Warning signs detected
Parked domain with minimal content flagged as phishing by a sandbox report despite clean scans. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is status.name legit or a scam?
Parked domain with minimal content flagged as phishing by a sandbox report despite clean scans.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual 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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The page is a typical parked domain or advertising portal consisting solely of generic search links and lacks any functional or unique content.
What our vision model saw
4 signalsPage appears parked or non-functional
Generic domain landing page layout with 'Related Searches' links
Lack of original content, navigation menus, or brand identity
Use of high-intent keywords like 'Stimulus Status' to attract clicks
Intelligence
The page shows no functional content, no business contact information, and no identifiable purpose beyond generic search links. A sandbox report from April 2026 explicitly tagged the URL as phishing and malicious activity. The domain itself is 1.9 years old with a clean IP reputation and no browser blocklist hits. Zero business registration records exist for the operator. The combination of a phishing sandbox flag plus complete lack of legitimate business signals outweighs the clean antivirus results.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for status.name, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered approximately 1.9 years ago on 2024-08-17 (per provided data); WHOIS shows registrar CommuniGal Communication Ltd. (for .name TLD), status clientTransferProhibited, with contact info hidden.
- ANY.RUN malware sandbox analysis (April 22, 2026) of http://status.name returned verdict "Malicious activity" and tagged it as "phishing".
- No reviews, complaints, or mentions found on Trustpilot, Reddit, ScamAdviser, or major review sites.
- No business registration records or company details discovered in public searches.
- Searches for scam, review, or complaint returned only the ANY.RUN phishing report; no other hits linking to crypto, airdrop, or wallet theft.
- The domain name "status.name" is generic and could be used for a status page, but the sandbox flags it as a suspected phishing site.
- ANY.RUNopen
"Online sandbox report for http://status.name, tagged as phishing, verdict: Malicious activity."
Our research located one sandbox report that tagged http://status.name as phishing with a malicious activity verdict. No additional scam reports, complaints, or positive reviews appeared on consumer sites or forums. No business registration records were found for the domain operator.
Domain Timeline
- Aug 17, 2024Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.9 years old today.
- Jul 10, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as suspicious
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact 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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1302http://status.name/
- 2200http://survey-smiles.com/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat status.name as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Final Verdict
The domain hosts a generic parked page with no real content or contact details. One malware sandbox flagged it as phishing activity despite clean antivirus results.
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 marked status.name as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- status.name currently scores 52/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. status.name presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 61 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- status.name is 1.9 years old, registered on 8/17/2024 through CommuniGal Communication Ltd.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged status.name as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. status.name is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- status.name resolves to an IP operated by Limestone Networks, 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 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around status.name have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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