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Geocities.ws Scam Website

March 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Geocities → Safety Check

First checked July 12, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Scam Website This site is classified as Scam Website based on multiple risk signals, including 7 blacklist detections and a low 1.0/5 user rating from 3 reviews. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for geocities.ws Domain Maturity: 6158 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 6 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 2 negative tags, 1 warning signal Safety Level Positive Signals: 2 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 18,210 Popularity Trust Zone: .ws Trust Zone Operational Signals: 0 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country US Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for geocities.ws. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored geocities.ws

On-page mentions:
Shopping, Free Hosting Provider
Tech signals:
Cloudflare Browser Insights
Positive signals:
  • strong independent trust
  • popular site
  • a long-term domain history (16.9 years)
  • an active SSL certificate (3 months)
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (6)
  • a low user rating from 3 reviews
Context signals:
  • content related to online shopping and ecommerce
Review sentiment:
Negative
1.0 / 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Based on analysis of 3 reviews from Gridinsoft and SmartCustomer.
Last checked March 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.2

What is Geocities?

Geocities.ws is in our scam category. This label is used for domains linked to deceptive offers, non-fulfillment after payment, or data collection under false pretenses.

What users usually see: copied branding, fake trust badges, edited reviews, and checkout pressure (timers, "last items", "verify payment"). These signals are easy to fake and should not be treated as proof of legitimacy.

Figure 2. Website screenshot for Geocities.ws. 2026-03-31 00:07:09

Safety step: do not send documents, card photos, or wallet transfers. If a payment was already made, contact your bank/provider immediately and preserve receipts, URLs, and message screenshots.

This domain was registered 16 years ago through the company GoDaddy.com and ownership information is not publicly available.

Is geocities.ws safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

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

geocities.ws should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 10/100 trust score, and multiple security vendors blacklist the domain. Avoid entering passwords, personal details, or payment data. User feedback is also available in the report.

What are the risks of geocities.ws?

This website shows multiple red flags commonly associated with scam websites.We have received 1 negative user reports about this website.

Why is geocities.ws marked "Scam Website"?

Gridinsoft evaluates geocities.ws, focusing on 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 (3 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.

Geocities 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.

Free Hosting Provider
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.

Google Tag Manager

The geocities.ws website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

Cloudflare Browser Insights

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

jQuery Library
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).

Popular Site

geocities.ws shows elevated traffic signals relative to similar domains; this is generally positive but does not by itself prove legitimacy.

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: 7/30 Scam Website

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
AutoShun
Malicious
CRDF
Malicious
CyRadar
Malicious
Phishing Database
Phishing
ESET
Suspicious
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
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

Geocities.ws blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on March 1, 2026

Domain Information

Created August 10, 2009 at 4:05 AM Updated: August 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM · Expires: August 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Domain Age 16.9 years
Registrar GoDaddy.com IANA ID: 146
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Client: Transfer · Delete · Update Prohibited +1 more · DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .ws Domain Extension

Technical Details

IP Address 104.26.7.14
Hosting Provider Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US · Hosting Provider · Anycast
Network AS13335 - Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting
SSL Certificate WE1 TLS 1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from March 24, 2026 at 6:18 AM · to June 22, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Name Servers brianna.ns.cloudflare.com
jerry.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title .:: GEOCITIES.ws ::.
Website description Geocities.ws - Unlimited Free Web Hosting & The largest Geocities archive on the web!
Mentioned hosts (16)
fonts.googleapis.com geocities.ws forums.geocities.ws static.cloudflareinsights.com ad.broadcaststation.net www.geocities.ws picshack.net ajax.googleapis.com fonts.gstatic.com geocities.zendesk.com signup.geocities.ws www.google-analytics.com www.fortunecity.ws www.googletagmanager.com members.geocities.ws and 1 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Shopping Free Hosting Provider Registration Form jQuery Library
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
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How to block Geocities.ws?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to geocities.ws 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 geocities.ws 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 geocities.ws.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

If you own Geocities.ws 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.

Reviews for Geocities

JE
Jenny
Jun 28, 2024
I was doing research and geocities.ws had it seemed the answer I was looking for. I clicked on it and immediately it changed websites to a message stating that I had been hacked. I didn’t read further, I just x-ed out the website.

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