Is www.electronicfirst.com safe?

http://www.electronicfirst.com/

Moderate RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Electronic First is a 17-year-old digital key shop with mixed customer outcomes and no active malware.

The site sells game keys, gift cards and software licenses through a standard checkout. Technical scans are clean, but multiple buyers report receiving invalid or already-used keys and encountering refund friction.

If you need a specific key immediately, consider vendors with clearer refund records; otherwise, verify key legitimacy before purchase and retain screenshots of all communications.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The site sells game keys, gift cards and software licenses through a standard checkout. Technical scans are clean, but multiple buyers report receiving invalid or already-used keys and encountering refund friction.

Technical and commercial profile

The registrable domain is 6363 days old and carries no malware or phishing flags from the multi-engine malware scan or the browser threat feed.

The storefront offers PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Microsoft Office keys with a conventional Buy-Now cart flow and a partner program for bulk resellers.

Buyer reports and refund issues

A purchaser of a discounted Spotify subscription received login details that worked for three days before the account was cancelled; the site’s advertised 30-day money-back guarantee was not honored.

Another buyer was told two purchased keys had already been redeemed by unknown accounts and was denied replacement codes despite evidence the keys were never used by them.

Why the score is 62

Multiple buyers received already-used or invalid keys. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 92

No detections

Fresh result

No detections across 92 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious
0
Suspicious
0
Total
92
All 92 engine results
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - clean - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • G-Data - clean - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
www.electronicfirst.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Rated Excellent based on 53,801+ reviews By continuing to use this site you automatically accept our privacy policy and terms and conditions

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    Rated Excellent based on 53,801+ reviews

  2. 02

    By continuing to use this site you automatically accept our privacy policy and terms and conditions

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Independent evidence classifies the site as shop, but the page's own claim could not be captured.

  2. What we observed

    The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.

  3. What independent research found

    3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

No threat category confirmed

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Multiple buyers received already-used or invalid keys.
  2. 02Multiple buyers received already-used or invalid keys.
  3. 03Domain registered for over 17 years.

Web research findings

Independent findings for www.electronicfirst.com, 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.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
2 scam reports · 1 positive
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Purchased a Spotify subscription at a reduced price from Electronic First. They are based in the UAE. Was provided a login that worked for 3 days then the Spotify account was cancelled/blocked - apparently 'No user exists with that username'! On their website they promise a 30 day 100% money back guarantee - this is a complete lie!"

  • Reviews.ioopen

    "They tell me one was used by my email and xbox account on the day I bought them. Then tell me the other is used 3 days ago by an email I've never seen. Not my account clearly. They still blame me and don't give me a valid code. They steal from people."

Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • LinkedInopen

    "Electronic First is a company that sells and plays PC games of every genre. They offer a wide range of products including Xbox, Playstation, Games, Software Keys, Microsoft Office, and more. Electronic First employs 11 people (+6.2% YoY, +1 person) and has an annual revenue of $5.7M, founded in 2007."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domainwww.electronicfirst.com
  2. Redirects towww.electronicfirst.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.

Domain Timeline

  1. Mar 28, 2009
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 17 years old today.

  2. Aug 29, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

www.electronicfirst.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age17 years old
RegistrarLaunchpad.com Inc.
RegisteredMar 28, 2009
ExpiresMar 28, 2033
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresNov 26, 2026 (89d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://www.electronicfirst.com/
  • 2403https://www.electronicfirst.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentpartial
  4. Analysispartial
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result0 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessfresh · Aug 29, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result3 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    If you need a specific key immediately, consider vendors with clearer refund records; otherwise, verify key legitimacy before purchase and retain screenshots of all communications.

  2. Treat www.electronicfirst.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

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.electronicfirst.com a scam or is it safe?
There isn't enough evidence yet for us to give www.electronicfirst.com a confident verdict, so treat it with caution. The domain is 17.4 years old. Until it can be independently verified, don't enter passwords, card details, or send money, and confirm the company through channels you find yourself rather than links on the site.
Is www.electronicfirst.com safe to use?
www.electronicfirst.com has a Safety Score of 62/100 (Moderate Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 86%. Do not trust blindly; analysis may be limited.
Has www.electronicfirst.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report www.electronicfirst.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
Is www.electronicfirst.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — www.electronicfirst.com 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.
How old is the www.electronicfirst.com domain?
www.electronicfirst.com is 17.4 years old, registered on March 28, 2009 through Launchpad.com Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
Does www.electronicfirst.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — www.electronicfirst.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 89 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
Where is www.electronicfirst.com hosted?
www.electronicfirst.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). 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.
How often is the www.electronicfirst.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 29, 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 www.electronicfirst.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
62/100
Moderate Risk

Electronic First is a 17-year-old digital key shop with mixed customer outcomes and no active malware.

Saved capturewww.electronicfirst.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

The site sells game keys, gift cards and software licenses through a standard checkout. Technical scans are clean, but multiple buyers report receiving invalid or already-used keys and encountering refund friction.

Recommended actionIf you need a specific key immediately, consider vendors with clearer refund records; otherwise, verify key legitimacy before purchase and retain screenshots of all communications.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.