Is tpb.party safe?
https://tpb.party/
Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Piracy mirror site loads known adware networks and carries multiple AV detections
tpb.party is a long-running proxy for The Pirate Bay torrent index. The page itself is a search interface for copyrighted material, but it actively pulls scripts from adsco.re and betteradsystem.com—domains repeatedly tied to adware and browser hijacks. One malicious and three suspicious detections across 92 engines confirm the risk.
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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
tpb.party is a long-running proxy for The Pirate Bay torrent index. The page itself is a search interface for copyrighted material, but it actively pulls scripts from adsco.re and betteradsystem.com—domains repeatedly tied to adware and browser hijacks. One malicious and three suspicious detections across 92 engines confirm the risk.
Security-vendor detections and ad-network evidence
the multi-engine malware scan reports 1 malicious and 3 suspicious detections from 92 engines, directly citing the ad-rotator domains adsco.re and betteradsystem.com.
Security researchers have documented that these same domains trigger trojan warnings and redirect users to malicious ad-rotator landing pages.
Technical risk versus operator risk
The technical threat is the live loading of scripts from known adware networks; the operator risk is the anonymous proxy owner who relies on these networks for revenue.
What a visitor actually encounters
The landing page shows a standard Pirate Bay search box and category filters; clicking any result or navigating to linked proxies can trigger the ad scripts.
The site also lists external proxy links and a Bitcoin donation address, but the primary commercial activity is the ad network traffic.
Why the score is 25
1 malicious, 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
4/ 92
detectionsFresh result
4 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 3
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerSuspicious | spam |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - suspicious - Suspicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - spam - 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
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - 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
- 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
- Phishing Database - clean - 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 - clean - 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
The Pirate Bay
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The Pirate Bay
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Download music, movies, games, software! The Pirate Bay - The galaxy's most resilient BitTorrent site
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded popups, forced redirects.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Aggressive Ads & Malvertising
Service and business model
Streaming Piracy
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 011 malicious, 3 suspicious detections across 92 engines
- 02Active scripts from adsco.re and betteradsystem.com
Web research findings
Independent findings for tpb.party, 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.
- Malwarebytesopen
"Subdomains of adsco.re act as landing pages for adware. For example, c.adsco.re was found to act as an ad-rotator associated with PUP, scams, and adware."
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.
- Domaintpb.party
- Redirects totpb.party
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencespiratebay-proxylist.com · thepiratebay.rocks
Domain Timeline
- Nov 16, 2016Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.7 years old today.
- Aug 10, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
tpb.party 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
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
- Antiviruscomplete
- 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.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
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 | 4 of 92 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · Aug 10, 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 | 1 independent finding were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result4 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · Aug 10, 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
- Result1 independent finding were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- 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.
Is tpb.party a scam or a legit site?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Piracy mirror site loads known adware networks and carries multiple AV detections
tpb.party is a long-running proxy for The Pirate Bay torrent index. The page itself is a search interface for copyrighted material, but it actively pulls scripts from adsco.re and betteradsystem.com—domains repeatedly tied to adware and browser hijacks. One malicious and three suspicious detections across 92 engines confirm the risk.
09 · Community