Is 50centx.us a scam?

50centx.us has been flagged by 16 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

50centx.us is registered through CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is 50centx.us safe to visit?

50centx.us is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report 50centx.us?

You can report 50centx.us to your local cybercrime authorities, Google Safe Browsing, and anti-phishing organizations. Our report page includes country-specific reporting contacts and pre-filled complaint templates.

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Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

16/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down PD-1771118685-50centx.us Detected Jan 19, 2026 1 Blocklist

79 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain 50centx.us has been identified as a phishing site, likely impersonating a well-known brand to deceive users. It received a low VT score of 16/95, indicating a significant risk to potential victims. This domain was flagged for malicious activity, raising alarms within the cybersecurity community.

Registered just three days prior to its takedown, 50centx.us was managed by CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED. Additionally, it was assigned an IP address of 188.114.96.3. Its short lifespan and presence on a blocklist highlight the urgency of addressing such threats, as attackers often utilize newly registered domains in their schemes.

PhishDestroy successfully reported this phishing domain, leading to its removal and current status as dead. Continuous monitoring is in place to prevent any resurgence of similar threats in the future.

VirusTotal

16/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

4 days Brand New!

Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

13/13

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Threat Ingested

3/3 ✓

30+ Proprietary Parsers

Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns

Infrastructure Analysis

dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands

Threat Ingested

50centx.us detected and queued for full analysis

Jan 19, 2026

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

3/3 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

VirusTotal

16/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

Feb 25, 2026

Legal Notifications & Reporting

ICANN Compliance Reports · DestroyList Published · Abuse Reports Sent · Re-detection Logic

4/4 ✓

ICANN Compliance Reports

Formal abuse notifications aligned with ICANN standards, including forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions

Jan 19, 2026

Abuse Reports Sent

Abuse report sent to registrar CNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, hosting provider

Feb 15, 2026

Re-detection Logic

Follow-up alerts if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — automated re-reporting cycle

Public Transparency & Takedown

Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Domain Taken Down

3/3 ✓

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Domain Taken Down

Phishing site is offline — no longer serving malicious content

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of 50centx.us captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domain50centx.us

RegistrarCNOBIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (China)

IP Address188.114.96.3

CreatedFeb 21, 2026 (4 days — Brand New!)

Nameserverserin.ns.cloudflare.com
noah.ns.cloudflare.com

First DetectedJan 19, 2026

Case IDPD-1771118685-50centx.us

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

16 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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