Is x-cdn-static.com legit or a scam?
Hola VPN's CDN domain shows mixed signals: legitimate business backing and high traffic, but sandbox detections and subdomain trust issues warrant caution.
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
Warning signs detected
Hola VPN's CDN domain shows mixed signals: legitimate business backing and high traffic, but sandbox detections and subdomain trust issues warrant caution. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
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MT Intelligence
The domain is registered to Hola VPN Ltd., an Israeli company with a 3-year history and active business status. Our antivirus network reports no detections, and the hosting IP has zero abuse reports. However, the evidence package reveals sandbox analysis (ANY.RUN, December 2024) flagged the domain as showing malicious activity when analysing Hola VPN installer files, including service execution and file drops. Hybrid Analysis also marked it suspicious with a 50/100 threat score. Independent review sites are split: one rates it safe citing high traffic rank and multi-year age, while subdomain scanners assign low trust scores (31%). The Reddit discussion suggests some detections stem from expired SSL certificates on Hola's infrastructure rather than active malware, but the pattern of sandbox flags and subdomain warnings creates genuine uncertainty about whether this is a legitimate CDN experiencing certificate issues or infrastructure used for distribution of potentially unwanted software.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for x-cdn-static.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain x-cdn-static.com is the primary CDN domain used by Hola VPN Ltd. (Israel) for delivering VPN client updates, browser extensions, and related services; subdomains such as zagent*.x-cdn-static.com and client-cdn4.x-cdn-static.com frequ
- ANY.RUN sandbox (Dec 2024) analyzing https://x-cdn-static.com/ returned verdict "Malicious activity" with behavior including Hola VPN app setup (hola-setup-c-hpe.exe), file drops, service execution (sc.exe), and connections to ipify.org for
- Hybrid Analysis flagged x-cdn-static.com as a "suspicious domain" in multiple samples with Threat Score 50/100; subdomains like zagent60.x-cdn-static.com and zagent2025.x-cdn-static.com listed on VirusTotal and AlienVault OTX.
- Reddit thread (r/antivirus, ~Mar 2025) reports repeated Bitdefender notifications for connections to x-cdn-static.com attributed to an expired SSL certificate on Hola's CDN rather than active malware; users linked it to prior Hola VPN exten
- Scamadviser rates the domain as "legit and safe to use and not a scam website" citing high Tranco rank (~500), multi-year age, valid SSL, and DNSFilter safety; however, some subdomain scanners (ScamDoc) give low trust scores (31%).
- No direct consumer scam reports, phishing kits, or brand impersonation found; detections stem from sandbox analysis of Hola-related installers and certificate issues; domain receives notable traffic (25K+ visits/month per Semrush).
- WHOIS shows creation ~3 years ago, nameservers on AWS (NS-1063.AWSDNS-04.ORG), registrant often privacy-protected via GoDaddy/Domains By Proxy.
Associated with Hola VPN Ltd.; domain created ~3 years ago (matches 1192 days); WHOIS often hidden via Domains By Proxy / GoDaddy
Our research identified conflicting signals. Sandbox analysis (ANY.RUN, Hybrid Analysis) flagged malicious behaviour in Hola VPN installer files distributed via this domain, including service execution and file drops, with a 50/100 threat score assigned. Subdomain scanners assigned low trust scores (31%), while independent review aggregators split: one rated the domain safe (citing Tranco rank ~500, multi-year age, valid SSL), another gave a subdomain a legitimate verdict (72/100). Reddit discussions (r/antivirus, March 2025) linked detections to expired SSL certificates on Hola's CDN infrastructure rather than active malware. The domain is confirmed as the primary CDN for Hola VPN Ltd. (Israel), an established company with 3-year history and active business registration. No direct consumer scam reports, phishing kits, or brand impersonation were found.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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 email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://x-cdn-static.com/
- 2200https://x-cdn-static.com/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat x-cdn-static.com 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
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Reputation Sources
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Referenced Domains
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Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked x-cdn-static.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- x-cdn-static.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. x-cdn-static.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 123 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- x-cdn-static.com is 3.3 years old, registered on 3/13/2023 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report x-cdn-static.com as clean.
- No. x-cdn-static.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- x-cdn-static.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (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.
- Yes. x-cdn-static.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
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