Is tekhelet.co.il a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on tekhelet.co.il. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is tekhelet.co.il safe to use?

tekhelet.co.il passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does tekhelet.co.il have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. tekhelet.co.il presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 72 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has tekhelet.co.il been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report tekhelet.co.il as clean.

Is tekhelet.co.il on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. tekhelet.co.il is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is tekhelet.co.il hosted?

tekhelet.co.il resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in DE (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the tekhelet.co.il report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around tekhelet.co.il have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is tekhelet.co.il legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official website for the Ptil Tekhelet non-profit, an established Israeli organization with active registrations and no history of fraud.

Why we trust it

Verified Israeli association registration (#580240612) active since 1994.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major browser blocklists.Positive customer feedback on independent third-party Judaica websites.

tekhelet.co.ilScanned 2d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 90·MT 92

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Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

tekhelet.co.il

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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.

/ 100

Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain serves as the primary Hebrew portal for a well-known religious and educational organization founded in the early 1990s. Our research verified its status as a registered Israeli association (ע"ר) and a related limited company, both of which are active and in good standing. The site provides educational resources, contact information, and a shop for religious items. We found no scam reports or security flags across our antivirus network. Positive reviews from third-party Judaica retailers further support the legitimacy of their operations.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website belongs to the Ptil Tekhelet Association, focusing on the production of ritual fringes (tzitzit) and educational content regarding the biblical blue dye. It features a full e-commerce shop, educational libraries, and detailed explanations of their manufacturing process.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a reputable IP with a clean history and no abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, ensuring that data transmitted to the site is encrypted.

Domain History

While the specific registration date for the .co.il extension was not retrieved, the organization itself has operated since 1994. The domain is closely linked to their primary English site, which has been active since 1991.

Web Reputation

Our security engines and browser blocklists show zero detections for this domain. Independent research confirms the organization is frequently cited in academic and religious contexts, including Wikipedia and major Jewish educational databases.

Risk Factors

No physical postal address explicitly listed in the main page metadata, though contact phones and emails are present.

Positive Signals

Verified Israeli association registration (#580240612) active since 1994.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major browser blocklists.
Positive customer feedback on independent third-party Judaica websites.
Clean hosting IP reputation with no history of abuse or malicious activity.
Consistent branding and links to established social media and educational platforms.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use for both educational purposes and purchasing religious items. Standard online shopping precautions apply.

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 tekhelet.co.il, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Israel

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

3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain tekhelet.co.il is the Hebrew website of עמותת פתיל תכלת (Ptil Tekhelet), a non-profit founded in 1991/1994 producing tekhelet dye from Hexaplex trunculus snails for tzitzit.
Registered Israeli association #580240612 (ע"ר) since 1994; related limited company #515069433 (חל"צ) since 2014, both listed on Guidestar Israel.
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found on web searches including Reddit, Trustpilot equivalents, or Hebrew news sites.
Positive customer feedback on third-party Judaica sites describes product quality and service as high.
Organization has Facebook page, YouTube channel, educational center (center.tekhelet.com), and is referenced in Wikipedia and Jewish Virtual Library as legitimate promoter of the mitzvah.
One 2025 news item about fraud using stolen credit cards to purchase 'פתיל תכלת' from an unrelated Bnei Brak store, not involving this organization.
English counterpart tekhelet.com founded 1991, promotes same products and education; no domain age data available for .co.il.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Ben's Tallit Shopopen
"Very Nice Strings. Nice and quick response and the strings are very nice."
Ben's Tallit Shopopen
"Always wonderful quality. Fast shipping!"
Ben's Tallit Shopopen
"The Tztziot look amazing no problems with them, highest standards"

Business registration

Status: active · Israel

עמותת פתיל תכלת (ע"ר) registered as association #580240612, founded 1994. Related company פתיל תכלת תרי"ג בע"מ (חל"צ) #515069433 founded 2014, active, 12 employees (2024).

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We verified that עמותת פתיל תכלת is a registered Israeli association (#580240612) founded in 1994, with a related active company (#515069433) listed on official government databases. Independent review aggregators and Judaica specialists show positive feedback regarding their product quality and shipping speed. No scam reports or complaints were found on consumer forums or social media platforms.

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 ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

Contact 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.

What We Found

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domaininfo@tekhelet.co.il

Phone numbers02-5900577

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles1

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No postal address visible on the page.

Contact email on the site's own domain (info@tekhelet.co.il).
Phone number listed (02-5900577).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2

ExpiresSep 16, 2026 (72d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingHetzner Online GmbH

Server locationDE

Web servernginx/1.28.0

Platform / CMSElementor 4.1.4; features: additional_cu

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://tekhelet.co.il/
2200https://tekhelet.co.il/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPHetzner Online GmbH

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

gmpg.org fonts.googleapis.com tekhelet.com waze.com lealev.co.il facebook.com

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 tekhelet.co.il and not a lookalike like t-ekhelet.co.il.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
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
Open

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·tekhelet.co.il

SAFE

This is the official Hebrew website for Ptil Tekhelet, a long-standing Israeli non-profit organization. Our analysis confirms it is a legitimate entity with active business registrations and positive community feedback. You can safely browse and interact with this site.

This site is safe to use for both educational purposes and purchasing religious items. Standard online shopping precautions apply.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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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 tekhelet.co.il. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
tekhelet.co.il passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. tekhelet.co.il presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 72 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report tekhelet.co.il as clean.
No. tekhelet.co.il is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
tekhelet.co.il resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in DE (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around tekhelet.co.il 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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