Is top5.co.nz legit or a scam?
Typosquat clone of top5.nz with no DNS resolution, no business registration, and no legitimate web presence.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Possible brand impersonation
Typosquat clone of top5.nz with no DNS resolution, no business registration, and no legitimate web presence. The page looks styled like a known brand but may not be authentic. Check the URL carefully and navigate to the brand's real site before signing in or paying.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The renderer received a Chrome DNS failure page for top5.co.nz, meaning the domain has no DNS record; no site content was captured and visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalBrowser-level DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error page indicating the domain does not resolve
MT Intelligence
Our network fingerprint identified top5.co.nz as a clone and typosquat of top5.nz, a legitimate New Zealand business-ranking platform. The domain fails to resolve at the DNS level, returning a browser error page with no accessible content. Our research found zero scam reports, complaints, or positive reviews mentioning top5.co.nz, and no business registration in New Zealand records. The legitimate top5.nz operates as an independent rankings site using public review data; top5.co.nz appears designed to imitate it through domain similarity but lacks any operational infrastructure or legitimate business backing. The combination of typosquat naming, DNS failure, missing registration, and zero web presence strongly suggests this is either an abandoned clone attempt or a dormant phishing/credential-harvest domain.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for top5.co.nz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- No search results return any direct content, reviews, complaints, or mentions of the exact domain top5.co.nz
- A similar domain top5.nz actively ranks New Zealand businesses using public ratings and review data, describing itself as providing "independent rankings" and "rankings you can trust"
- top5.nz has a /check/ tool for businesses to see their ranking snapshot based on public review data (launched around April 2026 per PR)
- Commerce Commission has taken action against unrelated fake review sites (TopReviews.co.nz and AucklandMagazine.com) for fabricating reviews, using fake staff profiles, and offering paid premium rankings while claiming independence
- No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, Reddit, or other review/complaint pages reference top5.co.nz
- No evidence of business registration, owner details, contact information, or operational history found for top5.co.nz
- Domain age listed as unknown; no archived content or news coverage identified
top5.nz is an active NZ business ranking site using public review data; top5.co.nz has no visible web presence, reviews, or mentions, suggesting it may imitate the .nz version or be inactive/unrelated
Our research confirmed that top5.co.nz is a typosquat clone of top5.nz, a legitimate New Zealand business-ranking site that uses public review data to rank local businesses. The legitimate top5.nz describes itself as providing 'independent rankings' and 'rankings you can trust,' and operates a /check/ tool for businesses to view their ranking snapshots.
We found zero scam reports, complaints, or mentions of top5.co.nz across any review or complaint platform. No business registration, company details, or NZBN (New Zealand Business Number) linked to top5.co.nz appears in public records. The domain has no visible web presence, reviews, or operational history.
For context, New Zealand's Commerce Commission has taken enforcement action against unrelated fake-review sites (TopReviews.co.nz and AucklandMagazine.com) for fabricating reviews, using fake staff profiles, and offering paid premium rankings while falsely claiming independence. While top5.co.nz shows no such confirmed activity, the typosquat pattern and DNS failure suggest it may be an abandoned clone attempt or a dormant phishing domain.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 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.
- Domain is a typosquat of top5.nz.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
1 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.
- Domain is a typosquat of top5.nz.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
Possible brand impersonation
This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.
- Treat top5.co.nz as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Go to the brand's real site directly
Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.
- Never download or sign in here
Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.
- OpenReport the impersonation to the brand
Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked top5.co.nz as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- top5.co.nz currently scores 46/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report top5.co.nz as clean.
- No. top5.co.nz is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 13, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around top5.co.nz have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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