SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is voidtools.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

Official 18-year-old site for the free Everything search utility with clean scans and strong community reputation.

voidtools.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 92
Screenshot of voidtools.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 18 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
18 years old
Registered Feb 19, 2008
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence

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Screenshot of voidtools.com
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voidtools.com

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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.

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/ 100
No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The website appears to be a legitimate software distribution page for the 'Everything' search utility by voidtools, featuring a standard, professional layout without any visual scam indicators.

Visual risk0/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Clean, professional layout consistent with a software distribution site

Functional navigation menu with links to FAQ, Forums, and Support

Clear product description and feature list for the 'Everything' search tool

Standard download buttons for multiple architecture versions (32-bit and 64-bit)

Presence of technical verification links such as SHA256 hashes and license information

No aggressive urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain registered in February 2008 and carries an established business registration in Australia under voidtools PTY LTD. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The page itself presents standard download links, SHA256 hashes, and clear navigation without urgency tactics or fake trust badges. Independent user reports on Reddit consistently praise the software as reliable and fast. The only negative signals concern a separate malicious domain voidtools.pro, not this site. These factors together indicate a legitimate long-running software project.
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Page Content

The site promotes the free Windows utility Everything with multiple installer and portable download options for 32-bit and 64-bit systems. It includes SHA256 checksums, license information, and links to FAQ, forums, and support sections. No login forms, countdown timers, or payment requests appear anywhere on the page.

Infrastructure

The site runs on IP 162.211.80.236 with a clean abuse score of 0/100 and no reported incidents. SSL is issued by Let's Encrypt and remains valid for another 86 days. A single internal redirect occurs with no cross-domain hops or homoglyph tricks.

Domain History

The domain has been registered for 18.4 years since February 2008 through Dreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd. The Australian company voidtools PTY LTD (ACN 624373397) is listed as active. Privacy protection is disabled, showing standard transparency for a long-established project.

Web Reputation

Our research found two positive Reddit threads describing the tool as indispensable and fast. One forum post warns about malware on the unrelated domain voidtools.pro. No scam reports or complaints target voidtools.com itself. The site ranks inside the global top-100k for traffic.

What this means for you

The combination of long domain age, clean security scans, verified business registration, and consistent user praise points to a legitimate software distribution site. Stick to this exact address when downloading Everything and avoid any similarly named domains that may distribute malware.

Risk Factors
2
  • No contact email, phone, or postal address listed on the page.
  • Microsoft previously revoked the developer's code-signing certificate after misuse reports.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 18.4 years ago in February 2008.
  • Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score.
  • Australian business registration confirmed and listed as active.
  • Consistent positive feedback on Reddit over multiple years.
AI Recommendation
Download Everything only from voidtools.com. Avoid any other domains claiming to offer the same software.
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 voidtools.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Australia
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
1 scam report · 2 complaints · 2 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • voidtools.com is the official website for 'Everything', a widely used freeware desktop search utility for Windows.
  • The domain has been registered since February 2008 and is highly regarded in technical communities like Reddit and DataHoarder.
  • In early 2025, Microsoft revoked the developer's code-signing certificate due to reports of it being used to sign a 'wormhole driver', leading to temporary blocks in Windows.
  • The developer (David Carpenter) announced plans to open-source the software and obtain a new certificate following the security incident.
  • Official warnings exist regarding fake domains like voidtools[.]pro which distribute malware or charge for the free software.
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • voidtools.com forumopen

    "voidtools[.]pro is reportedly hosting malware. Avoid visiting voidtools[.]pro or downloading software from voidtools[.]pro. If you find a website charging for Everything, please report it here."

Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Redditopen

    "The absolute G.O.A.T piece of software. I've never used a faster, better file search utility than Everything. It does one thing, and it does it supremely well."

  • Redditopen

    "I've been using this app for years... It is absolutely, positively indispensable. One of the first things I install on any new PC or VM."

Business registration
Status: active · Australia

voidtools PTY LTD (ACN: 624373397, ABN: 14624373397) is an Australian software company founded by David Carpenter.

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

Our research located one forum warning about malware on the separate domain voidtools.pro. Two Reddit posts describe Everything as an essential, high-performance search tool used for years. No scam reports or complaints were found targeting voidtools.com itself.

Domain Timeline

  1. Feb 19, 2008
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old today.

  2. Jul 10, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

voidtools.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines
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 profiles0
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

Domain History
Age18 years old
RegistrarDreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd
RegisteredFeb 19, 2008
ExpiresFeb 19, 2034
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresOct 5, 2026 (86d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingPrivateSystems Networks GA
Server locationUS
Web serverLiteSpeed
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPPrivateSystems Networks GA
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 voidtools.com and not a lookalike like v-oidtools.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

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

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Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·voidtools.com
SAFE

voidtools.com is the official site for the free Windows search tool Everything. The domain has been registered since 2008 with clean scans and positive user feedback. Download only from this address and avoid lookalikes like voidtools.pro.

Download Everything only from voidtools.com. Avoid any other domains claiming to offer the same software.

AV engines
92
Domain age
18 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, 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 voidtools.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 18.4 years old, registered on February 19, 2008 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • voidtools.com passed our automated checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from voidtools.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from voidtools.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report voidtools.com as clean. 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.
  • No — voidtools.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.
  • voidtools.com is 18.4 years old, registered on February 19, 2008 through Dreamscape Networks International Pte Ltd. 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.
  • Yes — voidtools.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, valid for another 86 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".
  • voidtools.com resolves to an IP operated by PrivateSystems Networks GA in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
  • Yes — voidtools.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 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 voidtools.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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