Sci-hub.in Scam Check: Blacklist Warning

October 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM

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Sci-hub → Safety Check

First checked September 11, 2025 at 4:02 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 sci-hub.in. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored sci-hub.in

Tech signals:

Cloudflare Browser Insights

Positive signals:

strong independent trust
a long-term domain history (3.2 years)
an active SSL certificate (3 months)
presence in public traffic rankings

Negative signals:

security-provider warnings
a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)

35 /100

Trust Score

3.2 years

Domain Age

Location

External provider warnings

Last checked October 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.6

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What is Sci-hub?

According to its current page title, sci-hub.in presents itself as “Sci-Hub:Get the latest free papers Library”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

This domain was registered August 11, 2023 at 7:24 AM through the company Hosting Concepts B.V. dba Openprovider (Personal information withheld).

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Is sci-hub.in safe?

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

Why is sci-hub.in marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of sci-hub.in is based on the domain-specific reputation, content, and technical signals listed in the report. The listed status means the domain currently appears in Gridinsoft's own Threat List; it is not a consensus of external providers. 1 of 25 publicly displayed security sources report a warning.

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

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified sci-hub.in as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

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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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External provider results for Sci-hub.in, last checked October 4, 2026. — VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created August 11, 2023 at 7:24 AM Updated: July 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM · Expires: August 11, 2027 at 7:24 AM

Domain Age 3.2 years

Registrant Personal information withheld Protected by Gridinsoft

Registration country United States

Registrar Hosting Concepts B.V. dba Openprovider IANA ID: 1647

Abuse Email [email protected]

Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED

Top Level Domain .in Country Code TLD

Technical Details

IP Address 172.67.150.83

Hosting Provider AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US

SSL Certificate WE1 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from August 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM · to November 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Name Servers a.dnspod.com
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Content from the analyzed website

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Original page title Sci-Hub:Get the latest free papers Library

Original description Sci-Hub:Get the latest free papers Library

Primary Language

Mentioned hosts (7)

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