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Booking.co Phishing

May 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Danger Zone
Risky Territory
Caution Advised
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Booking → Safety Check

First checked October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Phishing This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 9 blacklist detections and a low 1.2/5 user rating from 200 reviews. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for booking.co Domain Maturity: 5943 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 8 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 3 negative tags, 2 warning signals Safety Level Positive Signals: 2 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 3,430,628 Popularity Trust Zone: .co Trust Zone Operational Signals: 0 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country BS Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for booking.co. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored booking.co

On-page mentions:
Travel Service, Gift Card, Phones, Service Provider
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (8)
  • low third-party review ratings
  • a redirect to another domain (www.booking.com)
Positive signals:
  • a long-term domain history (16.3 years)
  • an active SSL certificate (3 months)
  • multi-language support
Context signals:
  • content related to travel-related services
Review sentiment:
Negative
1.2 / 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Based on analysis of 200 reviews from public sources.
Final destination:
https[:]//www.booking.com/
Last checked May 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.5

What is Booking?

We flagged Booking.co as phishing. The page behavior matches a common credential-theft flow: impersonation first, urgency second, data request last.

Typical prompts on sites like this include account alerts, failed-delivery notices, or "verify now" dialogs asking for passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Do not submit credentials here. Open the real service in a new tab and check your account directly.

Figure 2. Website screenshot for Booking.co. 2026-05-12 02:17:16
This domain was registered 16 years ago through the company TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. and ownership information is not publicly available.

Is booking.co safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as phishing.

booking.co should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score, and multiple security vendors blacklist the domain. Avoid entering passwords, personal details, or payment data.

Why is booking.co marked "Phishing"?

Gridinsoft evaluates booking.co, focusing on limited website popularity, suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted by Security Providers, Blacklisted), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms (200 reviews). We weigh these indicators to calculate the trust score.

Note: Automated systems are not perfect — while the evidence suggests risk, there is still a chance the site is legitimate. We recommend you check the website using detailed analysis or by contacting the company directly through verified channels.

Booking Digital Footprints

A structured view of the site's detected themes, page signals, and related online footprint elements.

Travel Service
Deals
Gift Card
Registration Form

This website implements data collection forms that may request personal information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other sensitive details. You should verify its legitimacy and review privacy policies before submitting personal data.

Phones
Cookie Consent

This site implements a cookie-consent interface for managing tracking and data-collection preferences.

Service Provider
Google Tag Manager

The booking.co website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

Blacklisted by Security Providers

Security Alert: Several security scanners have marked this site as unsafe. The site shows signs of potentially harmful activity, such as malware or phishing, which may put users at risk (Warning Summary).

Multilanguage

The website provides multi-language support, demonstrating international accessibility and commitment to diverse user populations. Multi-language implementation typically indicates professional development standards and global operational scope, representing a positive trust indicator.

Redirects to Another Domain

booking.co redirects visitors to a different domain. This can be legitimate in some migrations or forwarding setups, but it reduces transparency for users evaluating the original address.

Established Domain

This site has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.

Blacklisted

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified this site as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

Color Guide
  • Requires special attention Marks high-risk findings that should be reviewed first.
  • Exercise caution Highlights areas involving user data, payments, or permissions.
  • Positive indicators Shows trust signals that support the site's reliability.
  • Neutral General context that does not increase or reduce risk on its own.

Provider warnings: 9/32 Phishing

This section shows what trusted security sources say about this site.

A warning appears when one or more sources report malware, phishing, abuse, or other safety concerns. Each row shows the source and its verdict.

If no source reports a warning, the site is shown as clear in this section.

Gridinsoft Threat List
Warned
ADMINUSLabs
Malicious
Chong Lua Dao
Malicious
CyRadar
Malware
Fortinet
Malware
VIPRE
Malware
Yandex Safebrowsing
Phishing
alphaMountain.ai
Suspicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Spam
BBB
Clean
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
ESET
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Phishtank
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
URLhaus
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Spam404
Clean
Trustwave
Clean
VX Vault
Clean
Quttera
Clean

Booking.co blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on May 11, 2026

Domain Information

Created February 24, 2010 at 11:10 PM Updated: December 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM · Expires: February 23, 2027 at 11:59 PM
Domain Age 16.3 years
Registrant BS (Bahamas)
Registrar TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd. IANA ID: 1564
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .co Generic TLD

Technical Details

HTTP status 302
IP Address 23.19.74.130
Hosting Provider AS395954 Leaseweb USA, Inc. Los Angeles, California, US
SSL Certificate WE1 QUIC · Valid for: 3 months · from May 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM · to August 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Name Servers ns1.dnsvacations.com
ns2.dnsvacations.com

Content Analysis

Website title Booking.com | Official site | The best hotels, flights, car rentals & accommodations
Website description Explore the world with Booking.com. Big savings on homes, hotels, flights, car rentals, taxis, and attractions – build your perfect trip on any budget.
Available languages
CATALAN
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Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Travel Service Deals Gift Card Registration Form Phones Cookie Consent Service Provider
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
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How to block Booking.co?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to booking.co if it is flagged as malicious.

  1. Install and run the protection.
  2. The program will block flagged domains and remove related threats.

Exclusion

If you believe booking.co is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

  1. Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware → Tools → Ignore List.
  2. Go to the Internet tab and add booking.co.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

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