Is buff163.co.com a scam?

buff163.co.com has been flagged by 14 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 6 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns buff163.co.com?

buff163.co.com is registered through Moniker Online Services LLC, created on August 16, 1997. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is buff163.co.com safe to visit?

buff163.co.com is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report buff163.co.com?

You can report buff163.co.com 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.

buff163[.]co[.]com

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

14/95 VT Taken Down Dec 16, 2025 Killed Feb 16, 2026 6 Blocklists

100 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

The domain buff163.co.com has been flagged as a phishing site, raising red flags with a Virustotal detection score of 14 out of 95. This domain's deceptive nature can lead unsuspecting users into traps designed to harvest sensitive information. The persistent phishing activities associated with this domain necessitate immediate attention from cybersecurity stakeholders.

Registered with Moniker Online Services LLC, buff163.co.com has existed for over 28 years. Its infrastructure reveals a concerning history, including a total of 7 blocklist entries, indicating its association with malicious operations. The domain's IP address is 198.18.1.136, hinting at possible shared hosting, which is often exploited by scammers for hosting multiple phishing sites.

While buff163.co.com has been reported and taken down by PhishDestroy, its current status remains alive, underscoring the importance of ongoing monitoring. PhishDestroy continues to track this domain to prevent further malicious activities and protect potential victims from phishing attempts.

VirusTotal

14 Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

10,420 days

Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

13/14

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

buff163.co.com detected and queued for full analysis

Dec 16, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

4/4 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

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

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

14 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 6 blocklists: MetaMask, Polkadot, PhishDestroy +3 more

Feb 25, 2026

Legal Notifications & Reporting

ICANN Compliance Reports · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Re-detection Logic

3/4

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

Dec 16, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (Moniker Online Services LLC) & hosting

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

Feb 16, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 6 public blocklists — MetaMask, Polkadot, PhishDestroy, SEAL, Enkrypt, Codeesura

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-12-16 07:39 UTC

Malicious

IP: 198.18.1.136

Moniker Online Services LLC

10,420d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domainbuff163.co.com

RegistrarMoniker Online Services LLC (USA)

IP Address198.18.1.136

CreatedAug 16, 1997

ExpiresAug 15, 2029

Nameserversns1.nic.co.com
ns2.nic.co.com
ns3.nic.co.com
ns4.nic.co.com

Abuse Contactsinfo@domain-contact.org
abuse@moniker.com

First DetectedDec 16, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

14 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

ESET

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

Lionic

Phishing Database

Sophos

VIPRE

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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If you have interacted with this domain, entered personal information, or connected a cryptocurrency wallet — take immediate action. Below are resources to help you report the incident and protect yourself.

Chainabuse

Report crypto wallet address, transaction, or phishing URL

FBI IC3

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Action Fraud

Report fraud & cyber crime (UK)

SEAL-ISAC

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Domain Appeal

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