Is w3s.link safe? Score 63/100

Website safety scanner

Is w3s.link legit?

No major scam signal confirmed

w3s.link shows several positive trust signals. We did not confirm a clear scam verdict, but the checks below still highlight what deserves attention.

Our score 63/100

Generally positive

Threat lists Match found Warning
SSL Valid Passed
Domain age 1420 days Established
Email protection Protected Passed
Popularity #48303 Ranked

Our verdict

Our automated scanner gives w3s.link a trust score of 63/100. Stronger trust signals include Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match, Abuse confidence score 0/100, Certificate valid with 66 days remaining. The main warnings or unknowns are 6 malicious detections, https://storacha.network/, Missing: content-security-policy, strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, x-frame-options.

This is an automated trust analysis. It checks technical signals, public threat feeds, domain records and website configuration. It cannot prove intent, but it helps you decide whether extra caution is needed before you log in, pay, download files or share personal information.

Recommended action The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Website preview

Screenshot preview of w3s.link

Preview image generated from the scanned homepage. Visual appearance can change after the scan.

What to watch for

  • VirusTotal malicious detections -35 6 malicious detections
  • Redirects to another domain -10 https://storacha.network/
  • Limited security headers -4 Missing: content-security-policy, strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, x-frame-options
  • Payment risk language detected -8 crypto

What this means for you

  • Browsing the homepage: review normally, but watch for browser warnings or forced downloads.
  • Entering passwords: only continue if the domain clearly matches the official website.
  • Payments: verify company details, refund policy and payment method first.
  • Downloads: avoid files when threat intelligence or reputation warnings are present.

Is w3s.link safe to use?

w3s.link currently has a moderate to positive trust profile in our automated analysis. The score combines blacklist results, SSL status, DNS configuration, WHOIS data, redirect behavior, security headers, domain heuristics, IP reputation and popularity signals.

A high score does not guarantee that a website is legitimate, and a low score does not prove criminal intent. The purpose of this report is to show the technical evidence so visitors can make a more informed decision.

Brand and domain checks

Brand-like pattern
No common pattern detected
Redirects elsewhere
Yes
Final URL
https://storacha.network/
Punycode detected
No

Contact and company signals

About page
No
Contact page
Yes
Privacy policy
Yes
Terms page
Yes
Refund policy
No

Payment risk indicators

Risk terms found
crypto
External links
39
Recommendation
The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Trust signals found

  • No phishing list match found Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match
  • AbuseIPDB clean IP score Abuse confidence score 0/100
  • Valid SSL certificate Certificate valid with 66 days remaining
  • Established domain age 1420 days old
  • MX records present Mail exchange records found
  • SPF record present SPF policy found
  • DMARC record present DMARC policy found
  • Company information pages found contact page, privacy policy, terms page
  • Recognized website popularity Tranco rank #48303

Website popularity

55 Popularity score
05-18
Rank source
Tranco
Tranco rank
48303
Estimated visitors
50K-500K monthly visits

Additional threat intelligence

AlienVault OTX pulses
No data available
OTX reputation
No data available
AbuseIPDB score
0/100
AbuseIPDB reports
0
IP owner / ISP
Cloudflare, Inc.

VirusTotal details

Malicious detections
6
Suspicious detections
0
Harmless engines
55
Undetected engines
31
Reputation
-137
Community votes
harmless: 1, malicious: 7
Categories
alphaMountain.ai: Phishing (alphaMountain.ai), Sophos: phishing and fraud, Webroot: Phishing and Other Frauds, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker: phishing and other frauds

Detected threats by engine

Engine Category Result Method
ADMINUSLabs malicious malicious blacklist
alphaMountain.ai malicious malicious blacklist
Chong Lua Dao malicious malicious blacklist
CyRadar malicious malicious blacklist
VIPRE malicious phishing blacklist
Webroot malicious malicious blacklist
View all stored VirusTotal output

How this compares to trusted websites

  • Trusted websites usually use a valid SSL certificate and keep it renewed.
  • They often have clear contact details, company information, privacy terms and refund policies.
  • They rarely appear on malware, phishing or abuse intelligence lists.
  • They use stable DNS, email authentication and predictable redirects.

Sources checked

VirusTotal Google Safe Browsing URLHaus OpenPhish PhishTank AlienVault OTX AbuseIPDB WHOIS DNS SSL Security headers Tranco

Technical safety checks

These checks explain the underlying signals behind the verdict. They are useful when you want to know whether a website has a stable domain history, a valid SSL certificate, normal DNS records and expected security configuration.

Domain information

Domain
w3s.link
Registrar
1API GmbH
Domain age
1420 days
Created
2022-06-27T13:24:28.178000+00:00
WHOIS privacy
No

SSL details

Valid SSL
Yes
Issuer
Google Trust Services
Subject
w3s.link
Expires
2026-07-23T18:42:30+00:00
Days remaining
66

HTTP checks

HTTPS available
Yes
HTTP available
No
Status code
200
Final URL
https://storacha.network/
Page title
Storacha Network | Decentralized Hot Storage Layer on Filecoin | Storacha - Decentralized Hot Storage Layer on Filecoin

DNS records

A records
172.64.146.87, 104.18.41.169
MX records
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com, 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com, 1 aspmx.l.google.com, 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
Nameservers
paislee.ns.cloudflare.com, theo.ns.cloudflare.com
SPF record
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com -all
DMARC record
v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@w3s.link; adkim=s; aspf=s

Security headers

Present
No data available
Missing
content-security-policy, strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, x-frame-options, referrer-policy, permissions-policy

Blacklist overview

VirusTotal malicious
6
Google Safe Browsing unsafe
No
URLHaus listed
No data available
OpenPhish listed
No
PhishTank listed
No data available

Technical analysis

IP address
172.64.146.87
ASN / organization
AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting provider
AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Location
San Francisco, California, US
High entropy score
1.585
Suspicious TLD
No
Suspicious keywords
No data available

Redirect chain

  1. https://w3s.link/

w3s.link safety FAQ

Is w3s.link a scam?

This automated report cannot make a legal accusation. It gives w3s.link a trust score of 63/100 based on the security and reputation signals available at scan time. Review the warnings, threat detections and technical checks above before using the site.

Why did w3s.link get this trust score?

The score is weighted from multiple signals, including threat-list matches, domain age, SSL status, redirects, DNS records, SPF/DMARC, security headers, suspicious keywords, IP reputation and popularity data.

Should I enter personal or payment information?

The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

How often is this analysis updated?

The report is generated from stored scan data. When the automation script refreshes the domain, the page updates the score, threat intelligence, technical checks and popularity history.

Scan timestamp: 2026-05-18T05:40:12+00:00
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