Wordpress Platform, SEO Optimization, Facebook Integration
SSL Certificate:
Issued by R13 on December 1, 2025. Valid for: 3 months (TLS 1.3)
Positive signals
Established Domain
Risk indicators
Scam - Risk
Blacklisted
Last checked January 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM by
Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.3.4
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What is Plus50?
Plus50.co.za operates as a suspicious website with multiple red flags that compromise its trustworthiness and user safety. The platform exhibits concerning characteristics including misleading information, questionable operational practices, or potential malware distribution that poses significant risks to visitors.
Key warning signs include unclear ownership information, lack of proper contact details, suspicious content quality, and potential security vulnerabilities. The website may host malicious software, engage in deceptive practices, or collect personal data without proper safeguards.
While Plus50.co.za may not be an outright scam, the combination of these factors makes it unreliable and potentially dangerous. Users should exercise extreme caution when interacting with this site and avoid providing any personal information or downloading files from this untrustworthy platform.
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Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as suspicious website.
As of January 16, 2026, Plus50.co.za has a low trust score of 39/100 according to our algorithm. Through the security analysis, it has been identified as a potential suspicious website. Our detection system has found multiple risk indicators, and we recommend avoiding this website.
Why is plus50.co.za marked "Suspicious Website"?
Gridinsoft evaluates plus50.co.za, focusing on limited website popularity, suspicious content indicators (Scam - Risk, Blacklisted), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases. 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.
Security analysis of plus50.co.za has identified multiple indicators consistent with fraudulent websites, suggesting elevated risk of scam activities or malicious operations.
Wordpress Platform
Our analyzer determines that website plus50.co.za is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.
SEO Optimization
The plus50.co.za website employs search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to improve its visibility and ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs).
Facebook Integration
Established Domain
The domain has maintained active status for an extended period, indicating operational stability and established web presence. This longevity for plus50.co.za suggests legitimate business operations and sustained user engagement over time.
Blacklisted
Gridinsoft Internet Security classified plus50.co.za as unsafe.
Security Risk Detected
39/ 100
Suspicious Website
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Security Advisory:
This website has been flagged as suspicious and may pose security risks. Exercise caution when visiting or sharing personal information.
DNS Records
196.40.97.128 A
mail.plus50.co.za MX
ns1.host-h.net SOA
Content Analysis
Original website content:
Plus50 - Plus 50
Plus 50 is ‘n tweemaandelikse nasionale tydskrif gerig op seniorsmark van Suid-Afrika en word sedert 2005 deur Plus 50 Media (Edms) Bpk uitgegee.
Mentioned hosts (11):
www.plus50.co.zawww.dropbox.comfonts.googleapis.comconnect.facebook.net4me.co.zawww.ultimatelysocial.comwww.greypebbles.co.zaplus50.co.zawww.magzter.comfonts.gstatic.com
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Security Analysis
Detection Signatures:
These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Suspicious websites exhibit untrustworthy characteristics including questionable content, deceptive operational practices, or malware presence that compromise user security and platform reliability.
Warning Summary
This section provides a detailed breakdown of security warnings from multiple trusted sources.
We gather verdicts from a range of security providers to assess the safety of the site. If any of these sources flag the site as potentially harmful, it will be marked with a warning. Each entry includes the source and their findings, allowing you to see the different assessments. This transparency ensures you have all the information needed to evaluate the site's risk.
If no warnings are issued, the site is considered safe based on the analysis from all checked sources. For more details, please review the individual findings below.
Gridinsoft
Warned
BitDefender
Warned
CRDF
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
ESET
Clean
CyRadar
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Plus50.co.za blocked? Check the safety report created on September 18, 2024
How to block Plus50.co.za?
Gridinsoft has the capability to block plus50.co.za domain without requiring further user intervention.
Double-click on the gsam-en-install.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.
Once the installation of Gridinsoft Anti-Malware is complete, the program will open on the Scan screen.
Click on the "Standard Scan" button.
After the scanning process is finished, click on "Clean Now" to remove any detected threats.
If prompted, restart your system to complete the removal process.
Exclusion
If you wish to visit a blocked "plus50.co.za" and exclude it from being blocked, you can add it to the exclusions list. Here's how to do it:
Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware;
Click the Tools tab;
Click the Ignore List;
Click the Internet vertical tab and press "Add...";
Enter "plus50.co.za" and click Add button.
Now this domain should appear in your Ignore List.
Are You the Owner?
If you own Plus50.co.za, we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to challenge the trust score assigned, we're happy to take a closer look. You can write to us legal(at)gridinsoft.com. However, please be prepared to provide proof of your business's legitimacy. Introduce yourself with your real name. Please note, we never charge website owners for reviews or reconsideration requests. For more information, please review our Disclaimer.
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