Is uk-petchipregistry.info safe?
http://uk-petchipregistry.info/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Site solicits £15 payments for pet microchip registration that UK authorities state is not an authorized database.
uk-petchipregistry.info presents itself as a pet microchip registration service but is flagged by external sources and court records as unauthorized by UK government standards. The site collects payment and personal pet data through a checkout flow that leads to no compliant registration.
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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
uk-petchipregistry.info presents itself as a pet microchip registration service but is flagged by external sources and court records as unauthorized by UK government standards. The site collects payment and personal pet data through a checkout flow that leads to no compliant registration.
External sources and court records identify the service as unauthorized
Research sources describe the site as an elaborate pet theft scam that collects money while failing to meet UK government standards for pet microchip databases.
Court proceedings referenced in local press noted that the database had been reported to DEFRA and is not an authorised registry.
Visitor enters microchip details and submits a £15 payment
The page presents a sequence that begins with entering a microchip number, adding current contacts and a photo, then requires a £15.00 payment to complete registration.
The payment form collects transaction details, microchip number, and email address before processing the charge.
Why the score is 25
Multiple independent sources state the database is not government-endorsed and has been flagged in court. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved result - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
All 92 engine results
- CRDF - malicious - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - 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
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- Criminal IP - clean - 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
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - 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
- Gridinsoft - 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 - unrated - 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
Submit £15.00 payment
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Submit £15.00 payment
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Pet Chip Registry UK - Home
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 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
- 01Multiple independent sources state the database is not government-endorsed and has been flagged in court.
- 02Multiple independent sources state the database is not government-endorsed and has been flagged in court.
- 03Clear commercial CTA requests £15 for registration on an unauthorized service.
Web research findings
Independent findings for uk-petchipregistry.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.
- Pet Pressopen
"The pet microchip registration website, UK Pet Chip Registry, claims to offer pet microchip registration services, but it is just an elaborate pet theft scam designed to steal money."
- Pet Pressopen
"It all seems too good to be true until the UK Government advised that the database does not meet UK standards and is not on the list of government-endorsed pet databases."
- York Pressopen
"The court heard that Hunter then claimed he had used petchipregistry.co.uk also known as uk-petchipregistry.info/, but that was not an authorised database and had been reported to DEFRA."
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.
- Domainuk-petchipregistry.info
- Redirects touk-petchipregistry.info
- Hosted byOVH BE
Domain Timeline
- Jul 26, 2017Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.2 years old when this review was saved.
- Sep 30, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
uk-petchipregistry.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://uk-petchipregistry.info/
- 2200https://uk-petchipregistry.info/
Server Reputation
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.
Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · 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 | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Sep 30, 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 | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 30, 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
- Result3 independent findings 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 uk-petchipregistry.info a scam or a legit online store?
Is uk-petchipregistry.info safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on uk-petchipregistry.info — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from uk-petchipregistry.info?
I ordered from uk-petchipregistry.info but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
How do I report uk-petchipregistry.info?
uk-petchipregistry.info looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has uk-petchipregistry.info been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is uk-petchipregistry.info on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the uk-petchipregistry.info domain?
Does uk-petchipregistry.info have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the uk-petchipregistry.info report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Site solicits £15 payments for pet microchip registration that UK authorities state is not an authorized database.
uk-petchipregistry.info presents itself as a pet microchip registration service but is flagged by external sources and court records as unauthorized by UK government standards. The site collects payment and personal pet data through a checkout flow that leads to no compliant registration.
09 · Community
