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Is tell.sketchy-pop.shop safe?

http://tell.sketchy-pop.shop/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Unreachable subdomain with a self-signed certificate and flagged security engines, but no page content to review

tell.sketchy-pop.shop is a subdomain of sketchy-pop.shop, registered through Dynadot Inc on May 3, 2026. The site currently returns a 404 Not Found error, so its own page, contact, About and policy text could not be reviewed. The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and security engines returned mixed results, with 2 of 91 flagging the domain. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and there is no established reputation, the score sits in the High Risk band rather than Safe or Low Risk.

Do not enter personal information, credentials, or payment details on this site. The domain is unreachable, its TLS connection did not validate, and its own pages could not be reviewed, so there is no way to confirm who operates it or what it does. If you reached this link from an unsolicited message or ad, treat it as untrusted and close it.
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Saved site captureThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page1 antivirus engine flagged this URLWebroot
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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

tell.sketchy-pop.shop is a subdomain of sketchy-pop.shop, registered through Dynadot Inc on May 3, 2026. The site currently returns a 404 Not Found error, so its own page, contact, About and policy text could not be reviewed. The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and security engines returned mixed results, with 2 of 91 flagging the domain. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and there is no established reputation, the score sits in the High Risk band rather than Safe or Low Risk.

Technical signals: unreachable, unvalidated TLS, and mixed engine flags

The site is currently unreachable, returning a 404 Not Found error. Because of this, the site's own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed, leaving its purpose and operator identity unverified.

The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and security engines returned mixed results: 1 isolated antivirus detection across 93 engines with no vendor consensus, and a separate research record showing 2 of 91 engines flagging the domain. These are technical irregularities, not proof of a specific scam.

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, which is a supportive signal, but clean technical checks alone do not establish operator or customer safety.

Operator and reputation: unknown identity and no reviewable content

The domain sketchy-pop.shop was registered via Dynadot Inc on May 3, 2026, and expires May 3, 2027. The operator identity is unknown, and the subdomain's intended purpose is unresolved.

Because the site's own pages could not be captured, there is no contact, About or policy text to assess, and no established reputation or independent reviews were found. This absence of reviewable content, combined with the technical irregularities, keeps the score in the High Risk band.

Why the score is 40

1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. 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

Fresh result

1 engine flagged this URL

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

Malicious
1
Suspicious
0
Total
93
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
All 93 engine results
  • Webroot - Malicious
  • 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 - Unrated
  • 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 - Unrated
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - Unrated
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • Kaspersky - Unrated
  • 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
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
  • 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
tell.sketchy-pop.shop
What our review noticed on this page
1404 Not Found

The site blocked our isolated browser or answered with an error page, so this capture does not show the site itself. Visual evidence is limited. Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →

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Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

404 Not Found

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    404 Not Found

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

    No page claim could be verified for tell.sketchy-pop.shop because no usable page content or saved capture was available.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    2 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.

Web research findings

Independent findings for tell.sketchy-pop.shop, 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
1 complaint or warning
Complaints and warnings (1)
Direct quotes from public complaints, negative reviews, warnings and security listings.
  • PCriskopen

    "Threat Databases Flagged by 2 of 91 engines"

Research notes (1)
Other records found by the research, such as directory, registration, traffic or policy details.
  • PCriskopen

    "Registrar Dynadot Inc Registered May 3, 2026 (sketchy-pop.shop) Expires May 3, 2027"

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗
Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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. Domaintell.sketchy-pop.shop
  2. Redirects totell.sketchy-pop.shop
  3. Hosted bySINO WORLDWIDE TRADING LIMITED

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerProxy · 94.26.35.126
ExpiresAug 31, 2036 (3605d)
Self-signedYes
Hosting & Technology
HostingSINO WORLDWIDE TRADING LIMITED
Server locationCH

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://tell.sketchy-pop.shop/
  • 2blockedhttps://tell.sketchy-pop.shop/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPSINO WORLDWIDE TRADING LIMITED
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. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentunavailable
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencepartial
Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. · The saved TLS check did not validate the connection.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Threat Databases Flagged by 2 of 91 engines"

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result1 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 17, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionUnavailable
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Independent research
Result2 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 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 enter personal information, credentials, or payment details on this site. The domain is unreachable, its TLS connection did not validate, and its own pages could not be reviewed, so there is no way to confirm who operates it or what it does. If you reached this link from an unsolicited message or ad, treat it as untrusted and close it.

  2. Treat tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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.

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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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop a scam or a legit website?
tell.sketchy-pop.shop raises serious red flags as a scam site — avoid interacting with it. 1 of 93 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop safe to use?
tell.sketchy-pop.shop has a Safety Score of 40/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 82%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to tell.sketchy-pop.shop?
If you've already paid or handed over details on tell.sketchy-pop.shop, 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop?
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.
Is my device at risk after visiting tell.sketchy-pop.shop?
Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
How do I report tell.sketchy-pop.shop?
You can report tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 1 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged tell.sketchy-pop.shop, 1 of them as outright malicious. None of these detections came from the engines we treat as highest-confidence, so they are weighed alongside the other checks rather than on their own.
Is tell.sketchy-pop.shop on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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.
Does tell.sketchy-pop.shop have a valid SSL certificate?
No — tell.sketchy-pop.shop has an invalid or broken, self-signed SSL certificate, so browsers will show a security warning. Combined with the other signals, we recommend avoiding it.
Where is tell.sketchy-pop.shop hosted?
tell.sketchy-pop.shop resolves to an IP operated by SINO WORLDWIDE TRADING LIMITED in CH (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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 17, 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 tell.sketchy-pop.shop 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
40/100
High Risk

Unreachable subdomain with a self-signed certificate and flagged security engines, but no page content to review

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Conclusion

tell.sketchy-pop.shop is a subdomain of sketchy-pop.shop, registered through Dynadot Inc on May 3, 2026. The site currently returns a 404 Not Found error, so its own page, contact, About and policy text could not be reviewed. The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and security engines returned mixed results, with 2 of 91 flagging the domain. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and there is no established reputation, the score sits in the High Risk band rather than Safe or Low Risk.

Recommended actionDo not enter personal information, credentials, or payment details on this site. The domain is unreachable, its TLS connection did not validate, and its own pages could not be reviewed, so there is no way to confirm who operates it or what it does. If you reached this link from an unsolicited message or ad, treat it as untrusted and close it.
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