Is smaco.online safe?

http://smaco.online/

Low RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Apparel store on Shopify with one isolated antivirus flag and a restrictive return policy.

smaco.online presents as a standard Shopify apparel shop. A single antivirus engine flagged it as phishing while 57 others cleared it; the domain is 160 days old and hosted on a clean IP. The return policy requires pre-authorization and lacks a physical address, which may complicate refunds.

Shop only if you accept the risk of a new store with limited contact details and a restrictive return policy; otherwise, consider established retailers.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 1 antivirus engine flagged this URLCriminal IP

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 signals

One antivirus engine (Criminal IP) flagged the domain as phishing; 57 other engines reported it harmless.

The site uses a valid TLS certificate and is hosted on Shopify infrastructure with a clean abuse score.

Return policy and contact details

The refund policy states that items sent to the origin address without prior authorization will not be refunded, and customers must contact the store for a return address.

Contact information lists only an email and phone number; no physical address or business registration is provided.

How a visitor interacts with the site

A visitor lands on product pages, adds items to a cart, and may encounter a 'Spin to win' email-capture pop-up before checkout.

Why the score is 72

Single isolated antivirus detection (Criminal IP) with no vendor consensus. 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

Fresh result

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

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
Criminal IPMalicious	phishing

All 92 engine results

Criminal IP - phishing - Malicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - unrated - 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
Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
CRDF - clean - 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
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - 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 - clean - 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
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

smaco.online

What our review noticed on this page

1Spin to win

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Spin to win

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Spin to win

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as shop, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Single isolated antivirus detection (Criminal IP) with no vendor consensus.
02Single isolated antivirus detection (Criminal IP) with no vendor consensus.
03Domain registered 160 days ago.

Web research findings

Independent findings for smaco.online, 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 smaco.online. 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.

Domainsmaco.online
Redirects tosmaco.online
Hosted byShopify, Inc.

Domain Timeline

Mar 3, 2026
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5 months old today.
Aug 10, 2026
Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age5 months old

RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.

RegisteredMar 3, 2026

ExpiresMar 3, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1

ExpiresSep 28, 2026 (49d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingShopify, Inc.

Server locationCA

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://smaco.online/
2429https://smaco.online/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file181

ISPShopify, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Antiviruscomplete
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · 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	Completed	Adverse	fresh · Aug 10, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page content was not available for semantic review	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result1 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; Freshnessfresh · Aug 10, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage content was not available for semantic review; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result1 independent finding 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 smaco.online a scam or is it safe?

smaco.online has a Safety Score of 72/100 (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 smaco.online safe to use?

smaco.online has a Safety Score of 72/100 (Low Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Normal caution; verify sensitive actions.

Has smaco.online been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged smaco.online, 1 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.

Is smaco.online on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — smaco.online 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 smaco.online domain?

smaco.online is 5 months old, registered on March 3, 2026 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.

Does smaco.online have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — smaco.online presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, valid for another 49 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 smaco.online hosted?

smaco.online resolves to an IP operated by Shopify, Inc. in CA (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 smaco.online report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on August 10, 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 smaco.online 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

72/100

Low Risk

Apparel store on Shopify with one isolated antivirus flag and a restrictive return policy.

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

Conclusion

Recommended actionShop only if you accept the risk of a new store with limited contact details and a restrictive return policy; otherwise, consider established retailers.

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09 · Community

Community

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

Is smaco.online safe?

Apparel store on Shopify with one isolated antivirus flag and a restrictive return policy.

Technical signals

Return policy and contact details

How a visitor interacts with the site

Why the score is 72

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

Apparel store on Shopify with one isolated antivirus flag and a restrictive return policy.

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