Security Review

Is stat.halpindev.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 89/100

A legitimate self-hosted Plausible Analytics instance operated by a verified independent developer with no history of security issues.

stat.halpindev.comScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 90·MT 88
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
2 years old
Registered Apr 6, 2024
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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stat.halpindev.com

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

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/ 100
No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The page appears to be a legitimate self-hosted instance of Plausible Analytics, showing a clean and professional interface with no visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk0/100

What our vision model saw

4 signals

Professional branding for Plausible Community Edition

Clean layout with functional links to documentation and social media

No deceptive urgency tactics or fake trust badges visible

Standard login and registration interface for an analytics platform

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain has been registered for over 800 days and is linked to a known independent developer based in Portugal. Our analysis confirms the page is a standard installation of Plausible Analytics, which is a common open-source alternative to Google Analytics. While some automated scanners flag related subdomains due to their use in tracking, there is no evidence of phishing, malware, or fraudulent activity here. The site uses a valid SSL certificate and matches the official software's interface perfectly. We found no scam reports or complaints specifically targeting this analytics endpoint.
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Page Content

The page displays the default welcome and login screen for a self-hosted Plausible Analytics instance. It includes links to official documentation and professional branding consistent with the open-source project.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a reputable content delivery network with a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. The hosting IP has a clean reputation with zero reported abuses.

Domain History

The domain halpindev.com was registered over two years ago. It is owned by a developer with a public portfolio of mobile applications and a consistent online presence.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network and major browser blocklists show no detections for this URL. While some third-party aggregators have flagged a different subdomain for this owner, this specific analytics page remains clean and functional.
Risk Factors
2
  • A related subdomain (go.halpindev.com) has previously received low trust ratings from independent aggregators.
  • The page is used for web tracking, which can sometimes be flagged by aggressive privacy filters.
Positive Signals
4
  • Domain age is over 815 days, indicating long-term stability.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Operated by a verified developer with an active business registration in Portugal.
  • The page content exactly matches a known, legitimate open-source software package.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to visit. It is a private analytics tool and does not pose a threat to your data or security.
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 stat.halpindev.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
2.2 yrs
Registered Apr 2024
Business registration
Active · Portugal
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
1 scam report · 1 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • stat.halpindev.com serves the default welcome page for Plausible Analytics (lightweight, privacy-friendly, open-source alternative to Google Analytics), matching the provided page title and description
  • It is operated by Alex Halpin / Aleksei Khaliapin, an indie developer based in Lisbon, Portugal, who publishes numerous AI and utility mobile apps (Grammar+, Click Counter, Remove Background, etc.) under the halpindev.com brand
  • Related subdomain go.halpindev.com (open-source URL shortener) has a very low Scamadviser trust score (0/100) due to hidden WHOIS, young domain elements, low Tranco rank, iframe use, and a recent DNSFilter threat report
  • stat.halpindev.com appears in security scans of unrelated phishing/malware sites (e.g. epicconverter.com, sorrywatermark.com) as a third-party analytics/tracking script alongside Google services, but is not flagged as malicious itself
  • Domain halpindev.com is approximately 815 days old; owner maintains public X/Twitter (@halpindev), personal site halpindev.com listing all projects, and consistent email contacts
  • No direct user complaints, scam reports, or negative reviews found specifically for stat.halpindev.com or its use as analytics
  • Plausible Analytics supports self-hosting; this appears to be the developer's private or shared instance for tracking his portfolio of web and app properties
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "In summary, go.halpindev.com might be a scam. The trust score of the website is low."

Business registration
Status: active · Portugal

Alex Halpin (Aleksei Khaliapin) operates as indie developer/solopreneur from Lisbon, Portugal; multiple apps published on Google Play and Apple App Store under this name with contact alex@halpindev.com or support@halpindev.com

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 stat.halpindev.com and didn't find any direct scam reports or complaints. Our research confirmed the domain belongs to Alex Halpin, an indie developer in Lisbon who uses this instance to track his various app projects. While a different subdomain (go.halpindev.com) was flagged by one review site for its technical setup, the core business and this specific analytics page appear legitimate.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
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 numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age2 years old
RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.
RegisteredApr 6, 2024
ExpiresApr 6, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 11, 2026 (41d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://stat.halpindev.com/
  • 2200https://stat.halpindev.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
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 stat.halpindev.com and not a lookalike like s-tat.halpindev.com.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.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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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 ↗

Referenced Domains

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

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 stat.halpindev.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • stat.halpindev.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 89/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. stat.halpindev.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 41 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • stat.halpindev.com is 2.2 years old, registered on 4/6/2024 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report stat.halpindev.com as clean.
  • No. stat.halpindev.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • stat.halpindev.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around stat.halpindev.com 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·stat.halpindev.com
SAFE

This is a legitimate self-hosted instance of Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused web tracking tool. It is operated by an established independent developer and shows no signs of malicious intent. You can safely browse this page.

This site is safe to visit. It is a private analytics tool and does not pose a threat to your data or security.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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