Is apkaward.com safe?

suspiciouslow confidence
37/100

context safety score

A score of 37/100 indicates multiple risk signals were detected. This entity shows patterns commonly associated with malicious intent.

identity
100
behavior
60
content
0
graph
30

8 threat patterns detected

medium

encoded payload

suspicious base64-like blobs detected in page content

high

phishing

1 deceptive links where visible host does not match destination host

medium

malicious redirect

script/meta redirect patterns detected in page source

high

brand impersonation

Site distributes modified ('Mod') APKs of major commercial titles including Minecraft, GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City, Red Dead Redemption, Stardew Valley, Terraria, WWE 2K25, YouTube Premium, FaceApp Pro, MX Player Pro, ES File Explorer PRO, and Nintendo 3DS Emulator (Citra) without authorization from the respective rights holders. Offering cracked/modded paid apps under the original brand names constitutes brand impersonation and exposes users to potentially trojaned binaries. (location: page.html lines 35-75, page-text.txt lines 38-75)

high

social engineering

The site systematically presents pirated and modified versions of paid, well-known commercial software (YouTube Premium Vanced 'No Ads', FaceApp Pro 'Pro unlock', GTA titles with 'Unlimited Money/Full Unlock', WWE 2K25 'Unlocked Full') as free downloads, using official app icons and branding to lure users into downloading unverified APK files that could contain malware or spyware. (location: page.html lines 75, page-text.txt lines 75)

medium

malicious redirect

Static assets (favicon, icons, search icon, nav icons) are loaded from a subtly different domain 'apkawards.com' (with an extra 's') rather than the primary domain 'apkaward.com'. This domain divergence could indicate a secondary infrastructure used to track or redirect users, or an attempt to normalize a typosquat domain alongside the legitimate-looking primary domain. (location: page.html line 1 (apple-touch-icon, shortcut icon href attributes pointing to apkawards.com), page.html line 3 (search icon URL apkawards.com))

medium

brand impersonation

The page offers 'YouTube Premium Vanced APK + Mod: No Ads' using Google's official YouTube app icon (com.google.android.youtube package name) and branding, directly impersonating Google's paid YouTube Premium service to distribute an unauthorized modified APK. (location: page.html line 75, page-text.txt line 75)

low

hidden content

CSS style rules are embedded inline throughout the page body and also appear verbatim in page-text.txt (the visible text extraction), suggesting CSS/style blocks were not properly separated from rendered content. While this may be a scraper artifact, inline style injection mixed with content can be used to hide text from visual rendering while keeping it accessible to parsers or AI agents. (location: page-text.txt lines 1, 5-6, 74, 82-83)

API

curl https://api.brin.sh/domain/apkaward.com

FAQ: how to interpret this assessment

Common questions teams ask before deciding whether to use this domain in agent workflows.

Is apkaward.com safe for AI agents to use?

apkaward.com currently scores 37/100 with a suspicious verdict and low confidence. The goal is to protect agents from high-risk context before they act on it. Treat this as a decision signal: higher scores suggest lower observed risk, while lower scores mean you should add review or block this domain.

How should I interpret the score and verdict?

Use the score as a policy threshold: 80–100 is safe, 50–79 is caution, 20–49 is suspicious, and 0–19 is dangerous. Teams often auto-allow safe, require human review for caution/suspicious, and block dangerous.

How does brin compute this domain score?

brin evaluates four dimensions: identity (source trust), behavior (runtime patterns), content (malicious instructions), and graph (relationship risk). Analysis runs in tiers: static signals, deterministic pattern checks, then AI semantic analysis when needed.

What do identity, behavior, content, and graph mean for this domain?

Identity checks source trust, behavior checks unusual runtime patterns, content checks for malicious instructions, and graph checks risky relationships to other entities. Looking at sub-scores helps you understand why an entity passed or failed.

Why does brin scan packages, repos, skills, MCP servers, pages, and commits?

brin performs risk assessments on external context before it reaches an AI agent. It scores that context for threats like prompt injection, hijacking, credential harvesting, and supply chain attacks, so teams can decide whether to block, review, or proceed safely.

Can I rely on a safe verdict as a full security guarantee?

No. A safe verdict means no significant risk signals were detected in this scan. It is not a formal guarantee; assessments are automated and point-in-time, so combine scores with your own controls and periodic re-checks.

When should I re-check before using an entity?

Re-check before high-impact actions such as installs, upgrades, connecting MCP servers, executing remote code, or granting secrets. Use the API in CI or runtime gates so decisions are based on the latest scan.

Learn more in threat detection docs, how scoring works, and the API overview.

Last Scanned

March 4, 2026

Verdict Scale

safe80–100
caution50–79
suspicious20–49
dangerous0–19

Disclaimer

Assessments are automated and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. This is a point-in-time assessment; security posture can change.

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