Smartcvbuilder.co.za Phishing

October 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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Smartcvbuilder → Safety Check

First checked October 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM

Website content and technical signals analyzed

Method: automated checks.

Phishing This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 6 blacklist detections, no established public user-review history, and phishing-related signals.

Figure 1. Trust signal radar for smartcvbuilder.co.za. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored smartcvbuilder.co.za

On-page mentions:

Artificial Intelligence

Tech signals:

Advertising Network

Negative signals:

security-provider warnings
multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (6)
unclear social-profile authenticity
heuristic signals associated with phishing
limited independent reputation data
automated caution checks
a relatively new domain (9 months)

Positive signals:

an active SSL certificate (3 months)

Context signals:

content related to AI-related content

1 /100

Trust Score

9 months

Domain Age

Location

External provider warnings

Last checked October 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.7

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What is Smartcvbuilder?

We flagged Smartcvbuilder.co.za as phishing. The page behavior matches a common credential-theft flow: impersonation first, urgency second, data request last.

Typical prompts on sites like this include account alerts, failed-delivery notices, or "verify now" dialogs asking for passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Do not submit credentials here. Open the real service in a new tab and check your account directly.

This domain was registered January 31, 2026 at 9:29 AM through the company HOSTAFRICA and ownership information is not publicly available.

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Is smartcvbuilder.co.za safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

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

smartcvbuilder.co.za should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score, and publicly displayed security sources report 6 warning(s). Avoid entering passwords, personal details, or payment data.

Why is smartcvbuilder.co.za marked "Phishing"?

Gridinsoft evaluates smartcvbuilder.co.za, focusing on domain age (only 9 months old), limited website popularity, suspicious content indicators (Fake Social Media Links - Risk, Blacklisted by Security Providers, Heuristic - Phishing), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms. 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.

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Registration Form

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

Artificial Intelligence

This site references AI-related technologies, features, or product positioning in its content.

Fake Social Media Links - Risk

smartcvbuilder.co.za: Automated analysis found social media icons or links that did not lead to recognizable public profiles. This can result from outdated, incomplete, or template-based content. Check the links directly before relying on them to confirm the site's public presence.

Advertising Network

Trust Seal

This site displays trust badges or security seals; these are positive signals but should be validated for authenticity.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

Blacklisted by Security Providers

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

AI-generated Text

This site contains text patterns consistent with machine-generated or AI-assisted content production.

Heuristic - Phishing

Heuristic Risk

Young Domain

This site was registered recently, which limits historical reputation data and long-term trust signals.

Listed by Gridinsoft

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified smartcvbuilder.co.za as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

External provider warnings: 6/26 Phishing

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.

alphaMountain.ai

Phishing

G-Data

Phishing

Kaspersky

Phishing

SOCRadar

Phishing

Sophos

Phishing

BitDefender

Warned

External provider results for Smartcvbuilder.co.za, last checked October 16, 2026. — VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created January 31, 2026 at 9:29 AM Updated: June 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM · Expires: January 31, 2027 at 9:29 AM

Domain Age 9 months Recently Registered

Registrant ZA (South Africa)

Registrar HOSTAFRICA

Abuse Email [email protected]

Domain Status Ok DNSSEC: UNSIGNED

Top Level Domain .co.za Domain Extension

Technical Details

HTTP status 301

IP Address 172.67.141.140

Hosting Provider Cloudflare, Inc. San Francisco, California, US · Hosting Provider · Anycast

Network AS13335 - Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting

SSL Certificate WE1 TLSv1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from October 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM · to December 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Name Servers vasilii.ns.cloudflare.com
zelda.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 SmartCV Builder - Create Professional CVs with AI

Original description Build professional CVs and cover letters in minutes with SmartCV Builder. AI-powered, ATS-friendly templates trusted by job seekers worldwide.

Primary Language

Mentioned hosts (14)

securepubads.g.doubleclick.net ep2.adtrafficquality.google ep1.adtrafficquality.google fonts.googleapis.com pagead2.googlesyndication.com region1.google-analytics.com ads.maxvaluead.com www.smartcvbuilder.co.za wa.me smartcvbuilder.co.za fundingchoicesmessages.google.com fonts.gstatic.com cdnjs.cloudflare.com www.googletagmanager.com

Security Analysis

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

Registration Form Artificial Intelligence Fake Social Media Links - Risk Trust Seal

Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.

Ezoic Google Verification

Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis

single-failed-johnny-november

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