Is status.updown.io safe?
http://status.updown.io/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Status page for a legitimate website-monitoring service with transparent pay-per-check pricing.
status.updown.io is the public status page for updown.io, a European SaaS monitoring tool created in 2012. The site uses the open-source Staytus platform and displays a single “Subscribe” call-to-action that leads to the service’s own credit-purchase flow. No malicious indicators, deceptive redirects, or hidden billing traps are present.
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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
status.updown.io is the public status page for updown.io, a European SaaS monitoring tool created in 2012. The site uses the open-source Staytus platform and displays a single “Subscribe” call-to-action that leads to the service’s own credit-purchase flow. No malicious indicators, deceptive redirects, or hidden billing traps are present.
Service background and reputation
Updown.io was started in 2012 as an open-source side project by a French developer and has been publicly reviewed as a fair, transparent monitoring solution.
The status page itself is built on the open-source Staytus platform, confirming the operator’s preference for open tooling.
Observed commercial CTA and pricing model
The only commercial element visible on the status page is a “Subscribe” link that points to updown.io’s own credit-purchase system.
The service uses a pay-per-check model: users buy credits in advance and each monitoring check consumes credits, resulting in costs as low as roughly EUR 0.60 per month for frequent checks.
Why the score is 92
The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 97
No detectionsSaved result - stale
No detections across 97 engines
No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 97
All 97 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Artists Against 419 - clean - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Axur - unrated - Clean
- benkow.cc - clean - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CMC Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - clean - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Feodo Tracker - 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
- Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- malwares.com URL checker - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - 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
- securolytics - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - clean - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- Spam404 - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- Threatsourcing - clean - Clean
- Trustwave - unrated - Clean
- Underworld - unrated - 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
updown.io status
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
updown.io status
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Welcome - updown.io status 🚒
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 97 antivirus results.
What independent research found
4 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Saas
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Created in 2012 as an open-source side project by a French developer, updown.io has grown EuropeanStack https://www.europeanstack.com/software/updown-io
- 02Subscribe
- 03the browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
Web research findings
Independent findings for status.updown.io, 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.
- EuropeanStackopen
"Created in 2012 as an open-source side project by a French developer, updown.io has grown"
- EuropeanStackopen
"This pay-per-check model means a site monitored every 30 seconds costs roughly EUR 0.60 per month — a fraction of what subscription-based tools charge."
- Toolradaropen
"Updown offers a very fair and transparent"
- marending.devopen
"Right in line with the philosophy behind this service, the pricing is extremely reasonable. You buy credits upfront, and then your checks consume the credits."
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.
- Domainstatus.updown.io
- Redirects tostatus.updown.io
- Hosted byInfomaniak Network SA
- Referencesupdown.io · staytus.co
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@updown.io).
Domain & Encryption
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
- Analysiscomplete
- 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
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
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 97 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · Aug 26, 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 | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 4 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 97 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 26, 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
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result4 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- 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
Status page for a legitimate website-monitoring service with transparent pay-per-check pricing.
status.updown.io is the public status page for updown.io, a European SaaS monitoring tool created in 2012. The site uses the open-source Staytus platform and displays a single “Subscribe” call-to-action that leads to the service’s own credit-purchase flow. No malicious indicators, deceptive redirects, or hidden billing traps are present.
09 · Community