Is shops1000.com safe?
http://shops1000.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (58 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture · limited: did not fully complete
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Shops1000 is a store directory with paid recurring listings; one security vendor flags it, but other checks are clean
Shops1000 is a directory where visitors search for shops by name and location. Listed entries include The Model Railroad Shop and Charles Stamp Shop. Businesses can pay for Featured Listings through a monthly or annual recurring subscription. The domain is about 1,597 days old, and the site lists an email address on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address. The browser threat feed gave no warning, and the encrypted connection is valid. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and that result came from a saved earlier check. Because of that single detection, the score sits in Low Risk rather than Safe.
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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 72/100
Low Risk covers scores 70–84. 1 finding pulled the score down; 4 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Strong1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is about 1,597 days old.
- SupportsThe site lists an email on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address.
- SupportsGoogle Safe Browsing returned no threat warning
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Shops1000 is a directory where visitors search for shops by name and location. Listed entries include The Model Railroad Shop and Charles Stamp Shop. Businesses can pay for Featured Listings through a monthly or annual recurring subscription. The domain is about 1,597 days old, and the site lists an email address on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address. The browser threat feed gave no warning, and the encrypted connection is valid. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and that result came from a saved earlier check. Because of that single detection, the score sits in Low Risk rather than Safe.
Technical checks versus operator signals
One antivirus family reported an adverse result for this domain. The record does not explain the reason, and it comes from an earlier saved check. The browser threat feed returned no warning, and the TLS connection is valid.
On the operator side, the domain is over four years old. The site gives a contact email on its own domain, a phone number, and an address in Sheridan, WY. These are claims made on the site itself and have not been independently verified. When our screenshot was taken, a Cloudflare error 1015 page was shown, which is a rate-limiting message.
How the paid listings work
Featured Listings renew automatically each month or year. The terms say renewals can be cancelled from the account dashboard, through the confirmation email, or by email. A full refund is available if you cancel in writing within 7 days, with refunds processed within 10 business days. Payment is handled by Stripe, and the site says it does not store card details.
Clicking Directions on a listing sends visitors to Google. Other listing links stay on Shops1000 itself.
Why the score is 72
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
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from August 5, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
All 92 engine results
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- 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
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- 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
- 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.aiShopping
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerinformation technology
- Googleshopping
- Sophosreference
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
Error 1015
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Error 1015
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
Find shops, markets and shopping centers near you | Shops1000
- Meta description
Find local shops in your area.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Terms/termsRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Find shops, markets and shopping centers near you | Shops1000
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 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
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Featured Listings are sold as recurring subscriptions, with stated cancellation and refund terms.
- 021 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 03The domain is about 1,597 days old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for shops1000.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for shops1000.com. 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.
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.
- Domainshops1000.com
- Redirects towww.shops1000.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgraph.facebook.com · google-analytics.com
Domain Timeline
- Jun 1, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 16, 2026Saved security review — Rated Low Risk
This saved scan found no material threat, but the evidence was not strong enough for the highest Safe tier.
shops1000.com has operated for years and this review found no material threat — a long track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@shops1000.com).
- Phone number listed (+17325887240).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for shops1000.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 Analytics
- Google AdSense
- Google Ads
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- cdnjs
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.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://shops1000.com/
- 2301https://shops1000.com/
- 3206https://www.shops1000.com/
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 evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
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 | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Aug 5, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 1 visible observation saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 16, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Aug 5, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 1 visible observation saved
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 16, 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.
Is shops1000.com a scam or is it safe?
Is shops1000.com safe to use?
Has shops1000.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is shops1000.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Shops1000 is a store directory with paid recurring listings; one security vendor flags it, but other checks are clean
Shops1000 is a directory where visitors search for shops by name and location. Listed entries include The Model Railroad Shop and Charles Stamp Shop. Businesses can pay for Featured Listings through a monthly or annual recurring subscription. The domain is about 1,597 days old, and the site lists an email address on its own domain, a phone number and a postal address. The browser threat feed gave no warning, and the encrypted connection is valid. One antivirus family has flagged the domain, and that result came from a saved earlier check. Because of that single detection, the score sits in Low Risk rather than Safe.
09 · Community
Community
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