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Budbuddies.cc Suspicious Shop

August 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Suspicious Shop
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Budbuddies → Safety Check

First checked June 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Suspicious Shop This site is classified as Suspicious Shop based on multiple risk signals, including 1 blacklist detections. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for budbuddies.cc Domain Maturity: 791 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 1 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 2 negative tags, 1 warning signal Safety Level Positive Signals: 3 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 511,691 Popularity Trust Zone: .cc Trust Zone Operational Signals: 5 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country IS Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for budbuddies.cc. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored budbuddies.cc

Tech signals:
Review System, Wordpress Platform, Cloudflare Browser Insights
Positive signals:
  • strong independent trust
  • positive customer feedback from 91 reviews
  • a long-term domain history (2.2 years)
  • an active SSL certificate (3 months)
  • presence in public traffic rankings
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • a low third-party reputation score
Review sentiment:
Positive
4.8 / 5 ★★★★★
Based on analysis of 91 reviews from SmartCustomer and other public sources.
Last checked August 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.2

What is Budbuddies?

Budbuddies.cc is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later.

Most common outcomes after checkout:

  1. No shipment: order confirmed, item never arrives.
  2. Wrong item: delivered product does not match listing.
  3. Low-quality copy: counterfeit or heavily downgraded substitute.
  4. Damaged/used goods: item arrives broken or clearly not new.
Figure 2. Website screenshot for Budbuddies.cc. 2026-08-23 00:25:26

If you buy from a site with this profile, use payment methods with chargeback protection and keep full order evidence (receipt, product page, seller messages, tracking history).

This domain was registered June 22, 2024 at 7:29 AM through the company NameCheap, Inc. and had the owner Gridinsoft privacy protected.

Is budbuddies.cc safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as suspicious shop.

budbuddies.cc has a blacklist warning and a 20/100 trust score. Verify the site identity before use and avoid sending sensitive or payment data.

What are the risks of budbuddies.cc?

This website shows characteristics commonly associated with fraudulent online shops, including suspicious pricing and payment methods.

Why is budbuddies.cc marked "Suspicious Shop"?

Gridinsoft evaluates budbuddies.cc, focusing on suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted, Low Scamadviser Score), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms (91 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.

Budbuddies Digital Footprints

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

Review System

This site integrates user-review or rating mechanisms; this improves transparency, but review authenticity may vary.

Wordpress Platform

Our analyzer determines that this website is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.

Cloudflare Browser Insights

This website is proxied through Cloudflare's CDN/network and has Cloudflare Browser Insights enabled.

Index Disabled

The site this site is configured with a noindex, nofollow rule, so search engines ignore it and its links. While this can be intentional, it also prevents the site from appearing in search results.

Long Term Domain

This site is registered for an extended period, which is generally a positive continuity signal.

Listed by Gridinsoft

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

Low Scamadviser Score

Independent security assessment from Scamadviser indicates this site has received a low trust rating, suggesting potential security risks or operational concerns requiring user caution.

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.

External provider warnings: 1/26 Suspicious Shop

This section shows what independent external 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.

Scamadviser
Warned

External provider results for Budbuddies.cc, last checked August 22, 2026.

Domain Information

Created June 22, 2024 at 7:29 AM Updated: September 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM · Expires: June 22, 2028 at 7:29 AM
Domain Age 2.2 years
Registrant Gridinsoft privacy protected IS (Iceland)
Registrar NameCheap, Inc. IANA ID: 1068
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .cc Domain Extension

Technical Details

HTTP status 403
IP Address 172.67.161.219
Hosting Provider AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US
SSL Certificate WE1 QUIC · Valid for: 3 months · from August 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM · to November 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Name Servers andy.ns.cloudflare.com
margaret.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title Age verification — BudBuddies
Website description Are you 21 years of age or older?This site contains age-restricted products.
Primary Language
Mentioned hosts (18)
c.clarity.ms budbuddies.cc use.fontawesome.com fonts.gstatic.com embed.tawk.to www.google-analytics.com scripts.clarity.ms cdnjs.cloudflare.com n.clarity.ms code.jquery.com fonts.googleapis.com www.clarity.ms va.tawk.to accounts.google.com static.cloudflareinsights.com and 3 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures
Wordpress Platform
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Ahrefs SEO tools and backlink analysis platform. Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google. Mailerlite Email marketing and automation platform. Pinterest Visual discovery engine. Yandex Yandex Connect verification.
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How to block Budbuddies.cc?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to budbuddies.cc 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 budbuddies.cc 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 budbuddies.cc.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

If you own Budbuddies.cc and want to challenge the trust score, please submit a review request via portal.gridinsoft.com. There you can claim your profile and add verified company/contact details. If you cannot access the portal, email legal(at)gridinsoft.com with proof of legitimacy and contact details. We never charge website owners for reviews or reconsideration requests. For more information, please review our Disclaimer.

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