Is topvapeaustralia.com safe?
http://topvapeaustralia.com/
Coveragestrong5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
Brand-new vape shop with security vendor flags and a possible lookalike of an established store
topvapeaustralia.com is an online vape store whose domain is only 8 days old. Two security vendors have flagged it as adverse, and research found a similarly named established store on a .com.au domain. Safe Browsing shows no warning, but that does not outweigh the other findings, so the score is 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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
topvapeaustralia.com is an online vape store whose domain is only 8 days old. Two security vendors have flagged it as adverse, and research found a similarly named established store on a .com.au domain. Safe Browsing shows no warning, but that does not outweigh the other findings, so the score is in the High Risk band.
Strongest evidence
Two independent antivirus families, CRDF and Netcraft, reported adverse results. The saved observation is stale, so its timing should be confirmed.
Research found a Melbourne-based store called Top Vapes Australia on topvapeaustralia.com.au. This site uses a near-identical name on a different domain ending, which suggests possible impersonation, though this is not confirmed.
Technical versus operator risk
On the technical side, Safe Browsing reports no threat and the TLS connection is valid. On the operator side, the page shows no postal address. It does list an email on its own domain and a phone number, which is mildly reassuring.
The site is a standard shop with Add to cart, Cart and Checkout steps on its own domain. No cross-domain order path was observed.
Why the score is 30
2 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
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 24, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 2
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| NetcraftMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- CRDF - Malicious
- Netcraft - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- 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
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - 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
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
TOP VAPE AUSTRALIA
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
TOP VAPE AUSTRALIA
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Buy Vape Kits Online Australia | Buy Vape Device | Vape Shop
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The domain is 8 days old.
- 022 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.
- 03The name resembles an established store on a .com.au domain.
Web research findings
Independent findings for topvapeaustralia.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.
- Top Vapes Australiaopen
"Top Vapes Australia is an online vape store based in Melbourne."
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.
- Domaintopvapeaustralia.com
- Redirects totopvapeaustralia.com
- Hosted byWHG Hosting Services Ltd
- Referencesfonts.gstatic.com · gmpg.org
Domain Timeline
- Oct 17, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 8 days old when this review was saved.
- Oct 26, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
topvapeaustralia.com was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No operator postal address visible on the captured page.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (sales@topvapeaustralia.com).
- Phone number listed (+61 489 911 942).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://topvapeaustralia.com/
- 2200https://topvapeaustralia.com/
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
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 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.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
The name resembles an established store on a .com.au domain. · No postal address is visible on the page.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 24, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 26, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 26, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 26, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 26, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 24, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 26, 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.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Brand-new vape shop with security vendor flags and a possible lookalike of an established store
topvapeaustralia.com is an online vape store whose domain is only 8 days old. Two security vendors have flagged it as adverse, and research found a similarly named established store on a .com.au domain. Safe Browsing shows no warning, but that does not outweigh the other findings, so the score is in the High Risk band.
09 · Community
Community
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