Is tmdb.com safe?
http://tmdb.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 4 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · limited: did not fully complete
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
tmdb.com is not The Movie Database — it is a look-alike domain flagged by six antivirus families and filled with search-arbitrage links.
tmdb.com is an old domain (registered 8951 days ago) that uses the same acronym as the legitimate The Movie Database, which actually operates at themoviedb.org. The real TMDb has publicly stated that its official URL is www.themoviedb.org, not www.tmdb.com. The page itself shows only the repeated text 'tmdb.com' and a link labelled 'ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS', consistent with a parked or search-arbitrage landing page rather than a working movie database. Six independent antivirus families have reported an adverse result for this domain, and the saved TLS check did not validate the connection, with the scanned address served over plain HTTP. The browser threat feed returned no warning, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full. The combination of brand-acronym confusion, adverse vendor detections, and an unencrypted connection places this site in the High Risk band.
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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.
Why 38/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 3 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive6 independent antivirus families 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.-1 pts
- ModerateThe domain tmdb.com uses the acronym of The Movie Database, which the real service says operates at themoviedb.org, not tmdb.com.
- MinorThe saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and the scanned address was served over plain HTTP.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 8951 days old, so it is not a newly registered throwaway.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for this domain.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 39 to 38 and split those 1 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
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- Report the site
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- Report the domain to its registrar
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- Ignore anyone offering to recover your money
"Recovery" services or agents who contact you, or ask for a fee up front, are almost always a second scam aimed at victims. Your bank's dispute process and the official reporting services never charge a fee in advance.
Full answers about refunds and reporting are in the Safety FAQ below.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
tmdb.com is an old domain (registered 8951 days ago) that uses the same acronym as the legitimate The Movie Database, which actually operates at themoviedb.org. The real TMDb has publicly stated that its official URL is www.themoviedb.org, not www.tmdb.com. The page itself shows only the repeated text 'tmdb.com' and a link labelled 'ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS', consistent with a parked or search-arbitrage landing page rather than a working movie database. Six independent antivirus families have reported an adverse result for this domain, and the saved TLS check did not validate the connection, with the scanned address served over plain HTTP. The browser threat feed returned no warning, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full. The combination of brand-acronym confusion, adverse vendor detections, and an unencrypted connection places this site in the High Risk band.
A look-alike acronym for a well-known movie database
The legitimate The Movie Database (TMDb) has publicly stated that its official URL is www.themoviedb.org, not www.tmdb.com. The domain tmdb.com is 8951 days old, so it is not a newly registered throwaway, but its name matches the acronym of the real service and can easily capture visitors who type the short form into a browser.
The page content visible in the saved screenshot is minimal: the text 'tmdb.com' repeated and a link labelled 'ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS'. That is consistent with a parked or search-arbitrage landing page rather than a functional movie database, and it does not offer the film and TV information the real TMDb provides.
Adverse vendor detections and an unencrypted connection
Six independent antivirus families reported an adverse result for this domain, including alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint, Fortinet and Gridinsoft. This is a saved antivirus observation rather than a fresh submission, so the detection is real but its timing should be confirmed. The browser threat feed returned no threat warning, which is a point in the site's favour but does not cancel the vendor findings.
The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and the scanned address was served over plain HTTP. That means traffic to the site is not protected by a validated certificate, and any data entered on the page would travel unencrypted. The site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full, so we cannot say what contact information, if any, the site provides.
Why the score is 38
6 independent antivirus families 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. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
6/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 26, 2026 - stale
6 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 6
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | malicious |
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | malicious |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| GridinsoftMalicious | phishing |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Malicious
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- CRDF - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - phishing - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- 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
- CINS Army - 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
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- 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
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiMalicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekermalicious web sites. blogs and personal sites
- BitDefendermisc
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
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
tmdb.com ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
tmdb.com
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ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS
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
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Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
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What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 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
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Unknown
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 016 independent antivirus families 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.
- 02The domain tmdb.com uses the acronym of The Movie Database, which the real service says operates at themoviedb.org, not tmdb.com.
- 03The registrable domain is 8951 days old, so it is not a newly registered throwaway.
Web research findings
Independent findings for tmdb.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.
- The Movie Database (TMDb)open
"Our official URL is www.themoviedb.org, not www.tmdb.com"
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.
- Domaintmdb.com
- Redirects toww19.tmdb.com
- Hosted byCogini Hong Kong Limited
Domain Timeline
- Apr 25, 2002Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 24 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 27, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
tmdb.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.
Domain & Encryption
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
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
- 1302http://tmdb.com/
- 2200http://ww19.tmdb.com/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
6 independent antivirus families 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. · The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, and the scanned address was served over plain HTTP.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
The domain tmdb.com uses the acronym of The Movie Database, which the real service says operates at themoviedb.org, not tmdb.com.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 6 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 26, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 27, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result6 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 26, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 27, 2026
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 tmdb.com a scam or a legit website?
Is tmdb.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to tmdb.com?
Can I get my money back from tmdb.com?
Did tmdb.com steal my password or personal information?
How do I report tmdb.com?
Why does tmdb.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has tmdb.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is tmdb.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the tmdb.com domain?
Does tmdb.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the tmdb.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
tmdb.com is not The Movie Database — it is a look-alike domain flagged by six antivirus families and filled with search-arbitrage links.
tmdb.com is an old domain (registered 8951 days ago) that uses the same acronym as the legitimate The Movie Database, which actually operates at themoviedb.org. The real TMDb has publicly stated that its official URL is www.themoviedb.org, not www.tmdb.com. The page itself shows only the repeated text 'tmdb.com' and a link labelled 'ONLINE MOVIE TICKETS', consistent with a parked or search-arbitrage landing page rather than a working movie database. Six independent antivirus families have reported an adverse result for this domain, and the saved TLS check did not validate the connection, with the scanned address served over plain HTTP. The browser threat feed returned no warning, and the site's own contact details were not reviewed because the page text was not read in full. The combination of brand-acronym confusion, adverse vendor detections, and an unencrypted connection places this site in the High Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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