Temu (temu.com) is an online retailer for electronics, home decor, pet supplies, sports, and toys offering wholesale prices.
Similar sites to Temu include AliExpress, Etsy, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Amazon (co.jp), Alibaba, and Target.
As of July 2023, the site temu.com has an estimated 252 million monthly views, according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that temu.com was founded for the first time on September 23, 2002; however, it was saved sparingly between 2002 and 2019 and wasn’t saved at all during 2020 or 2021. Since mid 2022, it has been saved regularly, suggesting it may have new owners since then. The Internet Archive has saved the domain temu.com 118,374 times between September 23, 2002 and August 18, 2023.
Is temu.com Safe?
I analyzed temu.com for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked temu.com on Sucuri, and it returned with no issues. Results: Sucuri scan for temu.com.
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on temu.com, and it is suspicious. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for temu.com.
Unmask Parasites cites 1 suspicious inline script found:
!function(e){function r(){return location.host.indexOf("htjdemo.com")>0?["static.htjdemo.com"]:["static.kwcdn.com","stati...
I also checked temu.com on VirusTotal, and it is clean; however, it does have an unfavorable community score. Results: VirusTotal scan for temu.com.
Further, temu.com passed all blocklist engines on URLVoid. Results: URLVoid scan for temu.com.
In conclusion, Sucuri says temu.com doesn’t have malware. Unmask Parasites says temu.com is clean of parasites. VirusTotal says temu.com isn’t malicious; however, it does have an unfavorable community score. OVERALL GRADE: Relatively Safe.
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