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.
Generally positive
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.
Website preview
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
- 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
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
- 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.