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Directorist.com Suspicious Shop

May 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Directorist → Safety Check

First checked November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Suspicious Shop This site is classified as Suspicious Shop based on multiple risk signals, including 2 blacklist detections. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for directorist.com Domain Maturity: 2800 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 1 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 2 negative tags, 1 warning signal Safety Level Positive Signals: 2 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 638,917 Popularity Trust Zone: .com Trust Zone Operational Signals: 2 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country IS Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for directorist.com. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored directorist.com

On-page mentions:
Shopping
Tech signals:
Helpdesk, Wordpress Platform, SEO Optimization, Facebook Integration, GitHub Profile
Positive signals:
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • a low third-party reputation score
Context signals:
  • content related to online shopping and ecommerce
Review sentiment:
Mixed
3.0 / 5 ★★★☆☆
Based on analysis of 4 reviews from public sources.
20 /100
Trust Score
7.7 years
Domain Age
IS
Location
2
Provider warnings
Last checked May 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.5

What is Directorist?

Directorist.com 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.
Directorist.com
Figure 2. Website screenshot for Directorist.com. 2026-05-25 17:59:13

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 7 years ago through the company NameCheap, Inc. and ownership information is not publicly available.
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Is directorist.com safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

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

directorist.com 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 directorist.com?

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

Why is directorist.com marked "Suspicious Shop"?

Gridinsoft evaluates directorist.com, 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 (4 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.

Directorist Digital Footprints

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

Shopping

This site shows e-commerce functionality, including product listings, cart flow, and checkout-related elements.

Helpdesk

This site includes structured support channels such as help center, ticketing, chat, or service contact pages.

Registration Form

The directorist.com 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.

Cookie Consent

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

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.

Google Tag Manager

The directorist.com website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

SEO Optimization

This website employs search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs).

Facebook Integration
Social Media Links

The presence of social media links on the website indicates that it references social media accounts. This signal alone does not confirm ownership or authenticity of those profiles.

Established Domain

directorist.com 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.

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.

GitHub Profile

directorist.com links to a GitHub profile or public repository associated with the project. This is a useful transparency signal, especially when the account has public activity.

Verified X Profile

Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the X profile @wpdirectorist (Directorist) (193 followers, 331 following, 1,044 posts, listed 4 times, since 2020, blue badge).

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: 2/29 Suspicious Shop

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
Scamadviser
Warned
BBB
Clean
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
ESET
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Clean
CyRadar
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Phishtank
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
alphaMountain.ai
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
URLhaus
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Spam404
Clean
Trustwave
Clean
VX Vault
Clean
Quttera
Clean

Directorist.com blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on May 25, 2026

Domain Information

Created October 7, 2018 at 11:31 AM Updated: September 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM · Expires: October 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Domain Age 7.7 years
Registrant IS (Iceland)
Registrar NameCheap, Inc. IANA ID: 1068
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .com Generic TLD

Technical Details

IP Address 172.67.206.199
Hosting Provider AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US
SSL Certificate WE1 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from April 21, 2026 at 12:51 AM · to July 20, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Name Servers chad.ns.cloudflare.com
connie.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title Directorist - Best WordPress Directory Plugin with AI
Website description Best WordPress Directory plugin in WordPress with over 20K users active worldwide. Launch a profitable directory in days with our award-winning WordPress plugin
Primary Language
Profile
@wpdirectorist · 193 followers · 5.7 years
SovWare · 18 followers · 41 repos · 7.9 years
Mentioned hosts (32)
stats.g.doubleclick.net cdn.recapture.io www.clarity.ms www.facebook.com analytics1.wpmudev.com www.google.com robiulislams3.sg-host.com www.googletagmanager.com o.clarity.ms downloads.wordpress.org analytics.google.com c.bing.com apis.google.com www.youtube.com googleads.g.doubleclick.net and 17 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Shopping Cookie Consent Wordpress Platform
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google. Zoho SPF Email authentication for Zoho services.
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
mirror-robin-angel-whiskey
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How to block Directorist.com?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to directorist.com 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 directorist.com 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 directorist.com.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

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