SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is theclonedepotusa.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 76/100

Legitimate cannabis genetics seller with clean antivirus scan, 500-day domain age, and positive Reddit feedback.

theclonedepotusa.comScanned 13d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 72·MT 78
Category tags
e-commercecannabis retail85% MT confidence
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
1.4 years old
Registered Jan 7, 2025
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust78/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site is a Shopify-powered store offering cannabis clones and seeds with claims of operating since 2019. No antivirus engines flagged the page and browser blocklists returned clean. The domain is over a year old with valid SSL and the hosting IP shows minimal abuse history. Our research found three positive Reddit comments praising the genetics and zero scam or complaint reports. Visual analysis shows a standard retail layout with an age gate and no phishing or malware indicators.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

Standard e-commerce site selling plant clones and seeds. It lists tiered products, accepts common payment apps, and displays a 20% off sale. No login forms or data-harvesting elements detected.

Infrastructure

Hosted on Shopify infrastructure with valid Let's Encrypt SSL. External resources limited to Shopify CDNs. No redirects or suspicious scripts.

Domain History

Registered 500 days ago through Squarespace Domains. Privacy protection is disabled but no recent changes noted.

Web Reputation

Zero detections across our malware engines and blocklists. Multiple independent mentions on Reddit describe successful purchases and quality genetics.

Risk Factors
2
  • No phone, email, or physical address listed on the visible page content.
  • Sells live plants with worldwide shipping which may involve customs risks.
Positive Signals
4
  • Zero malicious detections from our antivirus network.
  • Domain registered over 500 days ago with valid SSL.
  • Three positive user mentions on Reddit confirming product quality.
  • No scam reports or complaints located in our research.
AI Recommendation
The site appears legitimate for purchasing cannabis genetics. Use standard buyer protections and confirm local laws before ordering live plants.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

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theclonedepotusa.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Visual Screenshot 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

No scam indicators visible. Screenshot shows a standard age-verification modal over a cannabis retail site with professional branding and layout.

Visual risk15/100

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for theclonedepotusa.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
1.4 yrs
Registered Jan 2025
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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 theclonedepotusa.com active, site titled 'The Clone Depot' selling cannabis clones/seeds (hemp THC<0.3%) with worldwide shipping.
  • Site claims established 2019, 7+ years providing genetics from indoor nursery in Colorado.
  • Trustpilot: 1 review, average score 3.2/5 as of May 2026.
  • Gridinsoft trust score: 69/100 with 1 review.
  • Multiple positive Reddit mentions in r/COents, r/cannabiscultivation recommending 'the clone depot' for solid genetics and quality clones.
  • No scam, fraud, or complaint results found in searches.
  • Accepts Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, PayPal; 20% off sales noted on site.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Redditopen

    "Very happy with what I got from them. the clone depot . Cory is definitely putting out some FIRE. But his prices are kinda high especially ..."

  • Redditopen

    "Got the clones from the clone depot . Check him out for solid genetics."

  • Redditopen

    "The clone depot will set you up with solid genetics. Get ahead and start from clone garunteed genetics!"

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

Our research located three positive Reddit mentions in cannabis cultivation communities praising the quality of clones from The Clone Depot. One independent review aggregator review exists with a 3.2/5 score. No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative results appeared in searches.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
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.

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
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 contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1.4 years old
RegistrarSquarespace Domains LLC
RegisteredJan 7, 2025
ExpiresJan 7, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · E8
ExpiresAug 13, 2026 (82d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingShopify, Inc.
Server locationCA

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file90
ISPShopify, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

0 of 13 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.

Top match: Fake Shop
Fake Shop
Low-level signals
0/100
  • Page contains e-commerce copy (cart / checkout / shipping).
  • No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
  • Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.

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 theclonedepotusa.com and not a lookalike like t-heclonedepotusa.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

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

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Trust History

Trust score over time
Last 3 public scans of theclonedepotusa.com
76/100
+13 vs May 9
May 9May 23

Reputation Sources

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

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

Referenced Domains

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

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

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

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·theclonedepotusa.com
SAFE

The Clone Depot sells cannabis clones and seeds online. Our analysis shows a clean security scan, a 500-day-old domain, and multiple positive Reddit mentions with zero scam reports. Shop normally but verify payment methods.

The site appears legitimate for purchasing cannabis genetics. Use standard buyer protections and confirm local laws before ordering live plants.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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