Is starbyface.com safe?
http://starbyface.com/
Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
StarByFace operates a celebrity look-alike service that now pushes users toward paid subscriptions after limited free use.
The site offers a face-recognition tool that matches uploaded photos to celebrities. While the domain is several years old and carries no malware warnings, recent user reports highlight aggressive monetization with weekly subscriptions starting at $8 and complaints of inconsistent results after payment.
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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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The site offers a face-recognition tool that matches uploaded photos to celebrities. While the domain is several years old and carries no malware warnings, recent user reports highlight aggressive monetization with weekly subscriptions starting at $8 and complaints of inconsistent results after payment.
What the site provides
StarByFace presents itself as a celebrity look-alike application. Visitors see a prominent logo and the tagline 'CELEBRITY LOOK ALIKE APPLICATION' along with clear upload prompts such as 'Upload a pic' and '1. Upload a photo'.
The service also promotes mobile apps via 'Get it on Google Play' and 'Download on the App Store' buttons, directing users to external app stores.
Monetization shift and reported issues
Independent reviews note that the app now requires a paid subscription—starting at $8 per week—to view results after users encounter ads or paywalls, marking a change from earlier free access.
The same sources report that the matching algorithm shows notable inconsistency compared with competing tools, and the mobile app contains 21 trackers, raising privacy considerations.
Why the score is 62
Users report paywalls and $8/week subscriptions required to view results after ads appear. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 91
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 91 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 91
All 91 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - clean - 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 - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - 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 - clean - 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
- 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
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
StarByFace logo and 'CELEBRITY LOOK ALIKE APPLICATION' text Get it on Google Play / Download on the App Store
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
StarByFace logo and 'CELEBRITY LOOK ALIKE APPLICATION' text
- 02
Get it on Google Play / Download on the App Store
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Celebrity look alike face-recognition app | Celebs Like Me
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 91 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 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
Subscription Trap
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Users report paywalls and $8/week subscriptions required to view results after ads appear.
- 02Independent testing found variability in match accuracy compared with competitors.
Web research findings
Independent findings for starbyface.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.
- AI Market Capopen
"The main trigger for anger is aggressive monetization. Users complain that after downloading, the app either doesn’t show results for free or shows ads and then requires a subscription (starting at $8 per week) to see the match."
- Xtream Blogopen
"However, the tool’s consistency is its weakest point. Independent testing comparing Star By Face with competitors found notable variability"
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.
- Domainstarbyface.com
- Redirects tostarbyface.com
- Hosted byHetzner Online GmbH
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · use.fontawesome.com
Domain Timeline
- Jul 16, 2018Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 8.1 years old today.
- Sep 8, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
starbyface.com 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.
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@starbyface.com).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://starbyface.com/
- 2200https://starbyface.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
- Analysispartial
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 91 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Sep 8, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 91 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 8, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- FreshnessNot available
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
StarByFace operates a celebrity look-alike service that now pushes users toward paid subscriptions after limited free use.
The site offers a face-recognition tool that matches uploaded photos to celebrities. While the domain is several years old and carries no malware warnings, recent user reports highlight aggressive monetization with weekly subscriptions starting at $8 and complaints of inconsistent results after payment.
09 · Community