Warning signs detected
Game-mod host flagged suspicious by ESET and alphaMountain.ai with phishing reports on sibling subdomains.
Is workshop8.abcvg.info legit or a scam?
Game-mod host flagged suspicious by ESET and alphaMountain.ai with phishing reports on sibling subdomains.
The site is a game-mod file host with two suspicious antivirus detections and prior reports of phishing ZIPs on related subdomains. Avoid downloading files until the flagged content is verified.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓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
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The page is a non-functional landing page displaying only a static image and the domain name, which is indicative of a parked or placeholder site.
What our vision model saw
3 signalsPage appears parked or non-functional
Content consists of a single static image with a domain name watermark
Lack of navigation, text, or functional UI elements
Intelligence
The page shows only a static image and domain watermark with no functional content. Two security engines marked the URL suspicious while the rest stayed clean. Related subdomains have hosted phishing ZIP files according to Reddit users and EasyCounter. The domain itself has no business registration and operates as an informal community file repository. These signals together place the site in the suspicious band rather than outright malicious or safe.
Web Research Findings
Independent findings for workshop8.abcvg.info, 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.
- The domain abcvg.info and its subdomains (e.g., workshop8.abcvg.info) are primarily used to host game modifications and files for games like Garry's Mod and Civilization VI.
- Security vendors have flagged specific subdomains and file paths on this domain as malicious or phishing-related, often due to the nature of the hosted ZIP files.
- The domain is associated with long-standing Counter-Strike: Source game servers.
- Users frequently share direct links to these subdomains on community forums (like Steam Community) to bypass issues with official mod download services.
- There is no evidence of a legitimate business entity; the site appears to be a community-driven file hosting project.
- Reddit (r/antivirus)open
"every time I open my browser lately I get a popup by GDATA that Phising has been detected and the website blocked (http://workshop2.abcvg.info/archive/4000/1892805790.zip)."
- EasyCounteropen
"we discovered that the domain looks fraudulent. We would describe it as mostly legit, but the site's reputation is compromised due to a number of negative reports."
Reddit's r/antivirus subreddit contains a post describing G DATA blocking a phishing ZIP served from workshop2.abcvg.info. EasyCounter's report on workshop4.abcvg.info states the domain appears fraudulent and carries a compromised reputation from multiple negative reports. No positive reviews or business registrations were located.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe 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.
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.
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat workshop8.abcvg.info 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.
- OpenShare your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
Final Verdict
The site is a game-mod file host with two suspicious antivirus detections and prior reports of phishing ZIPs on related subdomains. Avoid downloading files until the flagged content is verified.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- workshop8.abcvg.info looks like a likely scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for malware. 2 of 92 security engines flag it. 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.
- Proceed with caution — workshop8.abcvg.info scores 58/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend verifying it through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- If you've already paid or handed over details on workshop8.abcvg.info, 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 workshop8.abcvg.info 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.
- 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.
- Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
- You can report workshop8.abcvg.info 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.
- 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.
- Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged workshop8.abcvg.info as suspicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
- No — workshop8.abcvg.info 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.
- workshop8.abcvg.info resolves to an IP operated by OVH SAS in DE (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.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 23, 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 workshop8.abcvg.info 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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