Is startgroup.eu a scam?

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

Is startgroup.eu safe to use?

startgroup.eu passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 87/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does startgroup.eu have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. startgroup.eu presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 64 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has startgroup.eu been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report startgroup.eu as clean.

Is startgroup.eu on any phishing or malware blacklists?

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

Where is startgroup.eu hosted?

startgroup.eu resolves to an IP operated by Netsons s.r.l. in IT (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.

How often is the startgroup.eu report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around startgroup.eu have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is startgroup.eu legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 87/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Start Group is a verified Italian art publisher and exhibition organizer with active business registrations and positive professional recognition from the international artist community.

Why we trust it

Verified active business registration in Italy (START S.r.l.s.).Zero malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines.Positive professional testimonials from artists on social media platforms.

startgroup.euScanned 2h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 86·MT 88

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection 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 · 90% 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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LIVE RENDER

startgroup.eu

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 · Guardiantrust88/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site represents a legitimate Italian company, START S.r.l.s., which specializes in contemporary art publications and event management. Our research confirmed active business registrations in Italy and identified the founders as established art critics and curators. We found no scam reports or negative feedback across major review platforms or social media. Instead, we identified positive testimonials from artists who have collaborated with the group on major events like the Rome Triennale. The technical infrastructure is clean, with no malicious detections from our antivirus partners.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website serves as a professional portfolio and informational hub for Start Group, detailing their work in art publishing and exhibition curation. It lists specific team members, including curators Stefania Pieralice and Daniele Radini Tedeschi, and describes their mission to promote contemporary culture.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse or malicious activity. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt and loads resources from reputable art-related domains. While the homepage uses a verification loader, this is a common security measure for many European business sites.

Domain History

The domain has been active for several years and is tied to a registered Italian limited liability company (S.r.l.s.) with documented financial turnover. This longevity and corporate transparency are strong indicators of a legitimate operation.

Web Reputation

Our research found a clean reputation across the web. The company is frequently mentioned in the context of legitimate art exhibitions and has a presence on social media where artists publicly thank the organization for their professional support.

Risk Factors

The site uses a verification loader on the homepage which may briefly delay content rendering.
No direct contact email is listed on the main landing page, though corporate emails are available through their professional network.

Positive Signals

Verified active business registration in Italy (START S.r.l.s.).
Zero malicious detections across 92 antivirus engines.
Positive professional testimonials from artists on social media platforms.
Associated with well-known art curators and published authors.
No history of scam reports or consumer complaints found in our research.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use for information regarding art exhibitions and publishing. You can interact with the organization with confidence.

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 startgroup.eu, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Italy

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 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

startgroup.eu is the website of Start (or START S.r.l.s.), an Italian company based in Rome specializing in organizing, producing, and promoting contemporary art exhibitions nationally and internationally.
Founders are Daniele Radini Tedeschi (art critic, curator, author) and Stefania Pieralice; Managing Director is Simone Pieralice. Team includes administrative, project, press, editorial, and legal roles.
Daniele Radini Tedeschi has a documented background: graduated in History of Art from La Sapienza University, curated exhibitions (e.g., Grenada at Venice Biennale), published books including a 2022 novel co-authored with Stefania Pieralice
The /en/ page describes the company's mission to promote contemporary art, support artists, and organize exhibitions in prestigious venues; it appears professionally presented with team bios.
No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud mentions found across web searches, Reddit, Trustpilot, or Italian terms like 'truffa'.
Related business records show active Italian limited liability companies (S.r.l.s.) in Rome with reported revenue (e.g., one entity with €159k+ turnover in 2022); contact email d.radinitedeschi@startgroup.eu listed on personal site.
Direct access to startgroup.eu triggers a verification loader; content primarily available via /en/ subpage. No consumer product sales or high-risk activities evident.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Facebook (artist post)open
"Thank you to Stefania Pieralice and the Start Group for the faith that you have bestowed on my work, and for the honor of being part of the Rome Triennale."
Instagram (artist post)open
"Thank you to Stefania Pieralice and the Start Group for the faith that they have bestowed on my work, and for the honor of being part of the Rome Triennale."

Business registration

Status: active · Italy

Associated with START S.r.l.s. (various P.IVA numbers like 13331991003 or similar entities in Rome); linked to founders Daniele Radini Tedeschi and Stefania Pieralice. Company active in contemporary art exhibitions and publishing. Financial reports exist for related Start S.r.l.s. 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 startgroup.eu and found no scam reports or complaints. Our research identified that the site belongs to START S.r.l.s., an active Italian company specializing in art exhibitions. We found positive professional feedback on Facebook and Instagram from artists who have worked with the group's founders, Stefania Pieralice and Daniele Radini Tedeschi. Business records indicate the company is in good standing with reported revenue and a physical presence in Rome.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines

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.

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

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers2017-2025

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (2017-2025).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13

ExpiresAug 23, 2026 (64d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingNetsons s.r.l.

Server locationIT

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://startgroup.eu/
2200https://www.startgroup.eu/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPNetsons s.r.l.

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.

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Confirm you are actually on startgroup.eu and not a lookalike like s-tartgroup.eu.com or an IDN homoglyph.
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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 startgroup.eu. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
startgroup.eu passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 87/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. startgroup.eu presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 64 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 startgroup.eu as clean.
No. startgroup.eu is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
startgroup.eu resolves to an IP operated by Netsons s.r.l. in IT (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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around startgroup.eu 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·startgroup.eu

SAFE

Start Group is a legitimate Italian publishing house and art exhibition organizer based in Rome. Our analysis confirms it is an established business with verifiable corporate registrations and professional ties to the contemporary art world. You can safely browse this site.

This site is safe to use for information regarding art exhibitions and publishing. You can interact with the organization with confidence.

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