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bitly.cx

Category: Hosting, Information Technology, Malicious

Scanned: Jun 20, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 20, 2026 · Threat Engines: 13 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
5 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of bitly.cx Captured Jun 20, 2026
https://bitly.cx
Screenshot of bitly.cx
This website has been flagged as potentially harmful
Screenshot blurred for safety. Multiple security engines flagged potential threats at the time of scanning.
2 years 6 months
Moderately Popular - #158,104 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 13 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
CloudFlare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
188.114.96.2
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered December 16, 2023
Expires December 16, 2026
Name Servers simon.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting CloudFlare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
13
13 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 13 security vendors at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 13 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
View detailed engine results on VirusTotal
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
27 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
bitly.cx/login 19.6 KB No threats
bitly.cx/AbCD 13.9 KB No threats
bitly.cx/register 14.2 KB No threats
bitly.cx/# 114.2 KB No threats
bitly.cx/forgot 17.7 KB No threats
bitly.cx/tools/ip-lookup 25.7 KB No threats
bitly.cx/pages/about 17.4 KB No threats
bitly.cx/pages/faq 18.6 KB No threats
bitly.cx/pages/analytics 27.2 KB No threats
bitly.cx/pages/terms 21.7 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
42
External Links
26 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
11
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
27
Flagged Resources
Detected
bitly.cxFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7b786f697f5a78736e7663347962Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e5f5c4b4d5b7e5c574a5247105d46Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.ie.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/AbCDFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/css/app.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/favicon.pngFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/browsers/chrome.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/countries/us.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/devices/desktop.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/platforms/windows.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/logo.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/js/app.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/forgotFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/loginFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/aboutFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/analyticsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/contactFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/faqFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/privacy-policyFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/reportFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/pages/termsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/registerFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/tools/ip-lookupFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7b786f697f5a78736e7663347962Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e5f5c4b4d5b7e5c574a5247105d46Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
http://bitly.cx/cdn-cgi/styles/cf.errors.ie.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/AbCDFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/css/app.cssFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/favicon.pngFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/browsers/chrome.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/countries/us.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/devices/desktop.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/icons/platforms/windows.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/img/logo.svgFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://bitly.cx/assets/js/app.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
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bitly.cxFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
cdn.pixabay.comNot flagged
cdnjs.cloudflare.comNot flagged
developers.cloudflare.comNot flagged
twitter.comNot flagged
vidplay.ioNot flagged
www.cloudflare.comNot flagged
www.facebook.comNot flagged
www.googletagmanager.comNot flagged
www.instagram.comNot flagged
www.youtube.comNot flagged
bitly.cx Overview

Description of bitly.cx

bitly.cx appears to be a URL-shortening and link-management website. Based on the page title, homepage text, and visible interface, it offers users the ability to create shortened links and view basic analytics such as clicks, referrers, countries, browsers, and platforms. The site also advertises related utilities including an IP lookup tool and a URL unshortener.

The domain name closely resembles the well-known Bitly brand, but this site uses the separate bitly.cx domain rather than the official Bitly web address. The operator is not clearly identified in the provided scan data, and the homepage appears to present itself as an independent short-link service hosted behind a content-delivery and reverse-proxy platform.

Safety Assessment for bitly.cx

Several security signals indicate elevated risk at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 13 out of 91 security engines, with multiple detections describing phishing, malicious activity, or suspicious behavior. In addition, multiple web-classification providers categorized it in ways associated with phishing, compromised websites, or malicious activity. The domain also appears on several threat databases, including phishing-related listings, which is a stronger concern than a generic heuristic alone.

The domain name closely resembles a widely known link-shortening brand and may be a look-alike intended to benefit from user confusion. That concern is reinforced by the site offering the same type of service under a very similar name. While one malware scan reported no flagged files and a clean overall file scan, it also labeled the domain and many internal links with a generic malicious heuristic, and the domain's IP address is listed on one mail-reputation blocklist, which is a minor additional caution rather than conclusive evidence by itself.

Taking these signals together, especially the multi-engine detections and phishing-related blacklist listings, this website may pose potential risks to visitors at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiry shown as 2026-08-21. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure, with the web server identified as Cloudflare and the resolved IP located in Toronto, Canada. Nameservers also point to Cloudflare, indicating the site is using a reverse-proxy and CDN setup.

From a DNS perspective, the domain is about 2 years old and is not using DNSSEC, as it is listed as unsigned. No obvious TLS failure is present in the provided data, but the combination of Cloudflare shielding, unsigned DNS, phishing-related detections, and threat-database listings means the technical setup should not be treated as reassuring on its own.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#158,104
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: Hosting, Information Technology, Malicious
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 19
4 cookies detected
Essential2
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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