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Is www.file-zilla.org safe?

https://www.file-zilla.org/

6/100
Dangerous

Analysis coverage: strong · 4 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

Fake FileZilla site flagged by 7 engines on a 55-day-old domain.

This is a phishing site impersonating the legitimate FileZilla FTP client. Seven antivirus engines flagged it as malicious or phishing, and the domain was registered only 55 days ago. Do not enter any credentials or download files from this page.

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7 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, G-Data, Kaspersky
Visit the real FileZilla project at filezilla-project. org instead. Never download software or enter credentials on file-zilla. org.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The page presents itself as the official FileZilla FTP client with a login form and download buttons. Antivirus engines including BitDefender, Kaspersky, and G-Data all flagged the site as phishing or malicious. The domain was registered only 55 days ago through Spaceship, Inc. , which is unusually recent for a project that has existed for nearly two decades. No contact information, business address, or verifiable ownership details appear on the page. The combination of a brand-new domain, multiple engine detections, and a credential-harvesting form points to a phishing operation.

Why the score is 6

Multiple fresh antivirus detections include a tier-one engine. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Antivirus Engines

Fresh result

7 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
7
Suspicious
0
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
alphaMountain.aiMaliciousmalicious
BitDefenderMaliciousphishing
Chong Lua DaoMaliciousmalicious
G-DataMaliciousphishing
KasperskyMaliciousphishing
LionicMaliciousmalicious
SophosMaliciousmalware
All 92 engine results
  • alphaMountain.ai - malicious - Malicious
  • BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
  • Chong Lua Dao - malicious - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
  • Lionic - malicious - Malicious
  • Sophos - malware - Malicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - 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 - unrated - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - 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
  • LevelBlue - 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
  • 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.

03 · 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.

Domainwww.file-zilla.org
Redirects towww.file-zilla.org
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · clarity.ms

Domain Timeline

  1. Jun 1, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 55 days old today.

  2. Jul 26, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

www.file-zilla.org was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age55 days old
RegistrarSpaceship, Inc.
RegisteredJun 1, 2026
ExpiresJun 1, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 30, 2026 (34d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Server Reputation

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

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

googletagmanager.comclarity.mscdn.jsdelivr.netstatic.cloudflareinsights.com

04 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
Completed analysis

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

Saved checks from Jul 26, 2026
AntiviruscompleteBrowser threat feedcompletePage contentcompleteAnalysiscompleteVisual evidenceunavailable

Technical threat

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

malicious

Antivirus consensus

Operator / customer risk

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result: 7 of 92 engines flagged
Completed
Adverse
Freshness: fresh · Jul 26, 2026
Browser protection
Result: No browser threat-list match
Completed
No adverse finding
Page content
Result: Page fetched · HTTP 200
Completed
No adverse finding
Visual evidence
Result: No usable visual evidence was saved
Unavailable
No saved finding
Independent research
Result: Independent research was not available for this report
Unavailable
No saved finding

05 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with www.file-zilla.org

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • 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.

  • Share your experience

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

    Open
Final verdictLevel 5 of 5
6/100 safety

Dangerous

Fake FileZilla site flagged by 7 engines on a 55-day-old domain.

This is a phishing site impersonating the legitimate FileZilla FTP client. Seven antivirus engines flagged it as malicious or phishing, and the domain was registered only 55 days ago. Do not enter any credentials or download files from this page.

  1. 01

    Seven antivirus engines flagged the site as phishing or malicious.

  2. 02

    Login form present with no verifiable contact information or ownership details.

  3. 03

    No business registration, support email, or physical address listed.

Visit the real FileZilla project at filezilla-project. org instead. Never download software or enter credentials on file-zilla. org.
Evidence balance7 signals
Positive
2
Limited
2
Risk
3
Analysis coverage
90%
strong coverage
Core capabilities
4/5
completed checks
Source coverage
3/5
sources complete
Evidence checks
1/7
completed checks flagged
Technical threatDANGEROUS90/100 risk
Operator / customer riskNot confirmed50/100 risk
Safety range

Saved evidence only. Missing checks are never treated as a clean result.

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06 · Community

Community

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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.file-zilla.org a scam or a legit website?
www.file-zilla.org is a high-risk scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for phishing. 7 of 92 security engines flag it (7 as outright malicious). The domain is only 1 month old through Spaceship, Inc. — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is www.file-zilla.org safe to use?
No — www.file-zilla.org has a Safety Score of 6/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
What should I do if I already gave my details to www.file-zilla.org?
If you've already paid or handed over details on www.file-zilla.org, 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 www.file-zilla.org 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.
Can I get my money back from www.file-zilla.org?
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.
Is my device at risk after visiting www.file-zilla.org?
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.
How do I report www.file-zilla.org?
You can report www.file-zilla.org 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.
Why does www.file-zilla.org look legitimate if it's a scam?
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.
Has www.file-zilla.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 7 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged www.file-zilla.org, 7 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is www.file-zilla.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — www.file-zilla.org 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.file-zilla.org domain?
www.file-zilla.org is 1 month old, registered on June 1, 2026 through Spaceship, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Where is www.file-zilla.org hosted?
www.file-zilla.org 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.file-zilla.org report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on July 26, 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.file-zilla.org has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.