Is challengesgo.net a scam?

challengesgo.net has been flagged by 16 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns challengesgo.net?

challengesgo.net is registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is challengesgo.net safe to visit?

challengesgo.net shows moderate risk indicators. Always verify the site's legitimacy before interacting with it.

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challengesgo[.]net

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

16/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Still Active Detected Oct 28, 2025 1 Blocklist

84 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain challengesgo.net is currently active and is identified as a phishing site. It appears to impersonate various online services related to sports, games, and possibly gambling, raising concerns about its legitimacy. With a VirusTotal detection score of 16 out of 95, it has been flagged by multiple security vendors. Gridinsoft rates its trust score at 1, categorizing it as suspicious, while Scamadviser also indicates it is very likely unsafe with a trust score of 1.

Registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, this domain is relatively young, having been created just 122 days ago. Its IP address is 198.18.0.107, which is associated with low trust signals. Scamadviser warns that the registrar is commonly linked to scams, and the site's low traffic ranking further supports its dubious nature. The presence of an SSL certificate, while valid, does not mitigate the risks posed by its other characteristics.

Currently, challengesgo.net remains alive and is monitored by PhishDestroy. The team has reported this domain and it is listed on two blocklists, indicating ongoing efforts to mitigate its potential harm to users.

VirusTotal

16/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Gridinsoft

1/100 View ↗

Scamadviser

1/100 View ↗

Domain Age

122 days New

Site Status

Active (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

11/13

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

challengesgo.net detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 28, 2025

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 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

Oct 28, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com) & 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 · Awaiting Takedown

2/3

Open Threat Database

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

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Awaiting Takedown

Domain still active — monitoring & re-reporting continues

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of challengesgo.net captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainchallengesgo.net

RegistrarPDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (India)

IP Address198.18.0.107

CreatedOct 25, 2025 (122 days — New)

ExpiresOct 25, 2026

Nameserversdns1.regway.com
dns2.regway.com
dns3.regway.com
dns4.regway.com

Abuse Contactsvardanmiheev@myrambler.ru
abuse-contact@publicdomainregistry.com

First DetectedOct 28, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

16 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CyRadar

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Kaspersky

Lionic

Phishing Database

Seclookup

SOCRadar

Sophos

VIPRE

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Gridinsoft 1/100

Scamadviser 1/100

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ChainAbuse

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