Security Review

Is sovcombank.ru legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

Official website of Sovcombank, a top-tier licensed Russian bank with high trust ratings and verified business registration.

sovcombank.ruScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% 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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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain is the verified home of PJSC Sovcombank, which has been operating since 1990. Our analysis confirms it holds an active universal banking license from the Central Bank of Russia. It is recognized as a systemically important bank with significant assets and a massive customer base. While some individual complaints exist regarding service issues or account blocks, these are typical for a large-scale retail bank and do not indicate fraudulent intent. The site is clean across all major security engines and maintains a valid SSL certificate.
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Page Content

The website serves as the primary digital hub for Sovcombank, offering retail banking, insurance, and investment services. It includes comprehensive security sections and anti-fraud tools for customers.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a high-assurance SSL certificate and handles significant global traffic, consistent with a major financial institution.

Domain History

The domain has a long-standing reputation and is officially documented in government and financial registries. It is not a clone or a recently registered 'look-alike' domain.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show a very high satisfaction rate, with the bank often ranking at the top of industry leaderboards. It maintains a high resolution rate for customer-reported issues.
Risk Factors
2
  • Subject to international sanctions which may affect certain cross-border transactions.
  • Isolated customer reports of aggressive marketing or account freezes for security audits.
Positive Signals
5
  • Verified active license (№963) from the Central Bank of Russia.
  • Ranked as a systemically important bank in the Russian Federation.
  • Clean scan results from over 90 antivirus engines and security partners.
  • High customer satisfaction rating (4.9/5) on major financial review platforms.
  • Established business presence since 1990 with verified headquarters.
AI Recommendation
You can safely use this website for official banking business. Always ensure you are on the correct sovcombank.ru domain before entering sensitive login credentials.
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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 sovcombank.ru, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Russia
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
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 · 1 complaint · 2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Official website of PJSC Sovcombank (sovcombank.ru), a privately-owned universal Russian bank founded in 1990 with headquarters in Kostroma.
  • Regulated by the Central Bank of Russia with active universal banking license №963 (issued 05.12.2014); status 'Действует' (active) as per CBR registry.
  • One of Russia's systemically important banks; high ranking by assets (top 10); owns subsidiaries including insurance, leasing, and NPF.
  • High customer rating on banki.ru: 4.91/5 from ~50,000 reviews, ranked #1 out of 308 banks, with 70.81% problems solved.
  • Bank actively publishes warnings about fraud schemes, offers a phone checker for scams, and has pages dedicated to client security and anti-fraud.
  • Some customer complaints exist regarding aggressive marketing calls, loan issues, account blocks for suspicious activity, and isolated accusations of bank misconduct.
  • Subject to Western sanctions (e.g., US OFAC in 2022 due to Russia-Ukraine events), but fully operational and licensed in Russia.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • banki.ruopen

    "Мошеннические действия Совкомбанка - Карта*4979 и ДБО заблокированы в связи с проведением по вашим счетам операций сомнительного характера"

  • YouTubeopen

    "Sovcombank tried to scam a Kolyma resident. What happened?"

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

    "Народный рейтинг 4.91 из 5, 49 759 отзывов, 1 место из 308 банков, 70.81% решено проблем"

  • banki.ruopen

    "Банк пошел навстречу (positive review dated 9.06.2026)"

Business registration
Status: active · Russia

ПАО «Совкомбанк», registered 27.11.1990 by CBR, universal license №963 since 05.12.2014, INN 4401116480, OGRN 1144400000425, head office in Kostroma. Listed as systemically important bank.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Research into PJSC Sovcombank confirms its status as a legitimate, licensed universal bank headquartered in Kostroma. It is regulated by the Central Bank of Russia and appears on official lists of systemically important institutions. Consumer feedback on platforms like banki.ru is exceptionally high for the sector, although some complaints regarding specific banking procedures and international sanctions are present.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerHellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA · HARICA DV TLS RSA
ExpiresFeb 12, 2027 (235d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingHLL LLC
Server locationRU
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHLL LLC
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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 sovcombank.ru and not a lookalike like s-ovcombank.ru.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.

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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 ↗

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 sovcombank.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • sovcombank.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. sovcombank.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA · HARICA DV TLS RSA, expiring in 235 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 sovcombank.ru as clean.
  • No. sovcombank.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • sovcombank.ru resolves to an IP operated by HLL LLC in RU (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
  • Yes. sovcombank.ru sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around sovcombank.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·sovcombank.ru
SAFE

This is the official website of Sovcombank, a major licensed Russian financial institution. It is a legitimate banking portal with a long history and verified regulatory status. You can safely use this site for banking services.

You can safely use this website for official banking business. Always ensure you are on the correct sovcombank.ru domain before entering sensitive login credentials.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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