Is theebookhunter.com safe?
http://theebookhunter.com/
Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Moderate risk: free eBook site with cross-domain routing and concerning advertising
The address redirects visitors from theebookhunter.com to ebookhunter.net, where pages advertise free eBook downloads. A captured page also displayed a BC.GAME “Tap to Claim” promotion, while one saved security observation reported an adverse result. These findings justify caution, although the supplied evidence does not establish malware delivery or a specific scam transaction.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The address redirects visitors from theebookhunter.com to ebookhunter.net, where pages advertise free eBook downloads. A captured page also displayed a BC.GAME “Tap to Claim” promotion, while one saved security observation reported an adverse result. These findings justify caution, although the supplied evidence does not establish malware delivery or a specific scam transaction.
What the site offers
The destination presents named EPUB titles as free eBook downloads, including “The Wrong Groom” and “Pucking Forbidden.”
The original address does not remain on the requested host; it sends the browser to ebookhunter.net, which is the material cross-domain step in the observed visitor path.
Advertising and technical risk
The captured page contained a BC.GAME advertisement using “Welcome,” “Tap to Claim,” and “Fast-Payout” language, showing that visitors may encounter promotional content alongside the eBook listings.
One independent security source recorded an adverse result, but that saved observation is stale and does not identify a particular malicious file or behavior. It raises technical concern without proving that every visit or download is harmful.
The evidence establishes neither a credential-harvesting page nor a confirmed malicious download, payment trap, or forced redirect beyond the initial move to ebookhunter.net. The rating therefore remains Moderate Risk rather than High Risk or Dangerous.
Why the score is 48
Pages promote named EPUB books as free downloads. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
3/ 90
detectionsSaved result - stale
3 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 90
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 90 engine results
- Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - clean - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - 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
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - 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
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - 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 - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
BC.GAME CRUSHING OFF UP WELCOME TAP TO CLAIM FAST-PAYOUT
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
BC.GAME CRUSHING OFF UP WELCOME TAP TO CLAIM FAST-PAYOUT
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
The eBook Hunter - Download Free eBooks
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing, file downloads.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
2 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
Aggressive Ads & Malvertising
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The requested host redirects to ebookhunter.net.
- 02The captured page displayed a BC.GAME promotion with a “Tap to Claim” call to action.
- 031 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Web research findings
Independent findings for theebookhunter.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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for theebookhunter.com. 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.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domaintheebookhunter.com
- Redirects towww.ebookhunter.net
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgmpg.org · af.fremtencycl.com
Domain Timeline
- Oct 29, 2015Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 11 years old today.
- Sep 18, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
theebookhunter.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://theebookhunter.com/
- 2200https://www.ebookhunter.net/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysispartial
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 3 of 90 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Sep 18, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result3 of 90 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 18, 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
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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Moderate risk: free eBook site with cross-domain routing and concerning advertising
The address redirects visitors from theebookhunter.com to ebookhunter.net, where pages advertise free eBook downloads. A captured page also displayed a BC.GAME “Tap to Claim” promotion, while one saved security observation reported an adverse result. These findings justify caution, although the supplied evidence does not establish malware delivery or a specific scam transaction.
09 · Community