Verdict
webhostingkenya.co.ke appears legitimate.
Our checks found nothing pointing to fraud. Ordinary care still applies when you pay or sign in.
| What this site appears to be | Web Hosting Kenya advertises affordable hosting, domains, VPS servers, web design, IT consulting, computer services, and ICT supplies. It includes package pricing, support channels, a Nairobi office address, phone numbers, email, client login and registration links. |
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Evidence status and limitations
Evidence completeness: UNKNOWN
- Module-level completeness metadata is unavailable for this legacy report.
At a glance
The checks that decide most of this verdict.
| Malware engines | None flagged itVirusTotal | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Google Safe Browsing | Not listedGoogle | Clear |
| Abuse reports on the host | 0 reportsAbuseIPDB; shared hosting inflates this count | Noted |
| Domain age | 4.7 years oldRegistered history | Clear |
| Web archive | Archived since 2010179 snapshots | Clear |
| Certificate | Encrypted connectionIssued by YR2 | Noted |
The page as captured
No screenshot is retained for this report.
Key findings
- Automated classification: Not Scam.
- Domain age: 3 to 10 years (registration continuity).
- Public web-archive history exists since 2010.
- No flags from the reputation services TrustSniffer consulted at assessment time.
Full analysis
Overview
Web Hosting Kenya presents a conventional Kenyan technology-services business offering web hosting, domain registration, VPS servers, website and graphic design, IT consultancy, computer repairs, networking, security installations, and ICT supplies. Its apparent business model is the sale of publicly priced hosting, domain, infrastructure, design, consulting, and hardware-related services to individuals and organizations.
Scam/Impersonation Risk
No phishing, impersonation, blacklist, malicious-content, or identity-contradiction indicators were observed. The homepage describes a coherent service business with public pricing, support channels, a Nairobi office address, client login and registration functions, and no financial-manipulation or cryptocurrency features. The site's sustained historical presence and clean evaluated reputation further support an established identity.
- The homepage presents web hosting, domain registration, VPS, design, consulting, repairs, networking, and ICT-supply services with published package pricing.
- The domain was registered in 2021 and is approximately 4.73 years old.
- The site has 179 archive snapshots spanning 2010–2026, covering 17 tracked years.
Regulatory Verification Notes
The site's public business presentation is consistent with an ordinary hosting and IT-services provider rather than a regulated financial service. Its legal and contact presentation includes a Nairobi office address, telephone support, email contact, and service descriptions; however, no licensing or registration number is claimed for verification on the supplied pages. This is a limited transparency item for procurement records, not evidence of fraud. No relevant third-party broker association was identified.
- The homepage and contact presentation provide a Nairobi office address, telephone numbers, support channels, and client-account access.
- Hosting is served from AS16276, operated by OVH - OVH SAS, France.
- The site's TLS certificate is issued by YR2, uses DV validation, and is valid through 2026-10-30.
What to Verify Next
For enterprise engagement, confirm the contracting entity, invoicing details, service-level commitments, and applicable Kenyan business or sector requirements through independently sourced records. Confirm official support and contact channels through the site's published business details before executing material procurement or migration activity.
- Service pages publish hosting, domain, VPS, design, consultancy, repair, and equipment offerings for scope comparison.
- The homepage publishes package prices and a stated 99.99% uptime guarantee for service-level review.
- Client login and registration links are visibly presented on the site.
Summary Verdict
The website presents as a legitimate, established, high-trust service provider with a coherent business model and no observed contradiction or impersonation signal. Normal interaction, including account login and standard use, is appropriate.
Infrastructure Integrity
The site is protected by a CDN/WAF layer, with the observed edge address associated with AS16276 and OVH - OVH SAS. This protective infrastructure reduces direct exposure of the underlying service environment and is a mitigating security factor, although it is not independently proof of legitimacy.
Closing Assessment
Normal account use and standard commercial engagement are appropriate, with routine contractual and procurement due diligence proportionate to the value of the relationship.
Written analysis generated 2026-08-02 by the TrustSniffer Analysis Engine from the evidence in this report.
What the analysis found
No rule findings contributed to this verdict.
Identity verification
| Status | UNVERIFIED |
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| Identity score | 30/100 |
| Identity verification confidence | 50% |
- No on-site identity signals detected
Identity verification measures whether the site can be independently connected to a real-world brand or person. It is separate from the classification confidence.
What TrustSniffer observed
First-party facts recorded during the assessment of webhostingkenya.co.ke.
- The request stayed on webhostingkenya.co.ke. It was not redirected to another domain. Clear
- Registration is published under Web Hosting Experts Ltd. Clear
- DNS for this domain is served by co.ke, across 2 name servers. Noted
- The registration is paid up to 2027-11-10. Clear
- The earliest public archive of this site is from 2010-09-05. Clear
- It is hosted on OVH, from a server in FR. Noted
Domain intelligence
| Registrar | Web Hosting Experts Ltd |
|---|---|
| Hosting | OVH - OVH SAS, FR |
| Country | FR |
| Server IP | 51.75.53.70 |
| Name servers | ns1.webhostingkenya.co.ke, ns2.webhostingkenya.co.ke |
| SSL issuer | YR2 |
| SSL expiry | 2026-10-30 |
| Domain age | 4.7 years |
| Domain expiry | 2027-11-10 |
| Archive first seen | 2010-09-05 |
| Archive snapshots | 179 |
| Reputation | VirusTotal: 0 flagged | AbuseIPDB: 0 reports | Google Safe Browsing: 0 matches |
About this assessment
A trust score summarises the evidence TrustSniffer could collect about webhostingkenya.co.ke at assessment time. It is a starting point for your own judgement, not a guarantee: a high score means the signals were consistent with a legitimately operated site, a low or critical score means several risk patterns were present.
TrustSniffer assesses a website from the evidence it can collect at a point in time: domain registration and age, hosting and certificate, the content the site served, and third-party reputation feeds. A score is a summary of that evidence, not a guarantee and not a legal finding. There is no human rating and no user review in it. A site can change after it is assessed.