SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is sex.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 75/100

Historic adult video site with clean scans and high traffic but mixed payout reviews on independent review aggregator.

sex.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 81·MT 72
Category tags
adult85% MT confidence
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/91
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust72/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The page serves free porn videos and movies under the sex.com brand. Technical checks returned zero malware detections and a clean hosting IP. The domain has documented ownership history dating back decades and sold for millions, confirming it is the original site rather than a clone. Evidence shows two negative independent review aggregator entries about model payouts alongside two positive reviews. UK company records list dissolved entities tied to the name. No phishing, malware, or scam-family patterns appear in the scan.
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Page Content

Homepage displays adult video thumbnails, category navigation, and age-verification prompts. No login forms, countdowns, or data-harvesting elements detected.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. External scripts load from known CDNs and analytics domains.

Domain History

sex.com is the original domain for this adult platform with public records of high-value sales and legal disputes in the 2000s. Not a recent registration or typosquat.

Web Reputation

Independent review sites note mixed feedback focused on creator payouts rather than content scams. No widespread malware or phishing reports surfaced.

Risk Factors
2
  • Two independent review aggregator complaints mention non-payment to models after reaching payout thresholds.
  • UK-registered companies linked to the name are listed as dissolved.
Positive Signals
3
  • Zero detections across 91 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.
  • Domain carries documented high-value sales history and Tranco top-200 ranking.
  • No clone indicators; this is the primary adult platform domain.
AI Recommendation
The site is a legitimate adult platform. Use standard precautions with any paid features and verify creator payout terms before uploading content.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
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Website Preview

Screenshot of sex.com
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sex.com

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Web Research Findings

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

Business registration
Dissolved · UK
Company record shows the business is no longer trading.
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 scam reports · 2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • - Domain sex.com has extensive historical records including legal disputes over ownership (Gary Kremen vs Stephen Cohen) and sales for $13M+ in 2010/2006.
  • - Scamadviser rates sex.com as 'Very Likely Safe' with valid SSL, high traffic ranking (Tranco 180), though notes negative reviews detected.
  • - Scamy.io analysis concludes the domain 'appears to be safe' and 'legitimate' as an adult content platform with official contact pages.
  • - UK company records exist for SEX.COM LIMITED (dissolved status per Companies House filings).
  • - Trustpilot shows mixed user reviews including complaints about model payouts and positive comments like 'Great site'.
  • - No evidence of the site being a typosquat or clone of another brand; it is the primary domain for this adult video platform.
  • - General search results predominantly discuss unrelated sextortion scams rather than issues with sex.com itself.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "They did not ever pay me out and right when you hit the margin to get paid they change it up again. so much wasted hours and time."

  • Scamadviseropen

    "Negative reviews were detected for this website"

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Great site! Love it."

  • Trustpilotopen

    "Amazing! I loved it."

Business registration
Status: dissolved · UK

SEX.COM LIMITED and SEX. COM LIMITED listed in Companies House records; one or both dissolved.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

independent review aggregator shows two complaints about non-payment to models once payout thresholds are reached. Two positive reviews describe the site as 'Great' and 'Amazing'. independent review aggregator notes negative reviews but rates the site 'Very Likely Safe' with high traffic. UK Companies House records list dissolved entities for SEX.COM LIMITED. No evidence of phishing or malware tied to the domain itself.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 91 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 91 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless91Engines
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 numbers24509-537
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (24509-537).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresAug 16, 2026 (70d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingUpCloud Chicago Inc
Server locationUS
Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://sex.com/
  • 2301https://www.sex.com/cross-domain
  • 3200https://www.sex.com/encross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPUpCloud Chicago Inc
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 sex.com and not a lookalike like s-ex.com.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
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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on sex.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·sex.com
SAFE

Sex.com is a long-established adult video platform. The domain carries extensive history and high traffic rankings, though independent review aggregator shows mixed reviews including payout complaints from models.

The site is a legitimate adult platform. Use standard precautions with any paid features and verify creator payout terms before uploading content.

AV engines
91
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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