Is acurast.icu a scam?

acurast.icu has been flagged by 3 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 4 blocklists. The site displays a page titled "Acurast HUB". Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns acurast.icu?

acurast.icu is registered through NameSilo, LLC, created on February 21, 2026. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is acurast.icu safe to visit?

acurast.icu is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report acurast.icu?

You can report acurast.icu 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.

acurast[.]icu

“Acurast HUB”

3/95 VT URLQuery: 3 Taken Down Feb 17, 2026 4 Blocklists

57 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

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The domain acurast[.]icu has been flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, identifying it as flagged. Its page title reads "Acurast HUB", designed to appear legitimate. This suspicious website has been taken offline and has been reported to relevant abuse contacts.

Infrastructure analysis reveals acurast[.]icu is registered via NameSilo, LLC, created just 6 days ago. The domain was registered just 6 days ago, highly suspicious for any legitimate business. The resolved IP address is 188.114.96.3. Flagged on PhishDestroy, MetaMask, SEAL and 1 other security blocklist.

This suspicious website has been taken down and is no longer accessible. PhishDestroy's reports contributed to the removal of acurast[.]icu, which is now offline. However, similar threats may appear under new domains.

Related phishing domains to investigate: Other suspicious domains registered via NameSilo, LLC: [frank-depositvale.cfd](/domain/frank-depositvale.cfd), [monstean.cfd](/domain/monstean.cfd).

VirusTotal

3 det.

URLQuery

3 det.

URLScan

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Age

7d Brand New!

Status

Down 200

DestroyList

Listed

Reports

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

18/18

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Community Intelligence · Threat Ingested

4/4 ✓

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

Community Intelligence

Real-time ingestion of community-reported threats via Telegram Bot & partner intelligence feeds

Threat Ingested

acurast.icu detected and queued for full analysis

Feb 17, 2026

Global Ecosystem Submission

54+ Vendor Submissions · URLScan.io Snapshot · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection · Forensic Evidence Collection · Web Archive Preservation · Technical Deep Analysis

7/7 ✓

54+ Vendor Submissions

Threat data submitted to 54+ security vendors & threat intelligence platforms

Show all 54 vendors

URLScan.io Snapshot

Submitted to urlscan.io — screenshot, DOM & HTTP transactions captured

Feb 17, 2026

VirusTotal

3 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 4 blocklists: MetaMask, ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy +1 more

Feb 25, 2026

Forensic Evidence Collection

Public scans via URLScan.io, URLQuery & Cloudflare Radar — DOM snapshots, HTTP transactions, DNS & certificate data

Web Archive Preservation

Site preserved in Wayback Machine — immutable copy of phishing content for legal evidence

Technical Deep Analysis

JS source analysis, directory enumeration, open directories scan, email harvesting, Telegram bot detection, exposed databases & other OSINT artifacts useful for threat actor identification

Legal Notifications & Reporting

Registrar & Hosting Notification · DestroyList Published · Abuse Reports Sent · Conditional Re-detection

4/4 ✓

Registrar & Hosting Notification

Initial abuse reports sent to domain registrar (NameSilo, LLC) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

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

Feb 17, 2026

Abuse Reports Sent

Abuse report sent to registrar NameSilo, LLC, hosting provider, 1 abuse contact

Feb 17, 2026

Conditional Re-detection

Follow-up alerts only if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — prevents spam, ensures reports contain active evidence

ICANN Escalation — triggered only on re-detection (24h+ active threat), not on initial report. Formal complaint per RAA §3.18 with full forensic evidence

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 4 public blocklists — MetaMask, ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2026-02-17 18:51 UTC

Malicious

IP: 188.114.96.3

NameSilo, LLC

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Domain Intelligence

Domainacurast.icu

RegistrarNameSilo, LLC (US)

IP Address188.114.96.3

CreatedFeb 21, 2026 (7 days — Brand New!)

Nameserversadam.ns.cloudflare.com
danica.ns.cloudflare.com

Page TitleAcurast HUB

Abuse Contactsabuse@namesilo.com

First DetectedFeb 17, 2026

Case IDPD-20260217-C287C0

HTTP Status200

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VirusTotal Analysis

3 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery 3 detections Report ✓

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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About This Report: acurast.icu

This domain security report for acurast.icu is maintained by PhishDestroy's automated threat intelligence pipeline. Our system continuously monitors this domain across 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, 4 public blocklists, URLScan.io.

The site displays a page titled “Acurast HUB”.

acurast.icu has been flagged by 3 security vendors as of February 28, 2026.

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