Is wetteronline.de a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on wetteronline.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is wetteronline.de safe to use?

wetteronline.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does wetteronline.de have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. wetteronline.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 161 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has wetteronline.de been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report wetteronline.de as clean.

Is wetteronline.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. wetteronline.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is wetteronline.de hosted?

wetteronline.de resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.

What do third-party review sites say about wetteronline.de?

Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for wetteronline.de: ScamAdviser: 40/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.

Is wetteronline.de a well-known website?

Yes. wetteronline.de 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.

Security Review

Is wetteronline.de legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

WetterOnline is a highly reputable German weather service operating since 1997 with millions of monthly users and official business registration.

Why we trust it

Official business registration in Germany (HRB 8664) since 1996.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.High global traffic ranking and millions of monthly visitors.

wetteronline.deScanned 1h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 84·MT 95

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 98% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

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

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LIVE RENDER

wetteronline.de

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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.

/ 100

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been active for over 25 years and is operated by a registered German company, WetterOnline Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH. Our analysis shows it ranks within the top 100,000 sites globally, indicating massive legitimate traffic. All 92 antivirus engines in our network confirm the site is clean and free of malware. While the company has faced past regulatory discussions regarding data privacy and cookie banners, these are standard legal matters for large media firms and do not indicate a scam. The site provides transparent ownership information and is a primary source for weather data in Europe.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page serves as a comprehensive weather portal, offering radar data, 14-day forecasts, and meteorological news. It features deep integration with official data sources like the DWD and ECMWF.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on high-reputation infrastructure with a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon. It loads numerous external resources related to advertising and analytics, which is typical for a free, ad-supported media site.

Domain History

Registered in the late 1990s, the domain has a decades-long history of consistent operation. It is not a recently registered or 'throwaway' domain used for phishing.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a massive presence on official app stores with millions of positive reviews. It is recognized by major independent review aggregators as a leading authority in its field.

Risk Factors

Extensive use of third-party tracking and advertising scripts.
Past regulatory scrutiny regarding cookie consent and data privacy practices.

Positive Signals

Official business registration in Germany (HRB 8664) since 1996.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
High global traffic ranking and millions of monthly visitors.
Verified presence on Wikipedia and major mobile app stores.
Transparent legal imprint (Impressum) with physical office details.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. You can rely on its weather data and official apps without concern for fraud.

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 wetteronline.de, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Germany

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Independent review aggregators

40/100 · questionable

Average across 1 independent review aggregator.

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

3 complaints · 3 positive

Web ratings

Scores pulled directly from third-party trust & review sites

ScamAdviser

40/100

Questionableopen

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Legitimate German company (WetterOnline Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH) registered since 1996 at Amtsgericht Bonn (HRB 8664), based in Bonn with transparent legal imprint detailing directors, VAT, and contact info.
Major weather information provider in Germany with website since 1997, popular apps (over 100M downloads, high ratings ~4.5-4.9 stars), YouTube channel, and millions of monthly users.
Scamadviser marks it as "likely safe/legit" with valid SSL, despite a listed trust score of 0 and mentions of some negative user reviews; no direct scam indicators.
Faced regulatory complaints: unlawful cookie banner using dark patterns (confirmed by OLG Köln in Jan 2024, later adapted) and criticism for sharing precise user location data with hundreds of third parties via apps (netzpolitik.org / noyb
Legal history includes successful lawsuit against DWD WarnWetter app (BGH ruling 2020) over competition; company is member of weather service associations.
Trustpilot page exists with hundreds of reviews (mixed, some complaints about app/ads/data practices); no major scam reports or phishing associations found.
Active on social media (@WetterOnline), provides detailed data sources (DWD, ECMWF, etc.) and has a whistleblower system.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Wikipediaopen
"WetterOnline ist ein deutsches Online-Angebot für Wetterdaten, das seit 1997 besteht und von der WetterOnline Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH betrieben wird."
App Store / Google Playopen
"Die kostenlose Wetter App von WetterOnline wurde mehrfach als Testsieger ... ausgezeichnet. 4,9 Sterne aus 2,9 Mio. Rezensionen."
Trustpilotopen
"Die WetterOnline GmbH ist der größte Internetanbieter für Wetterinformationen in Deutschland. Auf die Website www.wetteronline.de greifen monatlich mehr als 6 Mio."

Business registration

Status: active · Germany

WetterOnline Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH, registered at Amtsgericht Bonn under HRB 8664. Address: Karl-Legien-Straße 194a, 53117 Bonn. Managing directors: Dr. Joachim Klaßen and Björn Beyer. VAT-ID: DE205571094 (or DE205061094 per sources). Founded 1996, ~160 employees as of 2022.

Research summary

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

We found that WetterOnline is a legitimate German company (WetterOnline Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH) registered since 1996 at Amtsgericht Bonn. It is a major weather provider with over 100 million app downloads and high ratings on the Google Play Store. While some independent review sites show mixed feedback regarding advertising and data privacy, there are no reports of scams, phishing, or malicious activity associated with the domain.

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.

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 profiles7

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.

Links to 7 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04

ExpiresDec 10, 2026 (161d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web serverCloudFront

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://wetteronline.de/
2301https://wetteronline.de/
3200https://www.wetteronline.de/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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 wetteronline.de and not a lookalike like w-etteronline.de.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
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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 found no threat indicators on wetteronline.de. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
wetteronline.de passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. wetteronline.de presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 161 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report wetteronline.de as clean.
No. wetteronline.de is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
wetteronline.de resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, 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.
Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for wetteronline.de: ScamAdviser: 40/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
Yes. wetteronline.de 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.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·wetteronline.de

SAFE

WetterOnline is a legitimate and long-standing German weather service provider. It is an established business with millions of users and no history of fraudulent activity. You can safely use this site for weather forecasts.

This site is safe to use. You can rely on its weather data and official apps without concern for fraud.

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