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Moderate RiskStatus
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How we checked

Coverage: partial · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus (56 of 62 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
  • Google Safe Browsing: completed
  • page reading: completed
  • page capture: completed
  • domain records: completed
  • web research: completed
Verdict

New remote tech-support site with no verifiable operator identity and ad-network scripts on a service page

The PC Buddy presents itself as a remote computer-repair service that fixes problems while the customer watches, and it funnels visitors toward a 'Get Free Help Now' contact form rather than a published phone number, email address or company registration. The domain is only about ten months old, and the rendered page loads scripts from two advertising networks that are unusual for a professional support business. No malware, phishing or Safe Browsing flags were found, and the connection is encrypted, but the combination of an unverifiable operator, a remote-access business model and third-party ad scripts keeps this in the moderate-risk band rather than safe.

Do not grant remote access to your computer or pay for support through this site until you can independently verify the operator. Ask for a company name, a physical address and a phone number, and check whether the business is registered before letting anyone connect to your machine. If you only need help with a computer problem, use a manufacturer's official support channel or a local repair shop you can visit in person.

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thepcbuddy.com: Moderate Risk — MalwareTips website safety report

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.

Score explained

Why 58/100

Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. 2 findings pulled the score down; 1 pushed it up.

What pulled the score down

  1. ModerateThe rendered page contacted 2 networks commonly used for aggressive advertising.-34 pts
  2. MinorThe site publishes no direct contact email, physical address, registration number or named operator, which is a serious transparency gap for a remote-access support business.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 92 to 58 and split those 34 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The PC Buddy presents itself as a remote computer-repair service that fixes problems while the customer watches, and it funnels visitors toward a 'Get Free Help Now' contact form rather than a published phone number, email address or company registration. The domain is only about ten months old, and the rendered page loads scripts from two advertising networks that are unusual for a professional support business. No malware, phishing or Safe Browsing flags were found, and the connection is encrypted, but the combination of an unverifiable operator, a remote-access business model and third-party ad scripts keeps this in the moderate-risk band rather than safe.

Who is actually behind the site?

The captured page does not show a direct contact email, and the site does not publish a physical address, registration number or named operator. For a business that asks customers to hand over remote control of their computers, that absence of verifiable identity is the single most important risk factor here.

The registrable domain is only 308 days old, so there is no long operating history to fall back on when judging whether the operator is established. A saved antivirus analysis exists, but it dates from April 2015, before the domain's current registration on December 29, 2025, so it describes an earlier owner's site and counts neither for nor against this one.

Technical checks are clean, but the commercial setup is unusual

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so there is no evidence of malware delivery, phishing or a broken certificate at the time of analysis. Those are real positives, but they only mean no detections were recorded, not that the operator is trustworthy.

The rendered page contacted two networks commonly used for aggressive advertising, static.trafficjunky.com and ads.trafficjunky.net. Loading adult-oriented ad-network scripts on a page that markets computer repair to seniors is a mismatch that a legitimate professional support business would not normally have, and it raises the possibility that visitor traffic is being monetised in ways unrelated to the advertised service.

The main call to action is a 'Get Free Help Now — It's Fast & Easy' button that leads into a contact form for a free diagnosis. The site also runs on a standard Astra WordPress theme, which is a neutral technical detail and not evidence of wrongdoing by itself.

Why the score is 58

The rendered page contacted 2 networks commonly used for aggressive advertising. 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/ 62

No results

Saved analysis from April 1, 2015 - stale

Analysis predates the current registration

The saved antivirus analysis is from April 1, 2015, which is before this domain's current registration, so it may describe an earlier owner. It is not counted as a clean result.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
62
All 62 engine results
  • ADMINUSLabs - Clean
  • AlienVault - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - Clean
  • AutoShun - Unrated
  • Avira - Clean
  • Baidu-International - Clean
  • BitDefender - Clean
  • Blueliv - Clean
  • C-SIRT - Clean
  • CLEAN MX - Clean
  • Comodo Site Inspector - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • CyberCrime - Clean
  • Dr.Web - Clean
  • Emsisoft - Clean
  • ESET - Clean
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • FraudSense - Clean
  • G-Data - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Clean
  • Kaspersky - Clean
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Malc0de Database - Clean
  • Malekal - Clean
  • Malware Domain Blocklist - Clean
  • Malwarebytes hpHosts - Clean
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwareDomainList - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • malwares.com URL checker - Clean
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • Opera - Clean
  • PalevoTracker - Clean
  • ParetoLogic - Clean
  • Phishtank - Clean
  • Quttera - Clean
  • Rising - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - Clean
  • SecureBrain - Clean
  • Sophos - Unrated
  • Spam404 - Clean
  • SpyEyeTracker - Clean
  • StopBadware - Unrated
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
  • Tencent - Clean
  • ThreatHive - Clean
  • Trustwave - Clean
  • URLQuery - Clean
  • VX Vault - Clean
  • Web Security Guard - Clean
  • Websense ThreatSeeker - Unrated
  • Webutation - Clean
  • Wepawet - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
  • ZCloudsec - Clean
  • ZDB Zeus - Clean
  • Zerofox - Clean
  • ZeusTracker - Clean
  • zvelo - Clean

How security vendors categorise this site

  • Dr.Webnot recommended site
  • Websense ThreatSeekeruncategorized

Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.

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
thepcbuddy.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Computer Problem? We Fix It Remotely — While You Watch.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Computer Problem? We Fix It Remotely — While You Watch.

What the page says about itself

What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.

Page title
Remote Computer Help for Seniors | The PC Buddy
Meta description
Printer not working? WiFi down? Virus? Email issues? The PC Buddy fixes your computer problems remotely — fast, safe, and in plain English. US-based support.

Pages we read

  • Main page/Read
  • About page/about/Read
  • Support / FAQ/services/printer-help/Read

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

    Remote Computer Help for Seniors | The PC Buddy

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 56 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

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

  4. What remains unverified

    1 of the 6 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

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01The registrable domain is 308 days old, so there is no long operating history to assess.
  2. 02The site publishes no direct contact email, physical address, registration number or named operator, which is a serious transparency gap for a remote-access support business.
  3. 03The rendered page contacted 2 networks commonly used for aggressive advertising.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What happens when a visitor asks for help

A visitor who clicks the 'Get Free Help Now' button is routed into a contact form for a free diagnosis rather than being given a published phone number or email address to verify the business independently.

If this is a scam, how it works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

  1. The site's own headline promises to fix computer problems remotely while the customer watches, which means the next step in the funnel would involve granting a stranger remote access to the visitor's machine. Because no operator name, address or registration is published, the visitor has no way to confirm who would be on the other end of that session.

Do not grant remote access to your computer or pay for support through this site until you can independently verify the operator. Ask for a company name, a physical address and a phone number, and check whether the business is registered before letting anyone connect to your machine. If you only need help with a computer problem, use a manufacturer's official support channel or a local repair shop you can visit in person.

Visitor impactConfidence: Moderate

Grounded in 3 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for thepcbuddy.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.

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
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 thepcbuddy.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.

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. Domainthepcbuddy.com
  2. Redirects tothepcbuddy.com
  3. Hosted byBrander Group Inc.
  4. Referencesgmpg.org · cdn-reach.hostinger.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Dec 29, 2025
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 10 months old when this review was saved.

  2. Nov 2, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk

    The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.

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
One contact red flag
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 months old
RegistrarHosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Registrar IANA ID1647
RegisteredDec 29, 2025
ExpiresDec 29, 2026
Last updatedDec 29, 2025
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Nameserversns1.dns-parking.comns2.dns-parking.comDNS by Hostinger
Registrar abuse contactabuse@registrar.eu · +31.104482297
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2
IssuedOct 25, 2026 (8 days before this scan)
ExpiresJan 23, 2027 (81d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for thepcbuddy.com.

Hosting & Technology
HostingBrander Group Inc.
Server IP145.223.124.120 · shared CDN edge

A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.

Server locationUnited States (US)
Web serverhcdn
Platform / CMSWordPress
PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list
Technologies and payments

Analytics and ads

  • Google Tag Manager

Payment providers the page loads

None seen among the outside domains we saved.

Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://thepcbuddy.com/
  • 2206https://thepcbuddy.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPBrander Group Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

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 evidencecomplete
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

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

The rendered page contacted 2 networks commonly used for aggressive advertising. · The site publishes no direct contact email, physical address, registration number or named operator, which is a serious transparency gap for a remote-access support business.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result0 of 62 engines flagged
CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Apr 1, 2015
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

The evidence is mixed or incomplete, so treat this site as unverified until you can confirm who runs it.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not grant remote access to your computer or pay for support through this site until you can independently verify the operator. Ask for a company name, a physical address and a phone number, and check whether the business is registered before letting anyone connect to your machine. If you only need help with a computer problem, use a manufacturer's official support channel or a local repair shop you can visit in person.

  2. Treat thepcbuddy.com 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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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 thepcbuddy.com a scam or is it safe?
There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give thepcbuddy.com a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 10 months old. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.
Is thepcbuddy.com safe to use?
thepcbuddy.com has a Safety Score of 58/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 73%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.
Has thepcbuddy.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
The saved antivirus analysis for thepcbuddy.com is from April 1, 2015, which is before the domain's current registration, so it may describe an earlier owner and is not counted as a clean result. Antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh.
Is thepcbuddy.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — thepcbuddy.com 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 thepcbuddy.com domain?
thepcbuddy.com is 10 months old, registered on December 29, 2025 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.
Does thepcbuddy.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — thepcbuddy.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, valid for another 81 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 thepcbuddy.com hosted?
thepcbuddy.com resolves to an IP operated by Brander Group Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). 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 thepcbuddy.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on November 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 thepcbuddy.com 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
58/100
Moderate Risk

New remote tech-support site with no verifiable operator identity and ad-network scripts on a service page

Saved capturethepcbuddy.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The PC Buddy presents itself as a remote computer-repair service that fixes problems while the customer watches, and it funnels visitors toward a 'Get Free Help Now' contact form rather than a published phone number, email address or company registration. The domain is only about ten months old, and the rendered page loads scripts from two advertising networks that are unusual for a professional support business. No malware, phishing or Safe Browsing flags were found, and the connection is encrypted, but the combination of an unverifiable operator, a remote-access business model and third-party ad scripts keeps this in the moderate-risk band rather than safe.

Recommended actionDo not grant remote access to your computer or pay for support through this site until you can independently verify the operator. Ask for a company name, a physical address and a phone number, and check whether the business is registered before letting anyone connect to your machine. If you only need help with a computer problem, use a manufacturer's official support channel or a local repair shop you can visit in person.
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