Thedirectsearch.com Scam Check: Phishing

August 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM

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Thedirectsearch → Safety Check

First checked August 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM

Website content and technical signals analyzed

Method: automated checks.

Suspicious Website Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website. The report highlights 15 blacklist detections, a very young domain (14 days), and no established public user-review history.

Figure 1. Trust signal radar for thedirectsearch.com. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored thedirectsearch.com

Tech signals:

Google Sign-in, Cloudflare Browser Insights

Negative signals:

security-provider warnings
multiple malware or phishing blacklist detections (15)
a redirect to another domain (newtab.art)
phishing-style impersonation signals
heuristic signals associated with scam
limited independent reputation data
automated caution checks
a relatively new domain (14 days)

Positive signals:

an active SSL certificate (3 months)

Final destination:

https[:]//newtab.art/g/?g=F18641B8-504D-4DA2-9F2B-CB26FC020A1E

1 /100

Trust Score

14 days

Domain Age

Location

External provider warnings

Last checked August 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.1

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What is Thedirectsearch?

According to its current page title, thedirectsearch.com presents itself as “Search”. The sections below evaluate the site-specific reputation and technical findings.

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This domain was registered July 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM through the company Gandi SAS and ownership information is not publicly available.

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Is thedirectsearch.com safe?

Use caution with thedirectsearch.com. Its current Gridinsoft trust score is 1/100; review the site-specific findings below before use.

Why is thedirectsearch.com marked "Suspicious Website"?

Gridinsoft's current assessment of thedirectsearch.com is based on phishing indicators, automated caution checks, and heuristic signals associated with scam. Context considered alongside those findings includes a short domain history (14 days old). The listed status means the domain currently appears in Gridinsoft's own Threat List; it is not a consensus of external providers. 15 of 28 publicly displayed security sources report a warning. A separate license-restricted partner security signal also contributes to the automated assessment; its provider name and verdict cannot be displayed publicly under the source license.

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Registration Form

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

Google Sign-in

Cloudflare Browser Insights

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

Blacklisted by Security Providers

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

Redirects to Another Domain

This site redirects visitors to a different domain. This can be legitimate in some migrations or forwarding setups, but it reduces transparency for users evaluating the original address.

Phishing - High Risk

Automated analysis detected strong patterns on this site associated with phishing or brand impersonation. Exercise extreme caution and avoid entering passwords, verification codes, payment details, or personal information until legitimacy is independently confirmed.

Heuristic - Scam

Heuristic Risk

Young Domain

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

Listed by Gridinsoft

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

External provider warnings: 15/28 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.

alphaMountain.ai

Phishing

Chong Lua Dao

Malicious

CRDF

Malicious

CyRadar

Phishing

Emsisoft

Phishing

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Phishing

Fortinet

Phishing

G-Data

Phishing

Lionic

Phishing

Netcraft

Malicious

Sophos

Malware

VIPRE

Phishing

Webroot

Malicious

BitDefender

Warned

ESET

Suspicious

External provider results for Thedirectsearch.com, last checked August 14, 2026. — VirusTotal

Domain Information

Created July 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM Updated: July 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM · Expires: July 31, 2027 at 11:33 AM

Domain Age 14 days Recently Registered

Registrant HR (Croatia)

Registrar Gandi SAS IANA ID: 81

Abuse Email [email protected]

Domain Status Client Transfer Prohibited DNSSEC: UNSIGNED

Top Level Domain .com Generic TLD

Technical Details

IP Address 172.67.217.211

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

Network AS13335 - Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting

SSL Certificate WE1 QUIC · Valid for: 3 months · from July 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM · to October 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM

Name Servers cameron.ns.cloudflare.com
maria.ns.cloudflare.com

Content Analysis

Website title Search

Website description Create your perfect new tab page with customizable backgrounds, themes, and P2P image sharing. Google-style new tab with full editing controls.

Primary Language

Mentioned hosts (9)

static.cloudflareinsights.com fonts.googleapis.com thedirectsearch.com policies.google.com mail.google.com accounts.google.com www.google.com fonts.gstatic.com newtab.art

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