Is wanderlustar.com legit or a scam?
Browser extension with 50,000 users caught rerouting search queries through hidden intermediaries for monetization, classified as deceptive by security researchers.
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
Warning signs detected
Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
Wanderlustar operates as a new-tab-replacement browser extension published by Solex Ltd (Isle of Man). While the domain itself is 3.8 years old and the company maintains legitimate business registration, independent security research identified the extension as part of a coordinated campaign of 23 deceptive extensions that silently intercept and redirect user search queries. Academic analysis found searches promised as Bing are rerouted through an unspecified intermediary (r.bsc.sien.com) before reaching Google, raising serious privacy concerns. The extension has accumulated roughly 50,000 users, yet the Chrome Web Store shows only 1 rating and no user reviews — an unusual pattern for an extension with that install base. The deceptive search-routing behaviour, combined with the absence of transparent disclosure about query monetization, places this in the high-risk category despite the legitimate business registration.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for wanderlustar.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- wanderlustar.com promotes and hosts a browser extension (Chrome/Edge) that replaces the new tab page with scenic images and a search function.
- The extension is published by Solex Ltd (Isle of Man address listed in privacy policy and store pages).
- Domain age approximately 1378 days (~3.8 years); extension has ~50,000 users.
- Included in malext.io 'SearchJack' report (published ~June 2026) as one of 23 extensions that silently route user search queries through third-party brokers for monetization, described as deceptive.
- Academic paper (CodeX, 2025) analyzed the extension and found it reroutes searches promised as Bing through unspecified intermediary r.bsc.sien.com before reaching Google, raising privacy concerns.
- Chrome Web Store shows only 1 rating; no user reviews or scam complaints found on Reddit, Trustpilot, or major review sites.
- Privacy policy hosted on the domain references Solex Ltd at the Ramsey, IOM address and support@wanderlustar.com.
- malext.ioopen
"SearchJack is a structured campaign of 23 deceptive Chrome browser extensions silently routing approximately ~758,000 users' search queries"
- malext.ioopen
"Wanderlustar | bgliakflmjnofiolfmnbncdmgfnibgnj | 50K installs | routes searches to wanderlustar.com/k?source=7023.139&kw={searchTerms}"
Solex Ltd, registered at Harbour View Suite / Viking House, St. Paul's Square, Ramsey, IOM IM8 1GB. Also linked to UK Companies House and has LEI.
Security research from malext.io classified Wanderlustar as one of 23 deceptive Chrome browser extensions in the 'SearchJack' campaign that silently route user search queries through third-party brokers for monetization. Academic analysis (CodeX, 2025) confirmed the extension reroutes searches promised as Bing through an unspecified intermediary (r.bsc.sien.com) before reaching Google, raising privacy concerns. The extension has accumulated approximately 50,000 installs on the Chrome Web Store, yet shows only 1 rating and no user reviews — an unusual pattern. No scam complaints were found on Reddit, Trustpilot, or major consumer-review sites, but the absence of user feedback may reflect limited awareness of the extension's deceptive behaviour rather than legitimacy.
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 phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat wanderlustar.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- 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.
- 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.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
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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 wanderlustar.com 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.
- wanderlustar.com 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. wanderlustar.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 66 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- wanderlustar.com is 3.8 years old, registered on 8/31/2022 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. 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 wanderlustar.com as clean.
- No. wanderlustar.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- wanderlustar.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (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 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around wanderlustar.com 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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