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filehippo.com

Category: Software Downloads

Scanned: Jun 15, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 15, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 3
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Screenshot of filehippo.com Captured Jun 15, 2026
https://filehippo.com
Screenshot of filehippo.com
21 years
Popular - #19,699 Tranco rank (>1M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Unknown
Unknown
151.101.65.91
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Markmonitor Inc.
Registered November 1, 2004
Expires November 1, 2026
Name Servers ns-cloud-d1.googledomains.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
31 files scanned
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filehippo.com/index.html 128.7 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_avast-secure-browser/index.html 169.9 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_avg-pc-tuneup/index.html 165.8 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/index.html 162.7 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_v2rayn/index.html 158.3 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_cyberlink-youcam/index.html 162.6 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_avg-secure-browser/index.html 165.4 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_cities-skylines-windows-10-edition/index.html 158.6 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_soundtap-streaming-audio-recorder/index.html 165.4 KB Flagged: high risk
filehippo.com/download_wondershare-drfone-android/index.html 165.5 KB Flagged: high risk
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android.http-redirect 69 B No threats
filehippo.com/prebid-client.js 310.1 KB No threats
filehippo.com/revamp.js?modern=1 639.8 KB No threats
filehippo.com/sitemap-index-platforms-app.xml 513 B No threats
filehippo.com/robots.txt 1.3 KB No threats
filehippo.com/es/sitemap-index-platforms-app.xml 528 B No threats
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Referenced Domains
39 Flagged
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0.0.0.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.2.5.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.3.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.8.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.8.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.9.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.5.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.6.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.6.1.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
11.2.162.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
141.1.83.112Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
143.1.85.111Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
144.1.86.148Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
2.8.1.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
22.0.0.11Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.1.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.3.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.4.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.5.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.6.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.7.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.7.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3.0.9.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
5.0.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
5.0.3.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
5.0.5.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
5.1.0.0Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
5.1.1.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
5.1.2.0Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
5.2.1.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
8.1.1.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
9.0.0.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
bits.avcdn.netFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
news.filehippo.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
www.passfab.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.1.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.2.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.3.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.4.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.5.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.6.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.7.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.7.1.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/10/october-25-tech-news-roundup-openai-chatgpt-atlas-browser-released-youtube-adds-a-time-limit-for-scrolling-shorts-feed-firefox-is-testing-new-tab-widgets/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-1-tech-news-roundup-fedora-linux-43-released-xbox-consoles-sales-drop-again-samsung-internet-browser-for-pc-launched/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-15-tech-news-roundup-valve-announces-steam-machine-steam-frame-and-steam-controller-red-dead-redemption-is-coming-to-consoles-and-mobile-devices-firefox-wants-ai-features-to-be-optional/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-22-tech-news-roundup-cloudflare-outage-was-due-to-a-bug-android-will-allow-power-users-to-sideload-apps-microsofts-plans-to-make-windows-11-an-agentic-os-have-begun/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-29-tech-news-roundup-over-500-million-users-have-not-upgraded-to-windows-11-steam-machine-will-cost-as-much-as-a-pc-spotify-subscription-price-to-increase-soon/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-8-tech-news-roundup-gta-6-launch-delayed-youtube-tv-loses-disney-espn-and-more-google-play-stores-malware-woes-continue/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/12/december-13-tech-news-roundup-adobe-brings-photoshop-acrobat-and-express-to-chatgpt-clair-obscur-wins-9-awards-at-the-game-awards-skyrim-launched-for-switch-2/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/12/december-6-tech-news-roundup-smarttube-infected-by-malware-windows-11s-woes-continue-eu-investigates-whatsapps-ai-policy/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/category/product-reviews/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/October-25-Tech-news-roundup_-OpenAI-ChatGPT-Atlas-browser-released-YouTube-adds-a-time-limit-for-scrolling-Shorts-feed-Firefox-is-testing-new-tab-widgets-300x225.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/October-25-Tech-news-roundup_-OpenAI-ChatGPT-Atlas-browser-released-YouTube-adds-a-time-limit-for-scrolling-Shorts-feed-Firefox-is-testing-new-tab-widgets-768x576.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Microsoft-finally-fixes-Update-and-Shutdown-to-actually-turn-off-the-computer-300x225.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Microsoft-finally-fixes-Update-and-Shutdown-to-actually-turn-off-the-computer-768x576.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-1-Tech-news-roundup_-Fedora-Linux-43-released-Xbox-consoles-sales-drop-again-Samsung-Internet-Browser-for-PC-launched-300x200.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-1-Tech-news-roundup_-Fedora-Linux-43-released-Xbox-consoles-sales-drop-again-Samsung-Internet-Browser-for-PC-launched-768x512.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-15-Tech-news-roundup_-Valve-announces-Steam-Machine-Steam-Frame-and-Steam-Controller-Red-Dead-Redemption-is-coming-to-consoles-and-mobile-devices-Firefox-wants-AI-features-to-be-optional-19x11.Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-15-Tech-news-roundup_-Valve-announces-Steam-Machine-Steam-Frame-and-Steam-Controller-Red-Dead-Redemption-is-coming-to-consoles-and-mobile-devices-Firefox-wants-AI-features-to-be-optional-768x43Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-22-Tech-news-roundup_-Cloudflare-outage-was-due-to-a-bug-Android-will-allow-power-users-to-sideload-apps-Microsofts-plans-to-make-Windows-11-an-agentic-OS-have-begun-19x11.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-22-Tech-news-roundup_-Cloudflare-outage-was-due-to-a-bug-Android-will-allow-power-users-to-sideload-apps-Microsofts-plans-to-make-Windows-11-an-agentic-OS-have-begun-768x432.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-29-Tech-news-roundup_-Over-500-Million-users-have-not-upgraded-to-Windows-11-Steam-Machine-will-cost-as-much-as-a-PC-Spotify-subscription-price-to-increase-soon-300x206.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/November-29-Tech-news-roundup_-Over-500-Million-users-have-not-upgraded-to-Windows-11-Steam-Machine-will-cost-as-much-as-a-PC-Spotify-subscription-price-to-increase-soon-768x526.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/December-13-Tech-news-roundup_-Adobe-brings-Photoshop-Acrobat-and-Express-to-ChatGPT-Clair-Obscur-wins-9-awards-at-The-Game-Awards-Skyrim-launched-for-Switch-2-300x200.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/December-13-Tech-news-roundup_-Adobe-brings-Photoshop-Acrobat-and-Express-to-ChatGPT-Clair-Obscur-wins-9-awards-at-The-Game-Awards-Skyrim-launched-for-Switch-2-810x540.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/December-6-Tech-news-roundup-SmartTube-infected-by-malware-Windows-11s-woes-continue-EU-investigates-WhatsApps-AI-policy-300x200.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/December-6-Tech-news-roundup-SmartTube-infected-by-malware-Windows-11s-woes-continue-EU-investigates-WhatsApps-AI-policy-768x512.jpgFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.1.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.2.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.3.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.4.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.5.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.6.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.7.0.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://filehippo.com/download_vlc-media-player-64/3.0.7.1.0/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/10/october-25-tech-news-roundup-openai-chatgpt-atlas-browser-released-youtube-adds-a-time-limit-for-scrolling-shorts-feed-firefox-is-testing-new-tab-widgets/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-1-tech-news-roundup-fedora-linux-43-released-xbox-consoles-sales-drop-again-samsung-internet-browser-for-pc-launched/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-15-tech-news-roundup-valve-announces-steam-machine-steam-frame-and-steam-controller-red-dead-redemption-is-coming-to-consoles-and-mobile-devices-firefox-wants-ai-features-to-be-optional/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-22-tech-news-roundup-cloudflare-outage-was-due-to-a-bug-android-will-allow-power-users-to-sideload-apps-microsofts-plans-to-make-windows-11-an-agentic-os-have-begun/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-29-tech-news-roundup-over-500-million-users-have-not-upgraded-to-windows-11-steam-machine-will-cost-as-much-as-a-pc-spotify-subscription-price-to-increase-soon/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://news.filehippo.com/2025/11/november-8-tech-news-roundup-gta-6-launch-delayed-youtube-tv-loses-disney-espn-and-more-google-play-stores-malware-woes-continue/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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0.0.0.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.2.5.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.3.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.3.8.2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.2.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.8.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.4.9.1Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.5.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.6.0.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1.6.1.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
11.2.162.0Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
141.1.83.112Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
143.1.85.111Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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filehippo.com Overview

Description of filehippo.com

Filehippo.com appears to be a long-running software download website focused on Windows applications, freeware, shareware, and related utilities. The homepage and metadata indicate that it organizes downloadable programs into categories such as browsers, multimedia, security, office tools, and games, and it also includes news and review sections tied to software and technology topics.

Based on the domain name, page title, and classification data, the site appears to function as a software catalog and download portal rather than a general-purpose file-sharing service. It is categorized by multiple web-classification providers under software downloads, computers and software, and application/software download. The domain has been registered since 2004, which suggests an established web presence.

Safety Assessment for filehippo.com

The strongest scan signals in this case are broadly favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the major threat-database and blacklist checks provided here did not detect phishing or malware-related listings. The site also has a long registration history and a measurable traffic presence, both of which are generally consistent with an established software-download platform.

One malware scanner did report numerous findings across HTML pages, links, and referenced domains, but the threat names shown are largely generic heuristic labels such as "GenericSuspiciousObject" rather than a specific malware family, and those findings are not corroborated by the broader multi-engine consensus or by the listed content-malice blocklists. In practical terms, that pattern may indicate false positives, aggressive heuristic matching, or scanner sensitivity to download-directory structures and embedded third-party resources rather than confirmed malicious behavior.

Because this is a software-download site, users should still exercise normal caution when downloading executables and verify publishers before installation. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with expiry shown in August 2026. It is hosted on infrastructure associated with Fastly and resolves to an IP address in Montreal, Canada. The nameservers are provided through Google Domains-related cloud nameservers, which is consistent with mainstream managed DNS usage.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. The server software and exact protocol details were not identified in the provided scan output, so only limited conclusions can be drawn about the underlying web stack from this dataset alone.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#19,699
Tranco Rank
Popular
Visitors >1M/mo
Category: Software Downloads
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 14
31 cookies detected
Essential29
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
31 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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