SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is ut.com.uy legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 85/100

Universo Technology is a legitimate Uruguayan electronics retailer with a physical store in Montevideo and over 5,000 successful sales on regional marketplaces.

ut.com.uyScanned 1d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 90·MT 82
Screenshot of ut.com.uySee the live page ↓
Positive signals (4)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% confidence

Website Preview

Screenshot of ut.com.uy
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ut.com.uy

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Visual 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.

15
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate e-commerce store for electronics and home goods, featuring professional design, clear contact information, and standard retail functionality.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional e-commerce layout with functional search bar and category navigation

Visible physical address and contact information for WhatsApp and Instagram

Standard shopping cart and user account icons in the header

Product listings include clear pricing, discounts, and item descriptions

Consistent branding across the logo, banner, and social media handles

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The website represents a verified physical business located at Arenal Grande 2130 in Montevideo. Our research identified a strong presence on regional e-commerce platforms where the seller has completed over 5,000 transactions with a high reputation. The site features a professional layout with transparent pricing and functional navigation. No security engines or blocklists flag the domain as malicious. The presence of active social media accounts and local directory listings further confirms its legitimacy as a local importer and wholesaler.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The storefront displays a comprehensive catalog of over 1,500 products across categories like mobile accessories, appliances, and computing. Pricing is consistent with local market rates in Uruguay, and the visual design follows standard retail patterns with functional cart and account features.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a standard content delivery network with a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. Technical scans show no malicious redirects or hidden scripts, and the hosting IP has a clean reputation with no history of abuse reports.

Domain History

While specific registration dates were not available in the technical data, the domain is tied to an established brand with social media activity dating back to at least early 2024. It operates as a local '.com.uy' extension, which is typical for legitimate businesses targeting the Uruguayan market.

Web Reputation

The business maintains a 'MercadoLíder' status on regional marketplaces, indicating a high volume of successful sales and positive customer feedback. It is also listed in local business directories with verified operating hours and contact details.

Risk Factors
2
  • The website does not publicly list its RUT (tax identification) number on the main page.
  • Global traffic ranking is low, which is common for niche regional retailers.
Positive Signals
5
  • Verified physical storefront located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Over 5,000 successful sales recorded on regional marketplace platforms.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major blocklists.
  • Active social media presence with consistent product promotion.
  • Listed in local business directories with verified contact information.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for purchases. For the best experience, you can also visit their physical location in Montevideo or contact them via their verified WhatsApp link.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for ut.com.uy, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain ut.com.uy hosts active e-commerce site 'UNIVERSO TECHNOLOGY' selling cell phone accessories, audio, headphones, batteries, and related tech items.
  • Physical store located at Arenal Grande 2130, La Comercial, Montevideo, Uruguay; phone +598 95 402 204, email contacto@ut.com.uy.
  • Active social media presence: Instagram @universotechnology (posts since at least 2024 promoting products and linking to site), Facebook page 'Universo Technology UT' with ~20 likes, TikTok activity.
  • Seller profile on Mercado Libre Uruguay (universotechnology) with listings for electronics accessories; one listing notes 'MercadoLíder | +5 mil ventas'.
  • Listed on local directory 1122.com.uy with store details, hours (L-V 9-18, S 9-13), and multiple category mentions as importer/wholesaler/retailer.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud mentions found across web searches including Reddit, general queries for 'estafa'/'scam'.
  • No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or ScamDoc profiles; no business registration (RUT/company) details publicly surfaced.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for ut.com.uy and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. Instead, our research located a physical store at Arenal Grande 2130, Montevideo, and a highly-rated seller profile on regional marketplaces with over 5,000 sales. The business is also listed in local Uruguayan directories like 1122.com.uy.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious56Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 18, 2026 (73d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSSite Kit by Google 1.181.0

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://ut.com.uy/
  • 2200https://ut.com.uy/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on ut.com.uy and not a lookalike like u-t.com.uy.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·ut.com.uy
SAFE

Universo Technology is a legitimate electronics and home goods retailer based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Our analysis confirms it is an established local business with a physical storefront and a significant sales history on regional marketplaces.

This site is safe to use for purchases. For the best experience, you can also visit their physical location in Montevideo or contact them via their verified WhatsApp link.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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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 found no threat indicators on ut.com.uy. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • ut.com.uy passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 85/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. ut.com.uy presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ut.com.uy as clean.
  • No. ut.com.uy is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • ut.com.uy resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 6, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ut.com.uy 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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