Suspicious Shop
This site is classified as Suspicious Shop based on multiple risk signals, including 2 blacklist detections. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (2)
a low third-party reputation score
limited independent reputation data
Context signals:
content related to online shopping and ecommerce
Review sentiment:
Mixed
3.0 / 5
★★★☆☆
Based on analysis of 7 reviews from public sources.
Last checked June 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM by
Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.7
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What is Smesouthafrica?
Smesouthafrica.co.za is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later.
Most common outcomes after checkout:
No shipment: order confirmed, item never arrives.
Wrong item: delivered product does not match listing.
Low-quality copy: counterfeit or heavily downgraded substitute.
Damaged/used goods: item arrives broken or clearly not new.
Figure 2.
Website screenshot for Smesouthafrica.co.za.
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If you buy from a site with this profile, use payment methods with chargeback protection and keep full order evidence (receipt, product page, seller messages, tracking history).
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Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as suspicious shop.
smesouthafrica.co.za should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 20/100 trust score, and publicly displayed security sources report 2 warning(s). Avoid entering passwords, personal details, or payment data.
What are the risks of smesouthafrica.co.za?
This website shows characteristics commonly associated with fraudulent online shops, including suspicious pricing and payment methods.
Why is smesouthafrica.co.za marked "Suspicious Shop"?
Gridinsoft evaluates smesouthafrica.co.za, focusing on limited website popularity, suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted by Security Providers), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms (7 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.
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.
Guns
Uses Free eCommerce Engine
This website utilizes free e-commerce platform solutions, which may indicate cost-conscious operations but could also suggest limitations in security features, customer support, or advanced functionality compared to enterprise-grade solutions.
Registration Form
Automated page analysis detected form or data-entry functionality on smesouthafrica.co.za. Forms can involve user-submitted information, so verify ownership and privacy terms before entering data.
Wordpress Platform
Our analyzer determines that this website is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.
Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.
Google Maps
Facebook Integration
jQuery Library
Elementor Website Builder
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.
Extended Data
This site includes extended structured page data about entities, offerings, or site metadata.
Blacklisted by Security Providers
Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of smesouthafrica.co.za. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.
AI-generated Text
smesouthafrica.co.za contains text patterns consistent with machine-generated or AI-assisted content production.
Established Domain
This site has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.
Verified X Profile
Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the X profile @SMESouthAfrica (SME South Africa) (25,479 followers, 806 following, 46,828 posts, listed 344 times, since 2011, blue badge, location: Johannesburg).
Verified YouTube Channel
Ownership verification confirms that smesouthafrica.co.za controls the YouTube channel SME South Africa (@smesouthafricaofficial) (1,580 subscribers, 315 videos, 219,292 total views, since 2015, country: ZA).
Strong Community Presence
This site has ownership-verified social or community presence with substantial audience reach.
External provider warnings: 2/25 Suspicious Shop
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
Suspicious
Sophos
Not recommended
External provider results for Smesouthafrica.co.za, last checked June 1, 2026.
— VirusTotal
Domain Information
CreatedSeptember 12, 2016 at 10:13 AMUpdated: September 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM · Expires: September 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
SME South Africa
· @smesouthafricaofficial
· 1,580 subscribers
· 11.4 years
Mentioned hosts (28)
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and 13 more
Security Analysis
Detection SignaturesThese signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Verified ServicesThis domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Brevo
Email marketing and CRM platform.
Google Verification
Domain ownership verified by Google.
Security FingerprintUnique identifier based on site analysis
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