Is youtubu.com safe?

http://youtubu.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Typo-squatting domain youtubu.com flagged on public DNS blacklists and lacks valid TLS.

youtubu.com is a long-registered typo-squatting variant of youtube.com that appears in public DNS blacklists and currently has no valid TLS certificate. The domain's actual content is unverified, but the combination of deliberate name similarity and blacklist presence indicates a high risk of deceptive traffic capture.

Avoid visiting youtubu.com. Use the correct youtube.com domain directly and consider browser extensions or DNS-level blocking for known typo-squatting domains.

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No saved capture is availableThe verdict remains based on the completed checks below.

No antivirus detections across 91 engines

Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

Dangerous1–20
High Risk21–44
Moderate Risk45–69
Low Risk70–84
Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Blacklist presence and domain characteristics

The domain youtubu.com is explicitly listed in a public DNS blacklist maintained on GitHub, where it is blocked alongside other known typo-squatting domains.

The registrable domain is 7619 days old, indicating it was registered in 2005, which is consistent with long-standing typo-squatting registrations that predate modern brand protection efforts.

Missing valid TLS certificate

The saved TLS check did not validate the connection, meaning visitors attempting to reach youtubu.com would encounter certificate warnings or insecure connections.

Why the score is 25

Domain explicitly listed in public DNS blacklist targeting typo-squatting variants. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

0/ 91

No detections

Saved result - stale

No detections across 91 engines

No antivirus engine in this saved scan raised an adverse result. This is one signal, not a guarantee.

Malicious: 0
Suspicious: 0
Total: 91

All 91 engine results

0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - clean - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - unrated - 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 - clean - Clean
CINS Army - clean - Clean
CRDF - clean - Clean
Criminal IP - unrated - 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
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 - clean - 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 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
No page claim could be verified for youtubu.com because no usable page content or saved capture was available.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01Domain explicitly listed in public DNS blacklist targeting typo-squatting variants.
02Connection lacks valid TLS certificate, preventing secure access.

Web research findings

Independent findings for youtubu.com, 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 scam report

Scam reports (1)

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

GitHub - ijnnji/dnsopen
"0.0.0.0 youtubu.com"

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.

Domainyoutubu.com
Redirects toyoutubu.com
Hosted byOVH GmbH

Domain Timeline

Nov 15, 2005
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old when this review was saved.
Sep 25, 2026
Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

youtubu.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age21 years old

Registrar1API GmbH

RegisteredNov 15, 2005

ExpiresNov 15, 2026

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusInvalid

Protocolnone

IssuerNone

ExpiresNot applicable

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingOVH GmbH

Server locationDE

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score1%

Reports on file1

ISPOVH GmbH

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

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

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentpartial
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidenceunavailable

Completed analysis

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

Technical threat

unknown

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	0 of 91 engines flagged	Limited	No saved finding	stale fallback · Sep 25, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page content was not available for semantic review	Limited	No saved finding	Not available
Visual evidence	The saved page capture was not reliable enough to use	Unavailable	No saved finding	Not available
Independent research	1 independent finding were saved	Completed	Adverse	Not available

Antivirus: Result0 of 91 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 25, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; FreshnessNot available
Page content: ResultPage content was not available for semantic review; CompletionLimited; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence: ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use; CompletionUnavailable; FindingNo saved finding; FreshnessNot available
Independent research: Result1 independent finding were saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

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

Analyst recommendation
Avoid visiting youtubu.com. Use the correct youtube.com domain directly and consider browser extensions or DNS-level blocking for known typo-squatting domains.
Treat youtubu.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
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.
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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 youtubu.com a scam or a legit website?

youtubu.com looks like a likely phishing & impersonation — do not enter your login or personal details. The domain is 20.9 years old through 1API GmbH. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.

Is youtubu.com safe to use?

youtubu.com has a Safety Score of 25/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 82%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.

What should I do if I already gave my details to youtubu.com?

If you've already paid or handed over details on youtubu.com, 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 youtubu.com 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 youtubu.com?

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.

Did youtubu.com steal my password or personal information?

If you entered anything on youtubu.com, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.

How do I report youtubu.com?

You can report youtubu.com 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 youtubu.com 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 youtubu.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No — all 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report youtubu.com 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 youtubu.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — youtubu.com 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 youtubu.com domain?

youtubu.com is 20.9 years old, registered on November 15, 2005 through 1API GmbH. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.

Does youtubu.com have a valid SSL certificate?

No — youtubu.com has an invalid or broken SSL certificate, so browsers will show a security warning. Combined with the other signals, we recommend avoiding it.

How often is the youtubu.com report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 25, 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 youtubu.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

25/100

High Risk

Typo-squatting domain youtubu.com flagged on public DNS blacklists and lacks valid TLS.

Saved captureyoutubu.comCapture-safe

No saved capture available

The written conclusion remains part of the saved report.

No saved screenshot was available for this report.

Conclusion

Recommended actionAvoid visiting youtubu.com. Use the correct youtube.com domain directly and consider browser extensions or DNS-level blocking for known typo-squatting domains.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is youtubu.com safe?

Typo-squatting domain youtubu.com flagged on public DNS blacklists and lacks valid TLS.

Blacklist presence and domain characteristics

Missing valid TLS certificate

Why the score is 25

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat youtubu.com as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Typo-squatting domain youtubu.com flagged on public DNS blacklists and lacks valid TLS.

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