Suspicious Website
Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights 1 blacklist detections and no established public user-review history. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radarNormalized trust signals for effectbay.comDomain Maturity: 3510 daysDomain MaturityWarning Cleanliness: 1 detectionsWarningCleanlinessSafety Level: 1 negative tagsSafetyLevelPositive Signals: 1 positive signalsPositiveSignalsPopularity: Estimated low traffic without Tranco or social profile dataPopularityTrust Zone: .comTrust ZoneOperational Signals: 1 detected servicesOperationalSignalsLocation Credibility: Hosting country USLocation Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for effectbay.com. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.
How we scored effectbay.com
Negative signals:
security-provider warnings
a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)
limited independent reputation data
Positive signals:
a long-term domain history (9.6 years)
an active SSL certificate (3 months)
Last checked November 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM by
Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.9
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What is Effectbay?
According to its current page title, effectbay.com presents itself as “EffectBay — The plugin catalog for motion & 3D artists”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.
Use caution with effectbay.com. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 35/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.
Why is effectbay.com marked "Suspicious Website"?
Gridinsoft's current assessment of effectbay.com is based on the domain-specific reputation, content, and technical signals listed in the report. Context considered alongside those findings includes limited public traffic history. 1 of 26 publicly displayed security sources report a warning. A separate license-restricted partner security signal also contributes to the automated assessment; its provider name and verdict cannot be displayed publicly under the source license.
Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of effectbay.com. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.
effectbay.com has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.
Domain StatusClient Transfer ProhibitedDNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain.comGeneric TLD
Technical Details
IP Address104.21.38.184
Hosting ProviderAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.US
NetworkAS13335 - Cloudflare, Inc.
SSL CertificateYE1TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from November 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM · to January 31, 2027 at 11:06 AM
Name Serversnsg1.namebrightdns.com nsg2.namebrightdns.com
Content from the analyzed website
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Original page titleEffectBay — The plugin catalog for motion & 3D artists
Original descriptionEffectBay: discover and download free plugins for After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max and Blender. 6,697 plugins.
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Mentioned hosts (1)
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Security Analysis
Verified ServicesThis 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.
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