.
  • No. sdo.harzgg.space is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • sdo.harzgg.space resolves to an IP operated by HostHatch LLC in US (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 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around sdo.harzgg.space 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·sdo.harzgg.space
SAFE

This is a legitimate community-run project page for a multiplayer mod for the game SurrounDead. Our analysis shows a transparent development process with positive community feedback and no security flags. You can safely use the site, but remember it is an unofficial project not affiliated with the game's original developers.

This site is safe to use for downloading the SD-Online launcher. As with any unofficial mod, ensure you follow the provided installation guides and use the Discord community for technical support.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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