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

Is spb.ru safe to use?

spb.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Has spb.ru been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report spb.ru as clean.

Is spb.ru on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. spb.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is spb.ru hosted?

spb.ru resolves to an IP operated by RU-CENTER in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

Is spb.ru a well-known website?

Yes. spb.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.

How often is the spb.ru report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 12, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around spb.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is spb.ru legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate Saint Petersburg geographic domain registered to a Russian internet-infrastructure foundation with clean reputation and no fraud indicators.

Why we trust it

Registered to a legitimate Russian internet-infrastructure foundation with active business registration.Zero malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines and zero abuse reports on hosting IP.Ranks in global top-100k, indicating established traffic and legitimacy.

spb.ruScanned 2d ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 100·MT 82

Positive signals (3)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% 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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spb.ru

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

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

spb.ru is a second-level .ru domain dedicated to Saint Petersburg entities, registered to FOND SODEISTVIIA RAZVITIIU TEKHNOLOGII I INFRASTRUKTURY INTERNET, a legitimate Russian organization (taxpayer ID 7734269738). Our antivirus network flagged zero malicious detections across 92 engines, the hosting IP has zero abuse reports, and no scam complaints appear in consumer-review databases or web searches. The domain ranks in the global top-100k, indicating established traffic and legitimacy. While some subdomains under *.spb.ru have occasionally been misused for phishing or fraud (a common pattern for open geographic TLDs), the apex domain itself shows no signs of malicious operation. Many official Saint Petersburg government, educational, and business sites legitimately use .spb.ru or gov.spb.ru, confirming its role as a trusted geographic namespace.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The domain serves as a geographic second-level namespace for Saint Petersburg, Russia. Official and legitimate government, educational, and business entities operate under .spb.ru or gov.spb.ru subdomains.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 178.210.74.11 has zero abuse reports and an abuse score of 0/100. No malware, phishing, or suspicious activity detected by our antivirus network (0 flags across 92 engines). Browser blocklists report the domain clean.

Domain History

Registered to FOND SODEISTVIIA RAZVITIIU TEKHNOLOGII I INFRASTRUKTURY INTERNET (Foundation for Assistance to the Development of Internet Technologies and Infrastructure), a Russian organization with active business registration status. The domain is a legitimate geographic TLD requiring identity verification for registration.

Web Reputation

No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across consumer-review aggregators or general web searches. The domain ranks in the global top-100k, reflecting established legitimacy and traffic. Subdomains occasionally misused for phishing (e.g., dolphinarium.spb.ru, viagra-spb.ru) are separate entities and do not reflect on the apex domain's reputation.

Positive Signals

Registered to a legitimate Russian internet-infrastructure foundation with active business registration.
Zero malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines and zero abuse reports on hosting IP.
Ranks in global top-100k, indicating established traffic and legitimacy.
No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found in any consumer database.
Legitimate geographic second-level domain used by official Saint Petersburg government and educational institutions.

AI Recommendation

spb.ru is a legitimate geographic domain. Sites operating under .spb.ru or gov.spb.ru subdomains are generally trustworthy if they represent official Saint Petersburg institutions. Exercise normal caution with unfamiliar subdomains, as any open geographic TLD can be misused by bad actors.

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 spb.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

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

spb.ru is a second-level domain under .ru, primarily dedicated to Saint Petersburg (SPb) entities and projects, open for registration with identity verification required.
WHOIS shows registrant as FOND SODEISTVIIA RAZVITIIU TEKHNOLOGII I INFRASTRUKTURY INTERNET (Foundation for Assistance to the Development of Internet Technologies and Infrastructure), a Russian organization with taxpayer ID 7734269738.
No direct scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found specifically for spb.ru across ScamAdviser, Trustpilot, Reddit, or general web searches.
Subdomains under *.spb.ru occasionally appear in malware/phishing reports (e.g., dolphinarium.spb.ru linked to financial scam, viagra-spb.ru phishing), but these are not the apex domain.
Many official and legitimate Saint Petersburg government, educational, and business sites use .spb.ru or gov.spb.ru (e.g., gu.spb.ru for state services, gov.spb.ru for city administration, ege.spb.ru for exams).
Searches for "spb.ru scam" or equivalent in Russian primarily return general scam warnings from Saint Petersburg authorities or unrelated subdomain cases, not the main domain.
The domain itself has no associated Trustpilot, ScamDoc, or major complaint platform entries.

Business registration

Status: active · Russia

Registered to FOND SODEISTVIIA RAZVITIIU TEKHNOLOGII I INFRASTRUKTURY INTERNET (taxpayer-id 7734269738), registrar RU-CENTER-RU. Domain is a geographic second-level .ru domain primarily for Saint Petersburg entities.

Research summary

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for spb.ru and found no scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews. The domain is registered to a legitimate Russian internet-infrastructure foundation and is widely used by official Saint Petersburg government, educational, and business entities. While some subdomains under *.spb.ru have occasionally been misused for phishing or fraud (a common pattern for open geographic TLDs), the apex domain itself shows no signs of malicious operation or abuse.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines

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.

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPRU-CENTER

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 spb.ru and not a lookalike like s-pb.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

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VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

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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 spb.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
spb.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report spb.ru as clean.
No. spb.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
spb.ru resolves to an IP operated by RU-CENTER in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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. spb.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 12, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around spb.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·spb.ru

SAFE

spb.ru is a legitimate geographic second-level domain for Saint Petersburg, Russia, registered to a Russian internet-infrastructure foundation. No scam reports, complaints, or malicious activity detected.

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