SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is steaminventoryhelper.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

Official landing page for a popular Steam browser extension with a 10-year history and over one million active users.

steaminventoryhelper.comScanned 1d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 82
Screenshot of steaminventoryhelper.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 10 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
10 years old
Registered Jan 15, 2016
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

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steaminventoryhelper.com

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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.

15
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a legitimate landing page for the Steam Inventory Helper browser extension, featuring professional design and standard functional elements.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional layout with consistent branding for Steam Inventory Helper

Functional navigation menu with News, Partners, and Support links

Clear call-to-action buttons linking to official Chrome Store and direct download

High-quality graphics related to Steam gaming items

No visible countdown timers, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered for over 10 years and maintains a high global traffic rank, which are strong indicators of an established service. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different engines, and the hosting infrastructure has a clean reputation. The site provides direct links to official browser stores where the extension holds a high 4.5-star rating from thousands of reviews. Although we found several community reports regarding account compromises, these often stem from the inherent risks of browser extensions rather than the website being a malicious front. The presence of a registered business entity in Cyprus further supports its status as a legitimate operation. We have high confidence that this is the authentic home for the tool, though users should always be mindful of the data access such tools require.
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Page Content

The website serves as a professional landing page for the Steam Inventory Helper extension, featuring high-quality graphics and clear calls to action. It provides functional links to the official Chrome Web Store and other browser marketplaces, alongside sections for news, support, and partnership inquiries. The layout is consistent with a legitimate software product and lacks the high-pressure tactics, fake timers, or intrusive pop-ups typically found on malicious gaming sites.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports or malicious activity. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, ensuring that the connection to the site is encrypted. The technical setup is lean, with a single redirect hop and no signs of homoglyph or look-alike domain trickery designed to deceive users.

Domain History

WHOIS records confirm the domain was registered on January 15, 2016, giving it a tenure of over 10 years. This longevity is a significant positive signal, as most scam or phishing sites are taken down within months. The domain is registered through GoDaddy and has maintained a consistent purpose as the home for this specific utility throughout its history.

Web Reputation

Our research indicates a massive user base exceeding one million installs on the Chrome Web Store alone. While the extension has faced criticism in gaming communities like Reddit and the Steam forums regarding data privacy and potential account vulnerabilities, it remains a widely used tool in the trading community. The developer is identified as REDBOON LIMITED, an active company registered in Cyprus since 2022, providing a level of corporate accountability not seen in typical scam operations.

What this means for you

This website is the legitimate source for the extension and is not a phishing or malware site. However, because the tool interacts with your Steam account and inventory, you should ensure you have Steam Guard (Two-Factor Authentication) enabled. The reports of account issues highlight the importance of only installing extensions you fully trust with your browser data.
Risk Factors
3
  • Multiple community reports on Reddit and Steam forums link the extension to potential account security issues.
  • The extension requires broad permissions to function, which can be a privacy concern for some users.
  • Some users have reported unauthorized login attempts after using related platform components.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain is over 10 years old and has a high global traffic ranking.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our security network.
  • Official extension has over 1,000,000 users and a 4.5/5 rating on the Chrome Web Store.
  • Verified business registration for REDBOON LIMITED in Cyprus.
  • Valid SSL certificate and clean hosting IP reputation.
AI Recommendation
The site is legitimate, but you should only install the extension if you are comfortable with its data permissions. Always keep Steam Guard (2FA) active on your account.
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 steaminventoryhelper.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Cyprus
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
4 scam reports · 8 complaints · 3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain steaminventoryhelper.com registered 2016-01-15 (10.5 years old); official site for Steam Inventory Helper browser extension.
  • Extension listed on Chrome Web Store with 4.5/5 rating from 17.7K reviews and 1,000,000+ users; also on Edge, Firefox, Opera.
  • Developer: RedBoon Limited (Cyprus company ΗΕ 432621, active since March 2022, address in Nicosia).
  • Related site core.steaminventoryhelper.com is a Steam login portal for the service; multiple Reddit/Steam reports link it to unauthorized logins or account drains.
  • Multiple user complaints on Reddit (r/SteamScams, r/csgomarketforum), Steam forums, and Chrome support about hacks, scams, or info theft after install.
  • Official Steam group has 243k+ members; sih.app promotes the tool as safe with 10+ years operation and no password/wallet access.
  • Some older concerns (2017-2024) about safety or compromise; extension claims it only uses necessary permissions.
Scam reports (4)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Reddit r/SteamScamsopen

    "2 Friends of mine got hacked in the last few days. Both had this wierd external login. Both dont know what it is, both dont have steam inventory helper."

  • Steam Community Discussionsopen

    "Steam Inventory Helper or how my account was drained to the last cent... I installed SIH (Steam Inventory Helper)..."

  • Google Chrome Communityopen

    "why is this still in google market extension/ this bs stealing your info, after installing this i got weird friends requests and then got attempted of login to my account from india. remove this total scam extension from your store"

  • Backpack.tf Forumsopen

    "There is a possible breach of the Steam Inventory Helper Plugin on chromium based browsers. If you use it, for your safety, please GET RID OF IT"

Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Chrome Web Storeopen

    "4.5 out of 5 (17.7K ratings)"

  • sih.appopen

    "SIH has been available since 2014 with over 11 million users and a 4.5/5 rating on the Chrome Web Store (>17,000 reviews). SIH does not access your Steam password or wallet."

  • Steam Community Groupopen

    "This is an official group of Steam Inventory Helper extension. Official website - https://t.sih-db.com/15GEAH (243,643 members)"

Business registration
Status: active · Cyprus

REDBOON LIMITED, reg.no. ΗΕ 432621, registered 28/03/2022, Active status, address Boumpoulinas 1-3, BOUBOULINA BUILDING, 4th floor, Flat/Office 42, 1070 Nicosia, Cyprus. Director: ANDREI MEDVEDEV.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
The evidence package confirms that steaminventoryhelper.com is the official site for a browser extension operated by RedBoon Limited, a registered Cyprus company. While the extension is widely used and officially listed on major browser stores, there are documented complaints on Reddit (r/SteamScams) and Steam Community forums where users express concern over account security and data privacy. Conversely, the tool has a decade-long history and millions of active users who view it as a standard utility for Steam trading.

Domain Timeline

  1. Jan 15, 2016
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 10 years old today.

  2. Jul 7, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

steaminventoryhelper.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines
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.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJan 15, 2016
ExpiresJan 15, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · E8
ExpiresAug 10, 2026 (34d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://steaminventoryhelper.com/
  • 2403https://steaminventoryhelper.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

What to do

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 steaminventoryhelper.com and not a lookalike like s-teaminventoryhelper.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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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·steaminventoryhelper.com
SAFE

This is the official website for Steam Inventory Helper, a long-standing browser extension with over a million users. While some users have reported account security concerns, the site itself is a legitimate software landing page. Exercise caution with the permissions you grant to any third-party gaming extension.

The site is legitimate, but you should only install the extension if you are comfortable with its data permissions. Always keep Steam Guard (2FA) active on your account.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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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 steaminventoryhelper.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • steaminventoryhelper.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. steaminventoryhelper.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 34 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • steaminventoryhelper.com is 10.5 years old, registered on 1/15/2016 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 steaminventoryhelper.com as clean.
  • No. steaminventoryhelper.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • steaminventoryhelper.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.
  • Yes. steaminventoryhelper.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
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