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Is yewtu.be safe?

http://yewtu.be/

92/100
Safe

Analysis coverage: strong · 3 of 5 core capabilities

Verdict

yewtu.be runs Invidious, a legitimate open-source YouTube front-end

The site is a public instance of Invidious providing ad-free, privacy-oriented access to YouTube videos via search, trending, and login features. All security checks including VirusTotal (0 malicious), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation returned no threats. Transparent GitHub links to AGPLv3 source confirm operator intent.

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No antivirus detections across 92 engines
Safe to use for video viewing. Verify current instance status via official Invidious documentation before heavy reliance.
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01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

The site is a public instance of Invidious providing ad-free, privacy-oriented access to YouTube videos via search, trending, and login features. All security checks including VirusTotal (0 malicious), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation returned no threats. Transparent GitHub links to AGPLv3 source confirm operator intent.

Site function and content

yewtu.be delivers the Invidious interface for searching and viewing YouTube content without direct tracking. It includes donate, trending, login, and links to original source, modified source, documentation, and privacy policy.

Strongest safety signals and limitations

Observed page blocks show only standard navigation and search form; no credential forms or deceptive downloads. VirusTotal stats (harmless 58, malicious 0) and Safe Browsing clean result provide direct corroboration. Past instance downtime reports exist but do not indicate current malice.

User considerations

Users gain YouTube access with reduced tracking. Public instances carry general operator-risk from any third-party host; self-hosting or verified instances recommended for sensitive use.

Why the score is 92

The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Antivirus Engines

Saved result - stale

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 - clean - 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 - 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 - 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
yewtu.be

Captured during this scan in a safe sandbox. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Full screenDownload
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

The saved image was reviewed for deceptive controls, visual impersonation, fake urgency, and other scam interface patterns.

Context only

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

    What the site claims

    Invidious - search

  2. 2

    What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. 3

    What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 4

    What remains unverified

    2 of the five 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

Content

Free

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Web research findings

Independent findings for yewtu.be, 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
1 positive
Positive reviews (1)
Public quotes that support the operator's credibility.
  • invidious.ioopen

    "Invidious is Free (Libre) and Open Source software licensed under the AGPL-3.0"

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 ↗

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.

Domainyewtu.be
Redirects toyewtu.be
Hosted byFranTech Solutions
Referencesgithub.com

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 profiles5
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.
  • Links to 5 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresSep 13, 2026 (43d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingFranTech Solutions
Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://yewtu.be/
  • 2200https://yewtu.be/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPFranTech Solutions
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

github.com

05 · 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.

AntiviruspartialBrowser threat feedcompletePage contentcompleteAnalysiscompleteVisual evidenceunavailable

Technical threat

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

unknown

No confirmed evidence in this dimension.

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: 0 of 92 engines flagged
Limited
No saved finding
Freshness: stale fallback · Jul 31, 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: The saved page capture contained descriptive context only
Completed
No adverse finding
Independent research
Result: 1 independent finding were saved
Completed
No adverse finding

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

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 yewtu.be and not a lookalike like y-ewtu.be 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.

    Open
Final verdictLevel 1 of 5
92/100 safety

Safe

yewtu.be runs Invidious, a legitimate open-source YouTube front-end

The site is a public instance of Invidious providing ad-free, privacy-oriented access to YouTube videos via search, trending, and login features. All security checks including VirusTotal (0 malicious), Google Safe Browsing, valid TLS, and clean IP reputation returned no threats. Transparent GitHub links to AGPLv3 source confirm operator intent.

  1. 01

    The saved analysis does not include enough completed checks for a Safe rating.

  2. 02

    Google Safe Browsing returned no threat warning

  3. 03

    VirusTotal: 0 malicious detections across 92 engines

Safe to use for video viewing. Verify current instance status via official Invidious documentation before heavy reliance.
Saved page capture
Evidence balance5 signals
Positive
3
Limited
1
Risk
1
Analysis coverage
75%
strong coverage
Core capabilities
3/5
completed checks
Source coverage
4/5
sources complete
Evidence checks
0/7
completed checks flagged
Technical threatNot confirmed50/100 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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07 · Community

Community

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08 · 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 yewtu.be legit and safe?
Our automated security review found no threat indicators on yewtu.be, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
Is yewtu.be safe to use?
yewtu.be has a Safety Score of 92/100 (Safe). Fresh core checks and semantic analysis found no material threat at scan time. Treat unexpected login or payment requests with normal caution.
Could a legitimate site like yewtu.be still be used in a scam?
Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from yewtu.be), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from yewtu.be is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
Has yewtu.be been flagged by antivirus engines?
No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report yewtu.be 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 yewtu.be on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — yewtu.be 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.
Does yewtu.be have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — yewtu.be presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, valid for another 43 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 yewtu.be hosted?
yewtu.be resolves to an IP operated by FranTech Solutions in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 yewtu.be report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on July 31, 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 yewtu.be has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.