Marcopolo.icu Scam Check: Blacklist Warning

October 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM

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Danger Zone

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Marcopolo → Safety Check

First checked October 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM

Website content and technical signals analyzed

Method: automated checks.

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.

Figure 1. Trust signal radar for marcopolo.icu. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored marcopolo.icu

On-page mentions:

Nonprofit Organization

Tech signals:

React Platform, Cloudflare Browser Insights, Strong Community Presence

Positive signals:

a verified profile linked to this domainTwitter
a long-term domain history (3.9 years)
an active SSL certificate (3 months)

Negative signals:

security-provider warnings
a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)
limited independent reputation data

Context signals:

content related to nonprofit and community-organization content

35 /100

Trust Score

3.9 years

Domain Age

Location

External provider warnings

Last checked October 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.8

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What is Marcopolo?

According to its current page title, marcopolo.icu presents itself as “Marco Polo | Substack”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

This domain was registered December 5, 2022 at 6:11 AM through the company NameSilo, LLC and ownership information is not publicly available.

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Is marcopolo.icu safe?

Use caution with marcopolo.icu. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 35/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.

Why is marcopolo.icu marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of marcopolo.icu is based on the domain-specific reputation, content, and technical signals listed in the report. 1 of 25 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.

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Nonprofit Organization

This site identifies as a nonprofit entity in its public profile or site disclosure.

Registration Form

Automated page analysis detected form or data-entry functionality on marcopolo.icu. Forms can involve user-submitted information, so verify ownership and privacy terms before entering data.

React Platform

The marcopolo.icu website is built using React, a popular JavaScript library for creating interactive user interfaces.

Google Tag Manager

This 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.

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.

Blacklisted by Security Providers

Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of marcopolo.icu. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.

Verified X Profile

Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the X profile @marcopolo501c3 (Marco Polo) (228,200 followers, 0 following, 11,700 posts, listed 0 times, since 2022, no account badge).

Long Term Domain

marcopolo.icu is registered for an extended period, which is generally a positive continuity signal.

Strong Community Presence

This site has ownership-verified social or community presence with substantial audience reach.

External provider warnings: 1/25 Suspicious Website

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.

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Suspicious

External provider results for Marcopolo.icu, last checked October 21, 2026. — VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created December 5, 2022 at 6:11 AM Updated: May 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM · Expires: December 5, 2029 at 11:59 PM

Domain Age 3.9 years

Registrar NameSilo, LLC IANA ID: 1479

Abuse Email [email protected]

Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED

Top Level Domain .icu Domain Extension

Technical Details

HTTP status 301

IP Address 3.231.35.217

Hostname ec2-3-231-35-217.compute-1.amazonaws.com

Hosting Provider Amazon.com, Inc. Ashburn, Virginia, US

Network AS14618 - Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting

SSL Certificate WE1 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from September 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM · to December 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM

Name Servers achiel.ns.cloudflare.com
edna.ns.cloudflare.com

Content from the analyzed website

Quoted for security analysis. These statements belong to the source website and are not endorsed by Gridinsoft.

Original page title Marco Polo | Substack

Original description Nonprofit investigative group. Click to read Marco Polo, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Primary Language

Profile

@marcopolo501c3 · 228,200 followers · 4.2 years

Mentioned hosts (32)

bsky.app www.facebook.com static.cloudflareinsights.com youtube.com rumble.com www.datadoghq-browser-agent.com www.georgenews.org js.sentry-cdn.com instagram.com gab.com www.google.com facebook.com substackcdn.com www.youtube.com cloudflareinsights.com and 17 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.

Nonprofit Organization Registration Form React Platform

Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis

wisconsin-sodium-west-twenty

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