Is www.amtso.org safe?
https://www.amtso.org/check-desktop-phishing-page/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Official AMTSO security test page, not a real phishing threat
This page belongs to the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), an international non-profit set up in 2008. The page says it is there to help visitors check whether their desktop security software detects phishing pages. Twelve antivirus engines flag it. That is the result you would expect from a test page built to be caught, so we do not treat the detections as evidence of harm. The domain is over 18 years old, the browser threat feed shows no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. Together these support a Safe rating.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. 1 finding pulled the score down; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive11 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe page states that it is a phishing detection test for security software.
- SupportsIndependent research identifies the operator as an established non-profit, set up in 2008.
- SupportsThe domain is more than 18 years old.
- SupportsGoogle Safe Browsing returned no threat warning
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
This page belongs to the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), an international non-profit set up in 2008. The page says it is there to help visitors check whether their desktop security software detects phishing pages. Twelve antivirus engines flag it. That is the result you would expect from a test page built to be caught, so we do not treat the detections as evidence of harm. The domain is over 18 years old, the browser threat feed shows no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. Together these support a Safe rating.
Why antivirus engines flag this page
Twelve of 93 engines mark the URL as malicious, and these come from 11 separate antivirus families.
The page itself says its purpose is to let visitors verify whether their desktop security software detects phishing pages. It is designed to be blocked, so these detections show security products recognising a test case. They are not a sign that the page steals data.
Who runs the site
Independent research identifies AMTSO as an international non-profit organization set up in 2008. The domain itself is 6,844 days old.
We found no sales or purchase path on the page. Its outbound links go only to LinkedIn and X social profiles.
Why the score is 88
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
12/ 93
detectionsFresh result
12 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 12
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| CyRadarMalicious | phishing |
| ESETMalicious | phishing |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| K7AntiVirusMalicious | malicious |
| KasperskyMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| VIPREMalicious | phishing |
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
All 93 engine results
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
- ESET - phishing - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- K7AntiVirus - Malicious
- Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
- Webroot - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerphishing and other frauds
- Sophosphishing and fraud
- WebrootPhishing and Other Frauds
- BitDefenderblogs
- Dr.Webnot recommended site
- Googletechnology
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
The page is a test-page for security software, explicitly stating: 'Verify if your desktop security software detects phishing pages'.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
The page is a test-page for security software, explicitly stating: 'Verify if your desktop security software detects phishing pages'.
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Feature Settings Check - Phishing Page - AMTSO
Pages we read
- Main page/check-desktop-phishing-page/Read
- About page/about-amtso/Read
- Terms/amtso-terms-of-use/Read
- Contact page/amtso-contact-list-system/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Feature Settings Check - Phishing Page - AMTSO
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The page states that it is a phishing detection test for security software.
- 02Independent research identifies the operator as an established non-profit, set up in 2008.
- 03Twelve engines flag the URL, which is consistent with a test case built to be detected.
Web research findings
Independent findings for www.amtso.org, 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.
- Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organizationopen
"Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) is an international non-profit organization set up in 2008"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The 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.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainwww.amtso.org
- Redirects towww.amtso.org
- Hosted byGoDaddy.com, LLC
- Referencesgmpg.org · cdn.hu-manity.co
Domain Timeline
- Jan 23, 2008Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 18 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 19, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
www.amtso.org 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.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (privacy@amtso.org).
- Links to 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for amtso.org.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
maliciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
11 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 12 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 19, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 19, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result12 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 19, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 19, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is www.amtso.org legit and safe?
Is www.amtso.org safe to use?
Could a legitimate site like www.amtso.org still be used in a scam?
Has www.amtso.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is www.amtso.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Official AMTSO security test page, not a real phishing threat
This page belongs to the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), an international non-profit set up in 2008. The page says it is there to help visitors check whether their desktop security software detects phishing pages. Twelve antivirus engines flag it. That is the result you would expect from a test page built to be caught, so we do not treat the detections as evidence of harm. The domain is over 18 years old, the browser threat feed shows no warning, and the connection is properly encrypted. Together these support a Safe rating.
09 · Community
Community
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