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fileknot.io

Category: File Hosting

Scanned: Jun 9, 2026, 09:36 AM UTC · First seen: May 30, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
72 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of fileknot.io Captured Jun 9, 2026
https://fileknot.io
Screenshot of fileknot.io
2 years 4 months
Moderately Popular - #398,764 Tranco rank (100K–1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hetzner Online GmbH
Helsinki, Finland
nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
Unknown
95.217.158.252
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc
Registered February 20, 2024
Expires February 20, 2027
Name Servers sri.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Hetzner Online GmbH
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
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Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
52 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
fileknot.io/upgrade/21 23.2 KB Flagged: high risk
fileknot.io/upgrade/2 23.2 KB Flagged: high risk
fileknot.io/plugins/sociallogin/login/Google 1.2 MB Flagged: high risk
fileknot.io/faq 17.3 KB No threats
fileknot.io/webdav_access 19.3 KB No threats
fileknot.io/terms 16.8 KB No threats
fileknot.io/contact 18.1 KB No threats
fileknot.io/report_file 19.2 KB No threats
fileknot.io/register 17.8 KB No threats
fileknot.io/privacy 18.7 KB No threats
fileknot.io/# 36.8 KB No threats
www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en 976 B No threats
fileknot.io/upgrade/# 21.5 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
83
External Links
54 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
20
Referenced Domains
2 Flagged
56
Flagged Resources
Detected
fileknot.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
fileknot.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://fileknot.io/contactFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://fileknot.io/report_fileFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.com/upgrade/2Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://fileknot.com/upgrade/21Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://fileknot.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/account/forgot_passwordFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/account/loginFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/cache/themes/spirit/logo.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/cache/themes/spirit/logo_inverse.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/contactFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/faqFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/plugins/sociallogin/login/GoogleFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/plugins/webdav/assets/img/webdav_android_phone.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/privacyFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/registerFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/report_fileFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/termsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/bootstrap.min.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/cookiealert.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/custom.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/flickity.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/font-awesome.min.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/iconsmind.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/jquery.steps.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/lightbox.min.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/socicon.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/stack-interface.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/theme.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/css/theme/red.cssFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/contact-banner.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/faq-banner.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/favicon/apple-touch-icon.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/favicon/favicon-16x16.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/favicon/favicon.icoFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/favicon/site.webmanifestFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/homepage-banner-1.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/homepage-banner-3.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/img/report-banner.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/cookiealert.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/countdown.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/datepicker.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/flickity.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/granim.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/jquery-3.1.1.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/jquery.dataTables.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/jquery.steps.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/scripts.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/smooth-scroll.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/themes/spirit/assets/frontend/js/typed.min.jsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/upgradeFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/upgrade/2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/upgrade/21Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/webdav_accessFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://fileknot.io/contactFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://fileknot.io/report_fileFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.com/upgrade/2Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://fileknot.com/upgrade/21Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://fileknot.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/account/forgot_passwordFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/account/loginFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/cache/themes/spirit/logo.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/cache/themes/spirit/logo_inverse.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/contactFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/faqFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/plugins/sociallogin/login/GoogleFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/plugins/webdav/assets/img/webdav_android_phone.pngFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/privacyFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://fileknot.io/registerFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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fileknot.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
fileknot.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
accounts.google.comNot flagged
blog.fileknot.comNot flagged
cloud.google.comNot flagged
cookiesandyou.comNot flagged
cyberduck.ioNot flagged
developers.google.comNot flagged
discord.comNot flagged
docs.cloud.google.comNot flagged
fonts.googleapis.comNot flagged
google.comNot flagged
itunes.apple.comNot flagged
join.skype.comNot flagged
maps.googleapis.comNot flagged
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fileknot.io Overview

Description of fileknot.io

fileknot.io appears to be a cloud file-hosting and sharing platform. Based on the page title, meta description, and homepage content, the service is designed to let users upload, store, share, track, and manage files online, with account features such as login, registration, password recovery, file reporting, and FAQ/support pages.

The site presents itself as a general-purpose file storage service rather than a parked or placeholder domain. Its branding and navigation suggest a hosted web application with both free and premium-oriented functionality. WHOIS and infrastructure data indicate the domain is registered through Cloudflare and hosted on infrastructure associated with Hetzner, which is consistent with an independently operated online service rather than a major consumer brand.

Safety Assessment for fileknot.io

Scan results are mixed at the time of this scan. One out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, while several generic heuristic findings were also reported by a malware scanner across site paths and static assets. Those heuristic labels appear broad and include ordinary-looking pages such as login, FAQ, privacy, CSS, JavaScript, and image files, which can sometimes indicate low-confidence pattern matching rather than confirmed malicious content. In addition, major content-focused threat databases listed in the scan were largely clean, although one blacklist entry associated with a generic suspicious classification was present.

The domain is more than two years old and shows a functioning file-hosting website rather than an obvious phishing page, parked domain, or fake storefront. However, file-sharing services can carry elevated abuse potential because user-uploaded content may be used to distribute unwanted or harmful files, and the scanner also highlighted upgrade-related paths and a social-login path as suspicious. Based on these findings, visitors may want to exercise normal caution when downloading files or entering credentials.

Based on available scan data, this website appears to present a moderate level of risk at the time of this scan, with limited multi-engine detection but enough heuristic and blacklist signals to justify caution.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with expiry shown as 2026-07-27, which suggests HTTPS was configured correctly at the time of testing. It is hosted on an IP in Helsinki, Finland, on infrastructure associated with Hetzner Online GmbH, and the web server identifies as nginx/1.18.0 on Ubuntu. The domain uses Cloudflare as registrar and nameservers.

From a security-configuration perspective, DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but does mean DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major TLS failure is indicated in the provided data. The main technical concerns in this scan relate less to transport security and more to the scanner-reported suspicious paths and files within the web application.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#398,764
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K–1M/mo
Category: File Hosting
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 8
3 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
3 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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