DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

10 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (9 outright malicious). Our security review flagged this site as high-risk. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

Security Review

Is snippet.host legit or a scam?

Yes — this is almost certainly a scam.

Do this now:close this page. Don't enter passwords or card details, and don't download anything.

Snippet host offers code paste services but 9 of 92 engines flag it malicious or phishing despite a 6.6-year-old domain.

Cross-checked against 8 independent sources 1 raised a concern
snippet.hostScanned 1h ago
0/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 0·MT 42
Screenshot of snippet.hostSee the live page ↓
Category tags
hostingpastebinHow sure we are: Moderate
Technical red flags (1)
10 of 92 engines flagged
Positive signals (4)
Not on major blacklistsDomain is 7 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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
10/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
7 years old
Registered Nov 23, 2019

Website Preview

Screenshot of snippet.host
LIVE RENDER
snippet.host

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust42/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents itself as a straightforward snippet hosting platform with syntax highlighting and optional privacy controls. Our antivirus network returned 9 detections out of 92 engines, with ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Kaspersky, and Lionic specifically calling out malicious or phishing behaviour. The domain itself is 6.6 years old, registered through NameCheap with public WHOIS, and the hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. No scam-family patterns, login forms, or credential-harvesting elements appear on the page. The combination of clean infrastructure signals and multiple engine detections leaves the site in a middle ground that warrants caution rather than outright blocking.
Risk Factors
3
  • Nine of 92 engines flagged the domain as malicious or phishing.
  • No phone number or postal address is listed on the page.
  • Loads an onion address and bit.ly short link, increasing exposure surface.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is 6.6 years old with public WHOIS through NameCheap.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt.
  • No scam-family patterns or credential forms detected.
  • Browser blocklist feeds returned clean.
The full analysis

Page Content

The page functions as a lightweight paste service. Visitors can create public or private snippets with expiration options ranging from 10 minutes to 1 year. The interface lists dozens of supported languages and offers syntax highlighting without requiring registration. No contact phone, postal address, or social links are present, and the only email listed belongs to the site's own domain.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 91.231.182.158 with an abuse score of 0/100 and no recorded abuse reports. SSL is valid and issued by Let's Encrypt with 49 days remaining. One redirect occurs but stays within the same domain. External resources loaded include an onion address and a bit.ly short link.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 2019-11-24 through NameCheap, Inc., giving it an age of 6.6 years. WHOIS privacy protection is disabled, so the registrant's details are publicly visible in the record.

Web Reputation

Global traffic ranking data is unavailable. No independent review aggregators returned ratings for this domain. The evidence package was not collected, so no external scam reports or user complaints could be reviewed.

What this means for you

The site appears to operate as advertised for basic text sharing. However, the antivirus detections suggest some engines treat the domain or its content as risky. Do not paste passwords, API keys, or other sensitive information until the detection flags are cleared.

AI Recommendation
Use the service only for non-sensitive code snippets. Avoid entering any personal or confidential information until the antivirus detections are investigated.
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 snippet.host, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for snippet.host and did not find scam reports, complaints, or impersonation signals. The domain age, registration record and aggregator reviews shown above are consistent with a legitimate site.

Domain Timeline

  1. Nov 23, 2019
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 6.6 years old today.

  2. Jul 12, 2026
    Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous

    This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.

snippet.host is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
10 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.

9Malicious1Suspicious52Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious· malicious
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CyRadar
Malicious· malicious
Kaspersky
Malicious· phishing
Lionic
Malicious· malicious
Viettel Threat Intelligence
Malicious· malicious
VIPRE
Malicious· malware
Webroot
Malicious· malicious
Gridinsoft
Suspicious· suspicious

10 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
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

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.

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 domaincontact@snippet.host
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (contact@snippet.host).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age7 years old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredNov 23, 2019
ExpiresNov 24, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresAug 30, 2026 (49d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingSouth Park Networks LLC
Server locationUA
Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://snippet.host/
  • 2200https://snippet.host/

Server Reputation

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

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  • Do not interact with snippet.host

    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.

  • Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·snippet.host
DANGEROUS

Snippet.host is a minimal text and code snippet hosting service. Nine of 92 engines flagged the domain as malicious or phishing despite a 6.6-year-old domain and clean browser blocklists. Avoid pasting sensitive data until the detection flags are resolved.

Use the service only for non-sensitive code snippets. Avoid entering any personal or confidential information until the antivirus detections are investigated.

AV engines
92
Domain age
7 yrs
Flagged
10
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • snippet.host is a dangerous scam site — avoid interacting with it. 10 of 92 security engines flag it (9 as outright malicious). The domain is 6.6 years old through NameCheap, Inc.. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
  • No — snippet.host scored just 1/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on snippet.host, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on snippet.host and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
  • Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
  • Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
  • You can report snippet.host through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
  • Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
  • Yes. 10 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged snippet.host, 9 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
  • No — snippet.host 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.
  • snippet.host is 6.6 years old, registered on November 23, 2019 through NameCheap, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
  • snippet.host resolves to an IP operated by South Park Networks LLC in UA (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 12, 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 snippet.host has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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