Is stimulicat.com safe?

http://stimulicat.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Stimulicat: a Shopify storefront with a Delaware address but returns routed to China and reports of unauthorized order additions

Stimulicat is a Shopify-hosted online shop selling physical goods, with a disclosed operator, Serenosole LLC, at a Middletown, Delaware address. The technical layer is clean: a valid encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning. The operator layer is not. Three independent customer reports describe a pattern of unauthorized order additions and a return process that requires shipping goods to China at the customer's own expense, contradicting the US-facing identity. That combination places the site in the High Risk band.

Do not order from Stimulicat unless you are prepared to dispute a charge. The site discloses a Delaware company but customers report returns must go to China at their own cost, and at least one report describes an extra item being added to an order after checkout. If you have already paid, keep the order confirmation and the updated-order email, and consider raising the issue with your card issuer or PayPal rather than relying on the store's email-only support.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Stimulicat is a Shopify-hosted online shop selling physical goods, with a disclosed operator, Serenosole LLC, at a Middletown, Delaware address. The technical layer is clean: a valid encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning. The operator layer is not. Three independent customer reports describe a pattern of unauthorized order additions and a return process that requires shipping goods to China at the customer's own expense, contradicting the US-facing identity. That combination places the site in the High Risk band.

A US identity with a China return route

The site's own legal page names the operator as Serenosole LLC, with a company address at 651 N Broad St Suite 201, Middletown, Delaware 19709, and a customer service email at info@Stimulicat.com. That is a disclosed identity, not a hidden one, and it is the only operator information the captured pages provide.

Customer reports describe a different reality. One reviewer states that after ordering a single basket, an email arrived two hours later saying the order was updated and a second basket had been added. Another states that a return requires immediately notifying customer service, and only then is the return address in China provided. A third states that the customer pays the return shipping to China. Together these describe unauthorized order additions and a return path that contradicts the Delaware address.

The site lists no phone number on the captured page, so the only contact route shown is email. That is a context point, not proof of wrongdoing on its own, but it narrows the options for a customer trying to resolve a disputed charge.

Clean technical checks do not clear the operator

The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Those results mean no detections were recorded at scan time; they do not vouch for how the shop treats customers.

One antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. That detection comes from a saved observation rather than a fresh submission, so it should be treated as real but with uncertain timing. The registrable domain is 497 days old, which is old enough to be past the brand-new-domain stage but not old enough to establish a long trading history.

The store runs on Shopify, as shown by the platform credit in the page footer. That is a neutral hosting fact: it tells you the checkout and storefront are built on a mainstream platform, not that the merchant behind them is trustworthy.

Why the score is 38

The site's legal page names Serenosole LLC with a Middletown, Delaware address and an info@Stimulicat.com contact email. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

1/ 93

detections

Saved analysis from October 7, 2026 - stale

1 engine flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
1
Total
93
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
All 93 engine results
  • Gridinsoft - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
  • Abusix - Clean
  • Acronis - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
  • AlphaSOC - Unrated
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Bkav - Unrated
  • BlockList - Clean
  • Blueliv - Clean
  • Certego - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - Unrated
  • Chong Lua Dao - Clean
  • CINS Army - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • Criminal IP - Unrated
  • CSIS Security Group - Unrated
  • CTX AI - Clean
  • Cyan - Unrated
  • Cyble - Clean
  • CyRadar - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - Clean
  • DNS8 - Unrated
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • Ermes - Unrated
  • ESET - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • Kaspersky - Clean
  • LevelBlue - Unrated
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • MalwareURL - Unrated
  • Mimecast - Unrated
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • Orcapot - Unrated
  • PhishFort - Unrated
  • Phishing Database - Clean
  • Phishtank - Clean
  • PREBYTES - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - Unrated
  • Quick Heal - Clean
  • Quttera - Clean
  • Rising - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - Unrated
  • Sangfor - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - Unrated
  • Scantitan - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - Clean
  • Seclookup - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - Unrated
  • SOCRadar - Unrated
  • Sophos - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • Synthient - Unrated
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • URLhaus - Clean
  • URLQuery - Unrated
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
  • VIPRE - Unrated
  • ViriBack - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Webroot - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - Clean
  • ZeroFox - Unrated

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
stimulicat.com
1 red flag
Red flags spotted on this page
Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

Try your luck Scratch To Reveal Your Offer SCRATCH HERE

100/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Try your luck Scratch To Reveal Your Offer SCRATCH HERE

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Stimulicat

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 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

Fake Shop & Commercial Deception

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 012 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "I ordered one instinct basket from Stimulicat. Two hours after placing my order, I received an email stating that my order was updated, and they added a second…"
  2. 022 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Also, YOU pay the return shipping to China,"
  3. 031 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What a visitor actually experiences

On arrival, a pop-up invites the visitor to try their luck with a scratch-to-reveal offer. The visual observation records this as a data-capture prompt, so the first interaction is a gamified discount designed to collect contact details before any purchase.

If this is a scam, how it works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

  1. The page also carries a standard email subscribe form, alongside shop, sale, and order-tracking links. These are ordinary e-commerce calls to action; the newsletter form is the one that explicitly collects an email address.

  2. If a visitor orders and later wants to return an item, the reported sequence is: contact customer service first, receive a return address in China, and pay the shipping yourself. One report also describes an order being updated to include a second item two hours after checkout. Those are the concrete outcomes described by customers, and they are the reason the operator risk is rated high despite the clean technical checks.

Do not order from Stimulicat unless you are prepared to dispute a charge. The site discloses a Delaware company but customers report returns must go to China at their own cost, and at least one report describes an extra item being added to an order after checkout. If you have already paid, keep the order confirmation and the updated-order email, and consider raising the issue with your card issuer or PayPal rather than relying on the store's email-only support.

Fake Shop & Commercial DeceptionConfidence: High

Grounded in 8 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for stimulicat.com, 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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
3 complaints or warnings
Complaints and warnings (3)
Direct quotes from public complaints, negative reviews, warnings and security listings.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "I ordered one instinct basket from Stimulicat. Two hours after placing my order, I received an email stating that my order was updated, and they added a second basket."

  • Trustpilotopen

    "you have to immediately notify customer service of the return, and only then do they give you the return address in China."

  • Better Business Bureauopen

    "Also, YOU pay the return shipping to China,"

Reputation Sources

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

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

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domainstimulicat.com
  2. Redirects tostimulicat.com
  3. Hosted byShopify, Inc.
  4. Referencesfonts.shopifycdn.com · cdn-app.sealsubscriptions.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Jun 10, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.3 years old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 21, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated High Risk

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@stimulicat.com
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
One contact red flag
  • No phone number listed on the captured page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@stimulicat.com).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1.3 years old
RegistrarMetaregistrar BV
RegisteredJun 10, 2025
ExpiresJun 10, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresJan 10, 2027 (80d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingShopify, Inc.
Server locationCA
Platform / CMSShopify

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No

The site refused our redirect check, so the chain below is the one our page reader followed.

  • 1301http://stimulicat.com/
  • 2200https://stimulicat.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file14
ISPShopify, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

The site's legal page names Serenosole LLC with a Middletown, Delaware address and an info@Stimulicat.com contact email. · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "I ordered one instinct basket from Stimulicat. Two hours after placing my order, I received an email stating that my order was updated, and they added a second…"

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result1 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 7, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026
Independent research
Result3 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 21, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not order from Stimulicat unless you are prepared to dispute a charge. The site discloses a Delaware company but customers report returns must go to China at their own cost, and at least one report describes an extra item being added to an order after checkout. If you have already paid, keep the order confirmation and the updated-order email, and consider raising the issue with your card issuer or PayPal rather than relying on the store's email-only support.

  2. Treat stimulicat.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

Safer Alternatives

Trying to shop safely? Use a safe option instead

Shopping for a deal? Stick to established retailers with real buyer protection — if a price looks too good to be true on an unknown store, it usually is.

  1. Amazon

    A-to-z Guarantee covers eligible orders.

  2. eBay

    Money Back Guarantee on most purchases.

  3. Walmart

    Major retailer with established returns.

  4. The brand's official site

    Search the brand name + "official site" rather than trusting an ad or unknown store.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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.

Is stimulicat.com a scam or a legit online store?
stimulicat.com raises serious red flags as a fake shop — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for fake shop and data harvester. 1 of 93 security engines flag it. The domain is 1.3 years old through Metaregistrar BV. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is stimulicat.com safe to use?
stimulicat.com has a Safety Score of 38/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to stimulicat.com?
If you've already paid or handed over details on stimulicat.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on stimulicat.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from stimulicat.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
I ordered from stimulicat.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.
How do I report stimulicat.com?
You can report stimulicat.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does stimulicat.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has stimulicat.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 1 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged stimulicat.com as suspicious in the saved analysis from October 7, 2026. A single "suspicious" vote is a weak signal on its own, so it is weighed alongside the other checks rather than treated as a confirmed threat.
Is stimulicat.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — stimulicat.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the stimulicat.com domain?
stimulicat.com is 1.3 years old, registered on June 10, 2025 through Metaregistrar BV. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.
Does stimulicat.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — stimulicat.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, valid for another 80 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the stimulicat.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 21, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about stimulicat.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
38/100
High Risk

Stimulicat: a Shopify storefront with a Delaware address but returns routed to China and reports of unauthorized order additions

Saved capturestimulicat.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

Stimulicat is a Shopify-hosted online shop selling physical goods, with a disclosed operator, Serenosole LLC, at a Middletown, Delaware address. The technical layer is clean: a valid encrypted connection and no the browser threat feed warning. The operator layer is not. Three independent customer reports describe a pattern of unauthorized order additions and a return process that requires shipping goods to China at the customer's own expense, contradicting the US-facing identity. That combination places the site in the High Risk band.

Recommended actionDo not order from Stimulicat unless you are prepared to dispute a charge. The site discloses a Delaware company but customers report returns must go to China at their own cost, and at least one report describes an extra item being added to an order after checkout. If you have already paid, keep the order confirmation and the updated-order email, and consider raising the issue with your card issuer or PayPal rather than relying on the store's email-only support.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.