Is vsembed.ru legit or a scam?
A 4-month-old video streaming API service flagged for suspicious activity and potential phishing by multiple security aggregators.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Tech-support scare page — do not call the number
A 4-month-old video streaming API service flagged for suspicious activity and potential phishing by multiple security aggregators. Some signals suggest this is a fake support / scare page. Don't call any displayed number and don't install any "support" software.
Website Preview
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalScreenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
MT Intelligence
The domain was registered only four months ago in February 2026 and uses private registration to hide its owners. Multiple independent security aggregators have assigned it extremely low trust scores, with some rating it as 'Very Likely Unsafe' due to potential phishing and spamming risks. Our antivirus network shows a detection from Gridinsoft, which marks the site as suspicious. The page content triggers patterns associated with tech-support lures, and the service itself is linked to piracy-related streaming, which often serves as a vector for malicious ads or browser hijacking. High global traffic rankings suggest it is actively used, but the lack of verifiable business credentials remains a significant red flag.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for vsembed.ru, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered February 10, 2026 via RU-CENTER-RU with private ownership; approximately 4 months old as of mid-2026.
- ScamAdviser assigns a trust score of 0 / Very Likely Unsafe; flagged by GridinSoft as potentially malicious and by IPQS for phishing/suspicious activity.
- GridinSoft gives 35/100 trust score citing young domain, 1 blacklist detection, hidden WHOIS, and lack of user reviews; marks as Suspicious Website and blocks it.
- Scam-Detector gives 20.7/100 trust score, labels Suspicious/Unsafe/Doubtful due to high-risk factors including potential phishing/spamming.
- Used as a video embed/streaming provider (VidSrc-related) for movies/series based on IMDb IDs; appears in piracy blocking orders and developer GitHub repos.
- Significant traffic: ranked #522 in Streaming & Online TV and ~#27k globally (SimilarWeb, May 2026); subject to AdGuard filter issues reported on GitHub.
- Valid SSL certificate but content analysis blocked on some scanners; no major VirusTotal detections found in available data.
- ScamAdviseropen
"we think the website may be a scam. Exercise extreme caution when using this website."
- Scam-Detectoropen
"We do not recommend it as it has a low trust score. ... Long story short, we recommend staying away from this website."
- GridinSoftopen
"Our system marks Vsembed.ru as suspicious. ... treat this domain as untrusted."
Registered 2026-02-10 (approx. 4 months old as of June 2026), expires 2027-02-10, owner listed as Private Person, registrar RU-CENTER-RU
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Scam family match: Tech-Support Scam.
- Phone number listed (1300854).
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Classic tech-support scare copy found (fake Microsoft/Apple alert, remote-access instructions).
- Primary scraped category: fake tech-support page.
- AI analyst tagged this as a tech-support scam.
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- Classic tech-support scare copy found (fake Microsoft/Apple alert, remote-access instructions).
- Primary scraped category: fake tech-support page.
- AI analyst tagged this as a tech-support scam.
Possible tech-support scare page
Pages like this impersonate Microsoft, Apple, or your ISP to trick you into calling a number or granting remote access.
- Treat vsembed.ru as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Do not call the number and do not install any "support" tool
Microsoft, Apple, Google, and legitimate ISPs never show a pop-up with a phone number. Installing AnyDesk, TeamViewer, or "Windows Support" at their request hands over your computer.
- Close the page — end the browser process if needed
If the page has locked your browser, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Windows) or Cmd+Option+Esc (Mac) and end the browser task. Reopen your browser with "Don't restore tabs".
- OpenIf you already gave remote access or paid
Disconnect the device from the internet. Run a full scan with Malwarebytes or a reputable AV. Change your passwords from a different device. Call your bank to dispute any payment and request a new card.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 marked vsembed.ru as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- vsembed.ru currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. vsembed.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 77 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged vsembed.ru as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. vsembed.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- vsembed.ru resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
- Yes. vsembed.ru sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 21, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around vsembed.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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