www.instagram.com - malicious URL scan, 22 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned www.instagram.com and returned a malicious verdict (score 68), categorised as credential-harvest. The page resolved to 157.240.8.174 on Facebook, Inc. in AU. The domain was registered 8113 days ago through RegistrarSafe, LLC. 9 domains and 3 IPs were contacted, over 52 HTTP requests. 45 malware samples communicate with this URL (Fromcharcode). This is a point-in-time observation from 22 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Malware communicating with this URL (45)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from www.instagram.com. Each links to its full analysis.

Antivirus & YARA (1 of 48 engines)

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Why this verdict

Contacted infrastructure

Observed indicators

Other scans of www.instagram.com (10)

This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.

Questions about www.instagram.com

Is www.instagram.com safe?
No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned www.instagram.com on 22 Aug 2026 and returned a malicious verdict with a score of 68 out of 100, categorised as credential-harvest. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
What malware is associated with www.instagram.com?
45 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Fromcharcode.
How was www.instagram.com checked?
A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the standard tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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