IVI (ivi.ru) is a movies and TV show streaming site. Ivi.ru lets you stream movies and TV shows directly from the site without having to download any files. It’s one of the more reliable streaming sites I’ve seen with quick-loading shows ready to go.

As of December 2023, ivi.ru has 43.40 million monthly views (3.0 million Dec 2022), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that ivi.ru was founded on May 21, 2001. The Internet Archive has saved ivi.ru 19,141 times between May 21, 2001 and February 18, 2024.

Is ivi.ru Safe?

I analyzed ivi.ru for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:

I checked ivi.ru on Sucuri, and it returned with malware. Results: Sucuri scan for the site ivi.ru.

IVI.ru Sucuri results

Sucuri says malware was detected during the scan and subsequently labels the site ivi.ru as a critical security risk. Sucuri says malware was found from seven different URLs.

Sucuri has listed the malware in the following locations:

1. Malware Found

Location: https://www.ivi.ru/
www.ivi.ru
Redirects to https://www.ivi.tv/

2. Malware Found

Location: https://www.ivi.ru/
www.ivi.ru
Redirects to https://www.ivi.tv/

3. Malware Found

<script src=”https://gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru/static/23.02.03/scripts/vendor.gambit.js?ver=48ecaf3dfd4ec85fc01cf0a5c6b10058″ fetchpriority=”high” defer></script>
gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru

4. Malware Found

<script src=”https://gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru/static/23.02.03/scripts/vendor.gambit.js?ver=48ecaf3dfd4ec85fc01cf0a5c6b10058″ fetchpriority=”high” defer></script>
gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru

5. Malware Found

<script src=”https://gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru/static/23.02.03/scripts/vendor.gambit.js?ver=48ecaf3dfd4ec85fc01cf0a5c6b10058″ fetchpriority=”high” defer></script>
gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru

6. Malware Found

<script src=”https://gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru/static/23.02.03/scripts/vendor.gambit.js?ver=48ecaf3dfd4ec85fc01cf0a5c6b10058″ fetchpriority=”high” defer></script>
gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru

7. Malware Found

<script src=”https://gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru/static/23.02.03/scripts/vendor.gambit.js?ver=48ecaf3dfd4ec85fc01cf0a5c6b10058″ fetchpriority=”high” defer></script>
gambit-parent.dfs.ivi.ru

I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on ivi.ru, and it is clean. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for the site ivi.ru.

I also checked ivi.ru on VirusTotal, and it is clean. Results: VirusTotal scan for the domain ivi.ru.

IVI.ru VirusTotal results

In conclusion, Sucuri detected several URLs on the site ivi.ru with Malware. Even though no security vendor associated with Sucuri or VirusTotal has listed the site as malicious, we don’t recommend using this domain until it passed a scan with Sucuri. OVERALL GRADE: Malicious.

Links and Profiles

Website: ivi.ru

References

1. SimilarWeb – ivi.ru

2. Wayback Machine – ivi.ru

(Last Updated: 2/19/2024)