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hototools.com

Category: E-commerce

Scanned: Sep 10, 2026, 14:47 UTC · First seen: Sep 10, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 89 · Times Scanned: 1
87 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of hototools.com Captured Sep 10, 2026
https://hototools.com
Screenshot of hototools.com
5 years 8 months
Moderately Popular - #386,330 Tranco rank (100K-1M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 89 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Shopify, Inc.
Ottawa, Canada
cloudflare
Shopify
23.227.38.69
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Registered January 8, 2021
Expires January 8, 2028
Name Servers DNS1.HICHINA.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Shopify, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 89 security engines checked
1
1 of 89 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 89 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
20 files scanned
No threats
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hototools.com/cart 594.2 KB No threats
hototools.com/# 543.1 KB No threats
cdn.shopify.com/storefront/standard-actions.js 11.0 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/student-discount 510.9 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/affiliate-program 519.9 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/hoto-product-manual 564.6 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/hoto-3d-print-community 721.9 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/loyalty-program 556.1 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/quick-guide 564.5 KB No threats
hototools.com/pages/about-us 574.8 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
318
External Links
All Clean
1
Iframes
Clean
29
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
1
Flagged Resources
Detected
www.9-bill.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://app.impact.com/campaign-campaign-info-v2/Hoto-tools.brandNot flagged
http://hototools.com/${item.applyurl}Not flagged
http://hototools.com/${item.image}Not flagged
http://hototools.com/${item.url}Not flagged
http://hototools.com/${item.userimage}Not flagged
http://hototools.com/\/account\/loginNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notesNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/choosing-to-be-seen-hoto-s-bold-expression-with-neon-redNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/episode-02-from-adv-to-mini-the-hoto-air-pump-becomes-small-powerful-and-always-readyNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/episode-03-shaping-the-wind-how-we-reimagined-the-leaf-blowerNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/episode-04-hoto-flashlight-tactics-for-those-who-demand-moreNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/hoto-autocare-plus-air-duster-vacuum-designed-in-both-directionsNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/designer-notes/the-chemistry-of-touch-behind-hoto-screwdriver-bitsNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/hacks-tipsNot flagged
http://hototools.com/blogs/hacks-tips/5-common-home-repairs-you-can-fix-in-under-30-minutesNot flagged
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www.9-bill.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
accounts.google.comNot flagged
api.judge.meNot flagged
app.impact.comNot flagged
appsolve.ioNot flagged
cdn-sf.vitals.appNot flagged
cdn.judge.meNot flagged
cdn.shopify.comNot flagged
cdn1.judge.meNot flagged
edpb.europa.euNot flagged
fonts.shopifycdn.comNot flagged
globalprivacycontrol.orgNot flagged
googletagmanager.comNot flagged
hototools.comNot flagged
judge.meNot flagged
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<iframe src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTMP8D7Z9R2" height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden">Not flagged
hototools.com Overview

Description of hototools.com

hototools.com appears to be the official online storefront and brand website for HOTO, a consumer tools and home-improvement products brand. Based on the page title, metadata, and homepage screenshot, the site promotes design-focused household tools such as cordless staplers, spin scrubbers, portable vacuums, screwdrivers, air pumps, and rotary tools.

The website appears to operate as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site, with product-category navigation, account access, shopping-cart features, and brand-content sections such as designer notes and tips articles. Its infrastructure and linked services suggest a professionally built retail presence using a mainstream hosted commerce platform and common third-party integrations for analytics, reviews, and marketing.

Safety Assessment for hototools.com

Scan results were largely favorable at the time of this scan. One out of 89 security engines flagged the domain with a generic suspicious label, while the broader malware scan reported no flagged files among 20 scanned items. In addition, major threat-database and blacklist checks were reported as clean, and the domain has been registered for about five years, which generally reduces the likelihood associated with very new throwaway sites.

A secondary point to note is that one referenced external domain was marked with a generic suspicious classification, but this did not correspond to flagged files on the scanned site itself. Because the detection count is low, the label is non-specific, and other scanners and blacklist databases did not corroborate it, this appears to be a limited-confidence signal rather than strong evidence of active harm. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate validity extending to 2026-10-30 based on the provided data. It is hosted on Shopify infrastructure and resolves to an IP associated with that platform, with the web server identified as Cloudflare. The domain uses Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. as registrar and Hichina nameservers.

From a security-configuration perspective, DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is common but means DNS responses do not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-side security issues were evident from the provided scan summary, and blacklist checks for the domain and IP were reported as clean at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#386,330
Tranco Rank
Moderately Popular
Visitors ~100K-1M/mo
Category: E-commerce
Rank History (30 days)
Aug 3 Sep 9
40 cookies detected
Essential32
Analytics5
Advertising2
Social1
40 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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