Is tradefairsafrica.info safe?
http://tradefairsafrica.info/
Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
High risk: external analysis links this trade-fair domain to phishing
The captured site presents itself as an Expogroup portal for African trade exhibitions and publishes regional business news, but an external security analysis identified a suspicious form and classified a page on the domain as phishing. Current automated checks found no active warning or detection, which is useful counterevidence but does not resolve the reported phishing activity.
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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
The captured site presents itself as an Expogroup portal for African trade exhibitions and publishes regional business news, but an external security analysis identified a suspicious form and classified a page on the domain as phishing. Current automated checks found no active warning or detection, which is useful counterevidence but does not resolve the reported phishing activity.
The phishing warning is the decisive concern
External security research labeled a page on this domain as phishing and reported a suspicious form URL. That target-specific warning outweighs the otherwise ordinary event and news presentation.
The captured page also contains a subscription form requesting a name and email address. The supplied evidence does not establish that this particular form steals data, so visitors should treat it cautiously rather than assume it is the reported phishing form.
Clean technical checks do not clear the operator risk
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection, no browser threat warning, and zero malicious or suspicious detections across 93 engines. These results indicate no detection at scan time, not that every page or form on the domain is trustworthy.
The domain is 1,061 days old, and the page footer claims Expogroup branding dating from 1996 to 2026. Neither fact independently verifies who operates this domain, while the captured page provided no direct contact email.
Observed visitor flow crosses to another domain
The portal presents trade-exhibition and business-news material, with “Read More” and article links leading from tradefairsafrica.info to expogr.com. The evidence does not identify these links as paid or malicious, but visitors should note that they leave the assessed domain.
Why the score is 42
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected phishing page Suspicious form URL found". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 57 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 36 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
All 93 engine results
- 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
- CRDF - 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 - 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 - Unrated
- 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
EXPOGROUP Trade Exhibitions in Africa
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
EXPOGROUP Trade Exhibitions in Africa
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Expogroup - Trade Exhibitions in Africa
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 57 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was 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
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected phishing page Suspicious form URL found"
- 02No direct contact email was found on the captured page.
- 03The registrable domain is 1061 days old
Web research findings
Independent findings for tradefairsafrica.info, 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.
- Joe Sandboxopen
"AI detected phishing page Suspicious form URL found"
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.
- Domaintradefairsafrica.info
- Redirects totradefairsafrica.info
- Hosted byHetzner Online GmbH
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · expoevents.biz
Domain Timeline
- Nov 16, 2023Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 13, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
tradefairsafrica.info 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
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://tradefairsafrica.info/
- 2200https://tradefairsafrica.info/
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.
Business Network Uganda Launched to Boost Uganda-Kenya Trade, Investment and Partnerships · The captured page includes a subscription form requesting a visitor's name and email address.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected phishing page Suspicious form URL found"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Oct 13, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 13, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 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 tradefairsafrica.info a scam or a legit website?
Is tradefairsafrica.info safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on tradefairsafrica.info — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from tradefairsafrica.info?
Did tradefairsafrica.info steal my password or personal information?
How do I report tradefairsafrica.info?
tradefairsafrica.info looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has tradefairsafrica.info been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is tradefairsafrica.info on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the tradefairsafrica.info domain?
Does tradefairsafrica.info have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the tradefairsafrica.info report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
High risk: external analysis links this trade-fair domain to phishing
The captured site presents itself as an Expogroup portal for African trade exhibitions and publishes regional business news, but an external security analysis identified a suspicious form and classified a page on the domain as phishing. Current automated checks found no active warning or detection, which is useful counterevidence but does not resolve the reported phishing activity.
09 · Community