Is vb-audio.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on vb-audio.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is vb-audio.com safe to use?

vb-audio.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does vb-audio.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. vb-audio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 EV TLS CA 2025, expiring in 281 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the vb-audio.com domain?

vb-audio.com is 26.5 years old, registered on 12/22/1999 through OVH sas. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has vb-audio.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report vb-audio.com as clean.

Is vb-audio.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. vb-audio.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is vb-audio.com hosted?

vb-audio.com resolves to an IP operated by OVH Hosting, Inc. in CA (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the vb-audio.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around vb-audio.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is vb-audio.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official distribution site for Voicemeeter and VB-Audio software, operating since 1999 with a clean reputation and verified business registration.

Why we trust it

Domain age of over 26 years (registered in 1999).Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.Verified business registration in France (Vincent Burel / SIRET 42373417700045).

vb-audio.comScanned 1h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 94·MT 95

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 27 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

27 years old

Registered Dec 22, 1999

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 98% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

vb-audio.com

1Professional software branding for VB-AUDIO and Voicemeeter

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual Screenshot 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.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website appears to be a legitimate software distribution page for VB-AUDIO, showing professional product imagery and standard navigation without any visual scam indicators.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Professional software branding for VB-AUDIO and Voicemeeter

Functional navigation menu with links to support, licensing, and webshop

Social media links to established platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Discord

Consistent design language across product images and website header

Clear value proposition without aggressive urgency or fake countdowns

Minor grammatical error in footer text ('if your find it useful')

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been active for over 26 years and is registered to a verified business entity in France. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across 92 different engines, and the site is not present on any major browser blocklists. The page provides clear links to official support forums, social media, and a dedicated webshop. While some independent review sites show mixed ratings due to technical support issues, there is no evidence of malicious intent or fraudulent activity. The site uses a valid Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate, which requires rigorous identity verification.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website serves as the primary hub for VB-Audio software products, including Voicemeeter, VB-Cable, and the VBAN protocol. It features professional product imagery, technical documentation, and a functional licensing system. The 'donationware' model is clearly explained, allowing users to test software before purchasing.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a high-grade GlobalSign SSL certificate with nearly a year of validity remaining. The infrastructure is consistent with a professional software developer, loading resources from established domains like Google Tag Manager and various social media platforms.

Domain History

Registered in 1999, this domain is exceptionally old and well-established in the audio community. It is managed through a reputable registrar and has maintained a consistent purpose for over two decades. This longevity is a strong indicator of legitimacy, as scam sites are typically short-lived.

Web Reputation

Our research confirms the site is widely recognized in the streaming and audio production industries. It is frequently recommended on platforms like Reddit and YouTube. While some users have reported historical false-positive flags from antivirus software on specific installers, these were documented and resolved by the developer.

Risk Factors

Minor grammatical errors in footer text ('if your find it useful').
Mixed ratings on some independent review aggregators, primarily related to technical support or licensing issues.
WHOIS data is partially redacted, though business registration is publicly verifiable.

Positive Signals

Domain age of over 26 years (registered in 1999).
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
Verified business registration in France (Vincent Burel / SIRET 42373417700045).
High-grade Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate.
Active and established social media presence and community forums.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. Ensure you are downloading software directly from this domain or its official subdomains to avoid third-party bundles.

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 vb-audio.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

26 yrs

Registered Dec 1999

Business registration

Active · France

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

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 complaints · 2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain established ~26 years ago (registered ~1999-2000), developed by independent French audio engineer Vincent Burel.
Official developer of popular donationware/freeware tools including Voicemeeter virtual audio mixer, VB-Cable, and VBAN; widely recommended and used for streaming, recording, and audio routing (YouTube tutorials, Reddit, KVR Audio, Microsof
Business legally registered in France (SIRET 42373417700045, VAT FR83423734177); privacy policy and legal notices list full details and OVH hosting.
Scamadviser rates it "very likely not a scam but legit and reliable" despite hidden WHOIS and "mainly negative reviews" note; positive highlights include high popularity (Tranco rank ~30), old age, valid SSL.
Trustpilot shows low score (~2.5-2.6/5 from only 4 reviews); some past false-positive antivirus detections on installers (e.g. Malwarebytes 2020, resolved by developer statement and AV update).
Active official forum (forum.vb-audio.com), Discord, YouTube channel, LinkedIn, and webshop (shop.vb-audio.com); licensing uses permanent activation codes with regeneration option.
Reddit threads primarily discuss technical setup/troubleshooting for Voicemeeter/VB-Cable; one user asked if safe to download from official site.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Reddit (r/Twitch)open
"Extremely legit. Probably the easiest to learn and one of the best DAW:ish/Windows mixers out there if you don't have need for a fully fledged DAW."
Scamadviseropen
"In summary, vb-audio.com is very likely not a scam but legit and reliable."

Business registration

Status: active · France

Registered to Vincent Burel (Entrepreneur individuel), SIRET 423 734 177 00045, VAT FR83423734177, address BP5, 24240 Sigoules, France. Operating since 1999.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research confirms that vb-audio.com is the official site for Vincent Burel's audio software, which has been operating since 1999. Business registration records in France show an active status for the developer. While we found a few complaints on an independent review aggregator regarding licensing resets, the vast majority of community feedback on Reddit and specialized audio forums is highly positive, citing the tools as industry standards for virtual audio routing.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

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.

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 numbers1998-2025

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles6

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (1998-2025).
Links to 11 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age27 years old

RegistrarOVH sas

RegisteredDec 22, 1999

ExpiresDec 22, 2026

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 EV TLS CA 2025

ExpiresMar 29, 2027 (281d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingOVH Hosting, Inc.

Server locationCA

Web serverApache

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://vb-audio.com/
2200https://vb-audio.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPOVH Hosting, Inc.

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 vb-audio.com and not a lookalike like v-b-audio.com.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
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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

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

googletagmanager.com discord.gg instagram.com twitter.com facebook.com youtube.com spectralissime.com reddit.com voicemeeter.com mt128.com

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 vb-audio.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
vb-audio.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. vb-audio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R3 EV TLS CA 2025, expiring in 281 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
vb-audio.com is 26.5 years old, registered on 12/22/1999 through OVH sas. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report vb-audio.com as clean.
No. vb-audio.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
vb-audio.com resolves to an IP operated by OVH Hosting, Inc. in CA (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 June 20, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around vb-audio.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·vb-audio.com

SAFE

This is the official website for VB-Audio, the developer of popular audio tools like Voicemeeter and VB-Cable. It is a legitimate, long-standing business with a clean security record. You can safely download software and purchase licenses here.

This site is safe to use. Ensure you are downloading software directly from this domain or its official subdomains to avoid third-party bundles.

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