Is vidmate-official.com safe?

http://vidmate-official.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Vidmate-official.com shows multiple malware detections and redirects users toward download destinations.

The site presents itself as the official hub for the VidMate video downloader app and redirects visitors to youtdownloader.com and vidssave.com. Five independent antivirus families and seven antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or malware-related, while the browser threat feed does not issue a warning.

Avoid visiting or downloading from this domain; the combination of antivirus detections and redirect behavior indicates elevated risk.
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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.
7 antivirus engines flagged this URLADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, G-Data
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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The site presents itself as the official hub for the VidMate video downloader app and redirects visitors to youtdownloader.com and vidssave.com. Five independent antivirus families and seven antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or malware-related, while the browser threat feed does not issue a warning.

Antivirus detections

Five independent antivirus families, including BitDefender, flagged the domain as malicious.

the multi-engine malware scan reports seven malicious detections out of ninety engines, with the domain categorized under malware or phishing/fraud.

Visitor redirection pattern

Traffic analysis shows that visitors to vidmate-official.com commonly proceed to youtdownloader.com and vidssave.com.

The site claims to be the official information hub for the VidMate mobile video downloader app and lists VidMate Studio in China as the operator.

Why the score is 35

5 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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

7/ 90

detections

Fresh result

7 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
7
Suspicious
0
Total
90
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
ADMINUSLabsMaliciousmalicious
alphaMountain.aiMaliciousmalicious
BitDefenderMaliciousmalware
Chong Lua DaoMaliciousmalicious
G-DataMaliciousmalware
VIPREMaliciousmalware
WebrootMaliciousmalicious
All 90 engine results
  • ADMINUSLabs - malicious - Malicious
  • alphaMountain.ai - malicious - Malicious
  • BitDefender - malware - Malicious
  • Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
  • G-Data - malware - Malicious
  • VIPRE - malware - Malicious
  • Webroot - malicious - Malicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - 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
  • 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
  • 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 - clean - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

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

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

    Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.

  3. What independent research found

    3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 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

Malware & Deceptive Downloads

Service and business model

Content

Advertising

Observed behavior

Cross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 015 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
  2. 02Multiple engines flag the domain as malicious.
  3. 03In most cases, after visiting vidmate-official.com, users go to youtdownloader.com and vidssave.com. Semrush https://www.semrush.com/website/vidmate-official.com/overview/

Web research findings

Independent findings for vidmate-official.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
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
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 vidmate-official.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
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. Domainvidmate-official.com
  2. Redirects toyoutdownloader.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 14, 2022
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 4.6 years old today.

  2. Sep 10, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

vidmate-official.com 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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age5 years old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredFeb 14, 2022
ExpiresFeb 14, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresOct 13, 2026 (33d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityNot in popularity top list

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://vidmate-official.com/
  • 2301https://www.vidmate-official.com/
  • 3403https://youtdownloader.com/homecross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, 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. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidenceunavailable
Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

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
Result7 of 90 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Sep 10, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
CompletionUnavailable
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result3 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Possible malware risk

Signals suggest this page may deliver malicious files or exploit the browser.

  1. Treat vidmate-official.com as unverified

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

  2. If you downloaded or ran a file from here

    Disconnect the device from the internet, run a full scan with a reputable antivirus (Malwarebytes, ESET, Bitdefender), and consider a second-opinion scanner. Change passwords on any account you used from the device afterwards — ideally from a different device.

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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 vidmate-official.com a scam or a legit download site?
vidmate-official.com shows strong warning signs of being a malware & deceptive downloads — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for malware. 7 of 90 security engines flag it (7 as outright malicious). The domain is 4.6 years old through NameCheap, Inc.. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is vidmate-official.com safe to use?
vidmate-official.com has a Safety Score of 35/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
I already paid or entered my details on vidmate-official.com — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on vidmate-official.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on vidmate-official.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from vidmate-official.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Is my device infected after visiting vidmate-official.com?
Simply loading a page is usually lower-risk than downloading or running a file from it. If you downloaded or opened anything from vidmate-official.com, run a full scan with reputable antivirus software and consider it untrusted. If you only viewed the page, keep your browser and OS updated, watch for unexpected pop-ups or new programs, and change passwords from a clean device if you entered any.
How do I report vidmate-official.com?
You can report vidmate-official.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
vidmate-official.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has vidmate-official.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 7 of 90 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged vidmate-official.com, 7 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is vidmate-official.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — vidmate-official.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 vidmate-official.com domain?
vidmate-official.com is 4.6 years old, registered on February 14, 2022 through NameCheap, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does vidmate-official.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — vidmate-official.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 33 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".
How often is the vidmate-official.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 10, 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 vidmate-official.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
35/100
High Risk

Vidmate-official.com shows multiple malware detections and redirects users toward download destinations.

Saved capturevidmate-official.comCapture-safe
No saved screenshot was available for this report.
Conclusion

The site presents itself as the official hub for the VidMate video downloader app and redirects visitors to youtdownloader.com and vidssave.com. Five independent antivirus families and seven antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious or malware-related, while the browser threat feed does not issue a warning.

Recommended actionAvoid visiting or downloading from this domain; the combination of antivirus detections and redirect behavior indicates elevated risk.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.