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Smesouthafrica.co.za Suspicious Shop

June 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Suspicious Shop
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Danger Zone
Risky Territory
Caution Advised
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Smesouthafrica → Safety Check

First checked June 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
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.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for smesouthafrica.co.za Domain Maturity: 3550 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 2 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 1 negative tag, 2 warning signals Safety Level Positive Signals: 4 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 1,040,167 Popularity Trust Zone: .co.za Trust Zone Operational Signals: 2 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country ZA Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for smesouthafrica.co.za. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored smesouthafrica.co.za

On-page mentions:
Shopping, Guns
Tech signals:
Uses Free eCommerce Engine, Wordpress Platform, Google Maps, Facebook Integration, Elementor Website Builder, Extended Data, Strong Community Presence
Positive signals:
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • 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

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:

  1. No shipment: order confirmed, item never arrives.
  2. Wrong item: delivered product does not match listing.
  3. Low-quality copy: counterfeit or heavily downgraded substitute.
  4. Damaged/used goods: item arrives broken or clearly not new.
Figure 2. Website screenshot for Smesouthafrica.co.za. 2026-06-02 13:25:36

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).

This domain was registered 9 years ago through the company xneelo (Pty) Ltd and ownership information is not publicly available.
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Is smesouthafrica.co.za safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 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 multiple security vendors blacklist the domain. 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.

Smesouthafrica Digital Footprints

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

The smesouthafrica.co.za website implements data collection forms that may request personal information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other sensitive details. You should verify its legitimacy and review privacy policies before submitting personal 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 Alert: Several security scanners have marked this site as unsafe. The site shows signs of potentially harmful activity, such as malware or phishing, which may put users at risk (Warning Summary).

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.

Color Guide
  • Requires special attention Marks high-risk findings that should be reviewed first.
  • Exercise caution Highlights areas involving user data, payments, or permissions.
  • Positive indicators Shows trust signals that support the site's reliability.
  • Neutral General context that does not increase or reduce risk on its own.

Provider warnings: 2/26 Suspicious Shop

This section shows what trusted 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
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
ESET
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Clean
CyRadar
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Phishtank
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
URLhaus
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Spam404
Clean
Trustwave
Clean
VX Vault
Clean
Quttera
Clean

Smesouthafrica.co.za blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on June 1, 2026

Domain Information

Created September 12, 2016 at 10:13 AM Updated: September 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM · Expires: September 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Domain Age 9.7 years
Registrant ZA (South Africa)
Registrar xneelo (Pty) Ltd
Abuse Email [email protected]
Domain Status Ok DNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain .co.za Domain Extension

Technical Details

IP Address 141.193.213.10
Hosting Provider Cloudflare London, LLC Austin, Texas, US · Hosting Provider · Anonymous network · Anycast
Network AS209242 - Cloudflare London, LLC Hosting
SSL Certificate E8 TLS 1.3 · Valid for: 3 months · from May 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM · to August 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Name Servers ns1.dns-h.com
ns1.host-h.net
ns2.dns-h.com
ns2.host-h.net

Content Analysis

Website title SME South Africa | Business Community, Funding & Resources
Website description Empowering SMEs to Start, Manage and Grow their Businesses
Primary Language
Profile
@SMESouthAfrica · 25,479 followers · 15.4 years
SME South Africa · @smesouthafricaofficial · 1,580 subscribers · 11.4 years
Mentioned hosts (28)
vc.hotjar.io www.google.com scripts.clarity.ms static.hotjar.com smesouthafrica.co.za snap.licdn.com connect.facebook.net fonts.googleapis.com www.tiktok.com m.me maps.googleapis.com px.ads.linkedin.com events.smesouthafrica.co.za www.googletagmanager.com gmpg.org and 13 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Shopping Guns Registration Form Wordpress Platform jQuery Library
Verified Services This 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 Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
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How to block Smesouthafrica.co.za?

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  1. Install and run the protection.
  2. The program will block flagged domains and remove related threats.

Exclusion

If you believe smesouthafrica.co.za is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

  1. Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware → Tools → Ignore List.
  2. Go to the Internet tab and add smesouthafrica.co.za.

See detailed instructions for more options.

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