Security Review

Is yotube.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

A malicious typosquatting domain that imitates a major video platform to facilitate phishing and credential theft.

yotube.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 12
Category tags
phishing#phishing95% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)
Warning signals (1)

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
14/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
21 years old
Registered Aug 14, 2005
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 95% confidence
DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

14 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (13 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust12/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain is a classic example of typosquatting, where a single letter is omitted from a famous brand name to catch users making typing errors. Our antivirus network shows a high consensus of danger, with 13 different engines including BitDefender, ESET, and Dr.Web flagging the site as phishing or malicious. While the domain itself is quite old, it currently lacks any legitimate content, business information, or contact details. The reputation score is significantly negative, indicating a history of abuse or malicious redirects. The absence of a global traffic index despite the 'famous' name suggests it is used primarily for targeted attacks rather than legitimate service.
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Page Content

The page is largely empty of functional content, lacking any visible branding, contact information, or legitimate services. It loads external scripts from a third-party file server, which is a common tactic for delivering malicious payloads or tracking scripts.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on an IP with a neutral abuse history, but the domain uses a registrar known for privacy-shielded or high-risk registrations. It utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which provides encryption but does not verify the identity of the business behind the site.

Domain History

Although the domain was registered over 20 years ago, its current configuration shows no signs of legitimate operation. It appears to be a 'parked' or 'repurposed' asset used for malicious redirects or phishing campaigns targeting users looking for YouTube.

Web Reputation

The reputation is severely compromised. Major security vendors and phishing blocklists have identified the URL as a threat. The negative reputation score of -574 is a strong indicator of persistent malicious activity associated with this specific hostname.
Risk Factors
5
  • Typosquatting domain targeting a major global brand.
  • 13 antivirus engines have flagged the site as malicious or phishing.
  • Significant negative reputation score from our security partners.
  • Complete lack of contact information, physical address, or phone numbers.
  • Loads external scripts from unverified third-party servers.
Positive Signals
2
  • The domain has been registered for over 20 years.
  • The SSL certificate is currently valid.
AI Recommendation
Avoid this website entirely. If you arrived here by mistake, close the tab immediately and ensure you have typed the intended URL correctly.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Domain age
20 yrs
Registered Aug 2005
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst

No specific consumer reviews or scam reports were found in our current research pass, which is typical for domains used in automated phishing or redirect schemes.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
14 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

13Malicious1Suspicious46Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
alphaMountain.ai
Malicious· phishing
BitDefender
Malicious· phishing
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious· malicious
CyRadar
Malicious· malicious
Dr.Web
Malicious· malicious
ESET
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Malicious· phishing
G-Data
Malicious· malware
Gridinsoft
Malicious· malicious
Kaspersky
Malicious· malware
Rising
Malicious· phishing
Sophos
Malicious· malicious
Webroot
Malicious· malicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Suspicious· suspicious

14 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

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 contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age21 years old
RegistrarBoteroSolutions.com S.A.
RegisteredAug 14, 2005
ExpiresAug 14, 2032
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresSep 6, 2026 (66d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingReliableSite.Net LLC
Server locationUS
Web servernginx/1.28.0

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1302http://yotube.com/
  • 2200http://survey-smiles.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPReliableSite.Net LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Avoid this site

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

  • Do not interact with yotube.com

    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

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Reputation Sources

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

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

Referenced Domains

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

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 flags yotube.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — yotube.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. yotube.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 66 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • yotube.com is 20.9 years old, registered on 8/14/2005 through BoteroSolutions.com S.A.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 14 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged yotube.com as malicious or suspicious (13 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. yotube.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • yotube.com resolves to an IP operated by ReliableSite.Net LLC 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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around yotube.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·yotube.com
DANGEROUS

This is a typosquatting domain designed to exploit users who mistype the address of a popular video platform. Multiple security engines have flagged it for phishing and malicious activity. Do not enter any credentials or interact with the page.

Avoid this website entirely. If you arrived here by mistake, close the tab immediately and ensure you have typed the intended URL correctly.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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