switchgamesmall.icu
Category: Phishing
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Description of switchgamesmall.icu
The website appears to present itself as a gaming download portal branded as "SmallGames," with a focus on downloadable titles for platforms such as Nintendo Switch, PC, and handheld consoles. Based on the homepage screenshot, it promotes game packs and individual titles using recognizable game artwork, a search bar, category filters, and download-oriented calls to action.
The domain name "switchgamesmall.icu" suggests a focus on Switch-related game content, but it does not appear to be an official Nintendo property or an established mainstream gaming platform. The operator is not clearly identified in the provided scan data, and the site appears to be run through a privacy-light setup behind a content delivery and reverse-proxy service rather than a clearly branded publisher or retailer.
Overall, based on the visible content, this site appears to function as a game-download or game-indexing website rather than a conventional news, community, or official storefront platform.
Safety Assessment for switchgamesmall.icu
This website raises significant concerns based on the available scan data. It was flagged by 15 security engines, with multiple detections specifically describing the site as phishing or malicious. In addition, the malware scan indicated a suspicious result on the main page, and one blacklist database also listed the domain at the time of this scan. While some major threat databases were clean, the concentration of phishing-related detections across multiple security engines is a strong warning sign.
The screenshot shows a polished gaming-themed interface offering downloadable content tied to well-known game franchises, but the domain itself is not a recognized official gaming brand and does not appear to have an established reputation or traffic presence. That combination can be consistent with sites that imitate legitimate download portals or attempt to attract users with popular game titles. The flagged challenge-platform URL may also indicate that visitors are routed through an access or anti-bot layer, which does not by itself prove malicious activity but can make independent verification harder.
Based on these findings, this website may pose potential risks to visitors.
Technical Description
The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, which means traffic to the site appears to be encrypted in transit. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure, with Cloudflare nameservers and a Cloudflare IP address located in Canada according to the scan data. The web server is also reported as Cloudflare.
The domain is about 1 year old based on the provided registration dates, is not ranked in Tranco, and has DNSSEC listed as unsigned. An unsigned DNSSEC status is common and not inherently suspicious, but it does mean DNS responses do not appear to benefit from DNSSEC validation. The main technical concern here is not the hosting setup itself, but the multi-engine phishing detections associated with the domain at the time of this scan.
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