Is stoicheion.org safe?

http://stoicheion.org/

Safe

Analysis coverage: strong · 3 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

Stoicheion.org hosts open-access preprints in logic, mathematics, and linguistics

Stoicheion.org is a small academic preprint server launched in September 2025 that publishes free papers in logic, mathematics, linguistics, and related fields. The site runs Open Preprint Systems on Apache with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate. No credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or monetization mechanisms are present. The domain is 338 days old with clean hosting IP reputation and no external scam reports.

The site presents no observable risk. Visitors can use it normally for reading or downloading the hosted academic preprints.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Stoicheion.org is a small academic preprint server launched in September 2025 that publishes free papers in logic, mathematics, linguistics, and related fields. The site runs Open Preprint Systems on Apache with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate. No credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or monetization mechanisms are present. The domain is 338 days old with clean hosting IP reputation and no external scam reports.

What the site does

The site functions as an open preprint archive. Visitors can browse, search, and download PDF papers in categories such as mathematics, logic, and linguistics. Authors may register and submit work for free. The interface includes standard navigation, language switching between English and French, and a search form.

Strongest evidence and limitations

Evidence supporting safety includes a clean the antivirus scan result (0 malicious detections), no Safe Browsing flags, valid TLS, and absence of any credential forms or download prompts. The page content shows only academic preprints with download counts and submission dates. Limitations include the young domain age (338 days) and lack of third-party reputation data, which keeps the score below 100.

Practical user impact

Users can safely browse and download the available preprints. No payment, registration, or personal data is required to read or download papers. The site does not display ads, pop-ups, or redirects. Researchers seeking an independent, non-commercial venue for preprints in these niche fields may find it useful.

Why the score is 88

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

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 95

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 95 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
95
All 95 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
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • benkow.cc - clean - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - clean - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CMC Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - clean - 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
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - 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 - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • Spam404 - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - 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 - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

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
stoicheion.org
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Clean academic archive layout with paper titles, authors, tags, and PDF download buttons

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Clean academic archive layout with paper titles, authors, tags, and PDF download buttons

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

    Archives | ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΟΝ

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 95 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the five 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

Editorial

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Page shows only academic preprints and standard navigation; no credential forms or downloads

Web research findings

Independent findings for stoicheion.org, 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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for stoicheion.org. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not 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. Domainstoicheion.org
  2. Redirects tostoicheion.org
  3. Hosted byHostGator.com LLC

Domain Timeline

  1. Aug 29, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 11 months old today.

  2. Aug 2, 2026
    Saved security review — Reviewed as safe

    This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.

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
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age11 months old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredAug 29, 2025
ExpiresAug 29, 2026
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresOct 27, 2026 (85d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingHostGator.com LLC
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSOpen Preprint Systems 3.5.0.4

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://stoicheion.org/
  • 2301https://stoicheion.org/
  • 3200https://stoicheion.org/stx/en/preprints

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPHostGator.com LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 evidencenot run
Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, 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.

Antivirus
Result0 of 95 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 2, 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
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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.

  1. Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on stoicheion.org and not a lookalike like s-toicheion.org or an IDN homoglyph.

  2. 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.

  3. Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

    Open

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 stoicheion.org legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on stoicheion.org, so it appears legitimate. All 95 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 11 months old, registered on August 29, 2025 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is stoicheion.org safe to use?
stoicheion.org has a Safety Score of 88/100 (Safe). Fresh core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like stoicheion.org still be used in a scam?
Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from stoicheion.org), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from stoicheion.org is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has stoicheion.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 95 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report stoicheion.org as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is stoicheion.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — stoicheion.org 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 stoicheion.org domain?
stoicheion.org is 11 months old, registered on August 29, 2025 through Network Solutions, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does stoicheion.org have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — stoicheion.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, valid for another 85 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".
Where is stoicheion.org hosted?
stoicheion.org resolves to an IP operated by HostGator.com LLC in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the stoicheion.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 2, 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 stoicheion.org 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.
88/100Safe

Stoicheion.org hosts open-access preprints in logic, mathematics, and linguistics

Stoicheion.org is a small academic preprint server launched in September 2025 that publishes free papers in logic, mathematics, linguistics, and related fields. The site runs Open Preprint Systems on Apache with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate. No credential harvesting, deceptive downloads, or monetization mechanisms are present. The domain is 338 days old with clean hosting IP reputation and no external scam reports.

Recommended actionThe site presents no observable risk. Visitors can use it normally for reading or downloading the hosted academic preprints.

Saved evidence only. Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.
  1. First-hand experience
  2. Independent from verdict
  3. Public signal

0 community contributions

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