Is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl a scam?

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

Is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl safe to use?

www.gratissoftwaresite.nl passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does www.gratissoftwaresite.nl have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. www.gratissoftwaresite.nl presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 67 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has www.gratissoftwaresite.nl been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report www.gratissoftwaresite.nl as clean.

Is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. www.gratissoftwaresite.nl is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl hosted?

www.gratissoftwaresite.nl resolves to an IP operated by Zylon Infrastructure Groningen in NL (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the www.gratissoftwaresite.nl report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

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

Security Review

Is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl legit or a scam?

Name: Is www.gratissoftwaresite.nl legit or a scam?
Item: www.gratissoftwaresite.nl
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Long-running Dutch free software site with clean scans, promoting legit apps like Firefox and GIMP despite one old user complaint about a paid download.

Why we trust it

Domain registered in 2005, indicating long-term operation.Clean across our antivirus network (0/91 flags), sandbox, and blocklists.Professional page promotes verifiable legit software like Firefox, GIMP, and Thunderbird.

www.gratissoftwaresite.nlScanned 44d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 99·MT 87

Category tags

software downloadsfreeware reviews92% MT confidence

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/91

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust87/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

This site presents as a straightforward Dutch resource for free software downloads, news, and tips, highlighting trusted programs like Firefox 150, Thunderbird, and GIMP. Our antivirus network, sandbox, and blocklist feeds all returned clean results with zero flags. The domain dates back to 2005, owned by an individual via a Dutch host, which aligns with established niche sites. We found three positive mentions recommending it as reliable, against just one undated complaint about an SMS payment for VLC. No scam patterns, clones, or widespread issues appear in our research, building high confidence in its legitimacy.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

Professional Dutch site titled 'GratisSoftware.nl' focused on freeware/open-source downloads for Windows, Linux, Mac, and phones.
Features news on updates like Firefox 150, Thunderbird 150, Malwarebytes, and tips for PC security and video calling.
No login forms, countdowns, or push spam; one phone number listed but no contact email or address visible.

Infrastructure

Valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with 67 days left; hosted on clean IP 77.74.54.61 with zero abuse reports.
No redirects, homoglyphs, or IDN tricks; loads external resources from Google services and Dutch sites like 1100.nl.
WHOIS unavailable in scans, but research confirms registration on 2005-07-29, active status.

Domain History

Registered nearly 20 years ago by M.F. Conradi through Zylon Internet Services.
No business registration found in Dutch records (KvK); operates as individual-owned site.
One 2015 Microsoft malware report mentions it alongside legit domains, but no direct flags.

Web Reputation

Three positive reviews from Dutch blogs and forums praise it for reliable software overviews.
One complaint on a consumer forum about an SMS-paid VLC download; independent review aggregator shows 1 review at 3.2/5.
No Reddit mentions or widespread scam reports; low traffic keeps it under the radar.

Risk Factors

One user complaint claims a VLC download required SMS payment, calling it a scam.
No visible contact email or postal address on the page.
No formal business registration found in Dutch records.
Single independent review aggregator review with middling 3.2/5 score.
Old mention in a 2015 Microsoft malware report, though not flagged directly.

Positive Signals

Domain registered in 2005, indicating long-term operation.
Clean across our antivirus network (0/91 flags), sandbox, and blocklists.
Professional page promotes verifiable legit software like Firefox, GIMP, and Thunderbird.
Three recommendations from Dutch sites like bnnvara.nl as a trusted freeware source.
Valid SSL and clean hosting IP with no abuse history.

AI Recommendation

This site appears safe for browsing free software news and links—always download directly from official developer sites like mozilla.org to avoid any bundled issues. Stick to well-known programs and run antivirus scans on installs.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

www.gratissoftwaresite.nl

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

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

No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The screenshot shows a fully rendered, professional-looking Dutch free software download and news site promoting legitimate programs like Firefox and LibreOffice, with no visual scam patterns detected.

Visual risk0/100

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for www.gratissoftwaresite.nl, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

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

1 scam report · 3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain registered 2005-07-29, active status, owned by M.F. Conradi via Zylon Internet Services
Presents as GratisSoftware.nl, Dutch site for free/open-source software reviews and downloads
One user complaint (undated) about VLC download requiring SMS payment, called 'oplichterij'
Trustpilot: 1 review, 3.2/5 average score for gratissoftware.nl
Recommended as reliable by Dutch blogs, forums, and sites like bnnvara.nl and reindejong.nl
Mentioned in 2015 Microsoft malware report (Trojan:Win32/Kilim.U) as contacted domain, but with legit sites
No widespread scam reports, complaints, or Reddit mentions found

Scam reports (1)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

radar-forum.avrotros.nlopen
"En... per ongeluk VLC player gedownload van gratissoftware.nl (= NIET gratis, want je moet betalen door middel van een aantal SMS-jes. (installatie direct afgebroken). Dus.... ook hier weer oplichterij"

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

reindejong.nlopen
"Ninite is misschien wel de enige écht veilige plek om freeware te krijgen. Gratissoftwaresite.nl . Geeft een mooi overzicht van software met daarbij informatie"
bnnvara.nlopen
"Het beste ga je naar de gratissoftwaresite.nl . Je vindt daar betrowbare gratis software en goede adviezen."
sooszevenaar.nlopen
"Op een website als gratissoftwaresite.nl zijn veel programma's in diverse categorieën te vinden. Die programma's zijn, via een link, te downloaden."

Research summary

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

Our research found one scam complaint on radar-forum.avrotros.nl alleging an SMS-paid VLC download on gratissoftware.nl, labeled as fraud by a user. However, three positive mentions from Dutch sites like reindejong.nl, bnnvara.nl, and sooszevenaar.nl praise it as a safe source for free software overviews and downloads. The domain is old (2005), individually owned, with a single middling independent review aggregator review and no widespread issues.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 91 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 91 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless91Engines

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.

Sandbox Render

Page rendered in a safe sandbox

Requests made6

Unique IPs0

Countries3

Detected brandsNone

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 numbers2004-2026

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (2004-2026).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresJun 29, 2026 (67d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingZylon Infrastructure Groningen

Server locationNL

Server Reputation

Hosting

CountryNetherlands

NetworkZYLON-AS Bas Smit trading as Zylon, NL

IP address2a01:310:8312:1035::61:1

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPZylon Infrastructure Groningen

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 www.gratissoftwaresite.nl and not a lookalike like w-ww.gratissoftwaresite.nl.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
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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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.

html5shiv.googlecode.com pagead2.googlesyndication.com fundingchoicesmessages.google.com cse.google.com bsky.app google.com 1100.nl zylon.net internet.nl gratissoftware.nl

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

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

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·www.gratissoftwaresite.nl

SAFE

GratisSoftware.nl is a legitimate Dutch website providing reviews, news, and downloads for free and open-source software like Firefox, Thunderbird, and GIMP. Our scans found it clean across antivirus networks, blocklists, and sandboxes, with an old domain registered since 2005. One isolated complaint exists, but positive recommendations outweigh it—use it cautiously and verify downloads from official sources.

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