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Moderate RiskStatus
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How we checked

Coverage: partial · 2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

  • Antivirus (55 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
  • Google Safe Browsing: completed
  • page reading · limited: did not fully complete
  • page capture: completed
  • domain records: completed
  • web research: completed
Verdict

Domain redirects to a non-functional placeholder with no verifiable services or operator details.

vaguemad.com is a 91-day-old domain that redirects to bell.vaguemad.com, which displays only a generic notice claiming ad-delivery and access-control services for publishers. The site's own pages, contact, About, and policy text could not be reviewed.

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vaguemad.com: Moderate Risk — MalwareTips website safety report

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

Score explained

Why 69/100

Moderate Risk covers scores 45–69. This report did not save its adverse findings as a list; the verdict above gives the reasons.

What pulled the score down

This older report did not save a list of adverse findings. The verdict above and the analysis below give the reasons.

What pushed the score up

  • SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
  • SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

Community reviews never change the Safety Score.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

vaguemad.com is a 91-day-old domain that redirects to bell.vaguemad.com, which displays only a generic notice claiming ad-delivery and access-control services for publishers. The site's own pages, contact, About, and policy text could not be reviewed.

Technical checks show no active threats.

The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.

The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 29/100 across 30 saved reports.

No operator information or functional services are available.

The page content could not be read (HTTP 404). The site's own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed.

The domain is 91 days old and presents only a generic placeholder claiming to support ad delivery and access control for publishers.

Why the score is 69

The score combines saved deterministic evidence with the grounded analysis available for this report. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 92

No detections

Saved analysis from September 1, 2026 - stale

No detections across 55 engines that rated this URL

No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 37 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 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
  • Cluster25 - Unrated
  • 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 - Unrated
  • 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
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • 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
  • 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

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
vaguemad.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Notice for cybersecurity professionals. What Is This Domain? This domain provides authorized services through official partnerships with publishers. bell.vaguemad.com supports the delivery of ads and essential web assets, helping digital publishers enforce access control to ad-supported content in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Notice for cybersecurity professionals. What Is This Domain? This domain provides authorized services through official partnerships with publishers. bell.vaguemad.com supports the delivery of ads and essential web assets, helping digital publishers enforce access control to ad-supported content in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    No page claim could be verified for vaguemad.com because no usable page content or saved capture was available.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

Web research findings

Independent findings for vaguemad.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.

Business registration
Not checked
This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.
Clone check
Not checked
No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Typosquat check
Not checked
No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for vaguemad.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

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

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domainvaguemad.com
  2. Redirects tobell.vaguemad.com
  3. Hosted byAmazon Technologies Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Jul 18, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 3 months old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 17, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk

    The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.

vaguemad.com was registered very recently when this review was saved. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, so a young domain whose evidence is mixed or incomplete warrants extra caution.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age3 months old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJul 18, 2026
ExpiresJul 18, 2027
Last updatedOct 16, 2026 (on the day of this scan)
RegistrantNot published (privacy or GDPR redaction)
Owner privacyUnknown (owner not published)
Nameserversns37.domaincontrol.comns38.domaincontrol.comDNS by GoDaddy
Verified ownerNo owner has verified this domain on MalwareTips
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSSL Corporation · Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 4
IssuedOct 16, 2026 (on the day of this scan)
ExpiresJan 14, 2027 (89d)
Self-signedNo
Trusted chainYes: our check verified the issuer chain
Matches hostnameYes

Certificate issued for bell.vaguemad.com.

Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon Technologies Inc.
Server IP15.197.225.128 · shared CDN edge

A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.

Server locationUnited States (US)
PopularityNot in the Cloudflare Radar top list

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://vaguemad.com/
  • 2404https://bell.vaguemad.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score29%
Reports on file30
ISPAmazon Technologies Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

unknown

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result0 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Sep 1, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

The evidence is mixed or incomplete, so treat this site as unverified until you can confirm who runs it.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Treat the domain as unverified. Do not enter personal information or credentials until the site publishes verifiable operator details and functional pages.

  2. Treat vaguemad.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  4. Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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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 vaguemad.com a scam or is it safe?
There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give vaguemad.com a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 3 months old — recently-registered sites carry more risk. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.
Is vaguemad.com safe to use?
vaguemad.com has a Safety Score of 69/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is partial at 69%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.
Has vaguemad.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 55 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network that rated it reported vaguemad.com as clean in the saved analysis from September 1, 2026. 37 other engines had no rating for it. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is vaguemad.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — vaguemad.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
How old is the vaguemad.com domain?
vaguemad.com is 3 months old, registered on July 18, 2026 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Does vaguemad.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — vaguemad.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by SSL Corporation · Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 4, valid for another 89 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
Where is vaguemad.com hosted?
vaguemad.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the vaguemad.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 17, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about vaguemad.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
69/100
Moderate Risk

Domain redirects to a non-functional placeholder with no verifiable services or operator details.

Saved capturevaguemad.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

vaguemad.com is a 91-day-old domain that redirects to bell.vaguemad.com, which displays only a generic notice claiming ad-delivery and access-control services for publishers. The site's own pages, contact, About, and policy text could not be reviewed.

Recommended actionTreat the domain as unverified. Do not enter personal information or credentials until the site publishes verifiable operator details and functional pages.
Saved evidence only

Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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09 · Community

Community

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