Is vmi3542043.contaboserver.net safe?

http://vmi3542043.contaboserver.net/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Contabo-hosted URL flagged by multiple antivirus engines as potential phishing source despite returning 404.

The subdomain vmi3542043.contaboserver.net is a generic Contabo virtual machine instance that currently serves a 404 page. Three independent antivirus engines (Dr.Web, G-Data, Gridinsoft) flagged the URL as malicious, while the browser threat feed and the hosting IP reputation show no adverse signals.

Avoid visiting or interacting with this URL; the antivirus detections indicate prior malicious activity even though the page is currently offline.
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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 subdomain vmi3542043.contaboserver.net is a generic Contabo virtual machine instance that currently serves a 404 page. Three independent antivirus engines (Dr.Web, G-Data, Gridinsoft) flagged the URL as malicious, while the browser threat feed and the hosting IP reputation show no adverse signals.

Antivirus detections versus current page state

the multi-engine malware scan reports three malicious detections out of 91 engines, specifically naming Dr.Web, G-Data, and Gridinsoft as flagging the URL.

The page currently returns a 404 Not Found response, indicating the previously hosted resource is no longer active.

Technical threat signals versus operator risk

The hosting IP carries a zero abuse confidence score, and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning.

The combination of prior malicious detections with an inactive page leaves the exact threat type undetermined, but the antivirus flags remain the strongest adverse evidence.

Why the score is 35

Three engines flagged the URL as malicious. 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

3/ 91

detections

Fresh result

3 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
3
Suspicious
0
Total
91
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Dr.WebMaliciousmalicious
G-DataMaliciousphishing
GridinsoftMaliciousphishing
All 91 engine results
  • Dr.Web - malicious - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Gridinsoft - phishing - 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 - 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
  • 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
  • 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

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
vmi3542043.contaboserver.net
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Not Found

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    Not Found

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

    Verification

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 91 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

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

  4. What remains unverified

    The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Unknown

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Three engines flagged the URL as malicious.
  2. 02Three engines flagged the URL as malicious.
  3. 03Page now returns 404 Not Found.

Web research findings

Independent findings for vmi3542043.contaboserver.net, 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net. 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. Domainvmi3542043.contaboserver.net
  2. Redirects tovmi3542043.contaboserver.net
  3. Hosted byContabo GmbH

Domain Timeline

  1. Mar 5, 2017
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.5 years old today.

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

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 years old
RegistrarRegistryGate GmbH
RegisteredMar 5, 2017
ExpiresMar 5, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresNov 27, 2026 (85d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingContabo GmbH
Server locationFR
Web serverApache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://vmi3542043.contaboserver.net/
  • 2404https://vmi3542043.contaboserver.net/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPContabo GmbH
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

suspicious

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
Result3 of 91 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Sep 2, 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
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Avoid visiting or interacting with this URL; the antivirus detections indicate prior malicious activity even though the page is currently offline.

  2. Treat vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net a scam or a legit website?
vmi3542043.contaboserver.net shows strong warning signs of being a phishing & impersonation — do not enter your login or personal details. 3 of 91 security engines flag it (3 as outright malicious). The domain is 9.5 years old through RegistryGate GmbH. 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net safe to use?
vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on vmi3542043.contaboserver.net, 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net?
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.
Did vmi3542043.contaboserver.net steal my password or personal information?
If you entered anything on vmi3542043.contaboserver.net, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.
How do I report vmi3542043.contaboserver.net?
You can report vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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.
vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 3 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged vmi3542043.contaboserver.net, 3 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net domain?
vmi3542043.contaboserver.net is 9.5 years old, registered on March 5, 2017 through RegistryGate GmbH. 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — vmi3542043.contaboserver.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, valid for another 85 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 2, 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 vmi3542043.contaboserver.net 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

Contabo-hosted URL flagged by multiple antivirus engines as potential phishing source despite returning 404.

Saved capturevmi3542043.contaboserver.netCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The subdomain vmi3542043.contaboserver.net is a generic Contabo virtual machine instance that currently serves a 404 page. Three independent antivirus engines (Dr.Web, G-Data, Gridinsoft) flagged the URL as malicious, while the browser threat feed and the hosting IP reputation show no adverse signals.

Recommended actionAvoid visiting or interacting with this URL; the antivirus detections indicate prior malicious activity even though the page is currently offline.
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First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.