Is checkrug.com a scam?

checkrug.com has been flagged by 8 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 4 blocklists. The site displays a page titled "Check Rug - On-Chain AI Protection". Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns checkrug.com?

checkrug.com is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, created on December 2, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is checkrug.com safe to visit?

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

How do I report checkrug.com?

You can report checkrug.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.

checkrug[.]com

“Check Rug - On-Chain AI Protection”

8/95 VT Taken Down Dec 10, 2025 Killed Feb 17, 2026 4 Blocklists Angel Drainer

62 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

PhishDestroy's automated scanning systems detected checkrug[.]com as a dangerous cryptocurrency drainer. VirusTotal reports 8/95 detections for this domain. Its page title reads "Check Rug - On-Chain AI Protection", designed to appear legitimate.

Infrastructure analysis reveals checkrug[.]com is registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, registered approximately 2 months ago. The resolved IP address is 172.67.197.240. Flagged on PhishDestroy, MetaMask, SEAL and 1 other security blocklist.

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

PhishDestroy has identified similar threats: Related Angel Drainer drainer sites: [opensea.com.offer-proposal.com](/domain/opensea.com.offer-proposal.com), [mysteryclaims6345-live.vercel.app](/domain/mysteryclaims6345-live.vercel.app), [mysteryclaims6346-live.vercel.app](/domain/mysteryclaims6346-live.vercel.app). Other suspicious domains registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED: [unlock-wlfi.xyz](/domain/unlock-wlfi.xyz), [season1-dreamcash.com](/domain/season1-dreamcash.com).

VirusTotal

8 det.

URLScan

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Age

3 mo Very New!

Status

Down

DestroyList

Listed

Reports

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

20/21

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

checkrug.com detected and queued for full analysis

Dec 10, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

54+ Vendor Submissions · URLScan.io Snapshot · Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection · Drainer Identified · Forensic Evidence Collection · Web Archive Preservation · Technical Deep Analysis · Site Went Offline

10/10 ✓

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 26, 2026

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

8 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 27, 2026

Blocklist Detection

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

Feb 25, 2026

Drainer Identified

Angel Drainer wallet drainer

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

Site Went Offline

Domain stopped responding — taken down

Feb 27, 2026

Legal Notifications & Reporting

Registrar & Hosting Notification · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Conditional Re-detection

3/4

Registrar & Hosting Notification

Initial abuse reports sent to domain registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

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

Dec 10, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED) & hosting

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

Feb 17, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 4 public blocklists — MetaMask, ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-12-10 08:47 UTC

Malicious

IP: 172.67.197.240

NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

88d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domaincheckrug.com

RegistrarNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (Hong Kong)

IP Address172.67.197.240

CreatedDec 02, 2025 (88 days — Very New!)

Nameserverscollins.ns.cloudflare.com
oswald.ns.cloudflare.com

Page TitleCheck Rug - On-Chain AI Protection

Abuse Contactsabuse@nicenic.net

First DetectedDec 10, 2025

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VirusTotal Analysis

8 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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About This Report: checkrug.com

This domain security report for checkrug.com 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 “Check Rug - On-Chain AI Protection”.

checkrug.com has been flagged by 8 security vendors as of February 28, 2026. This site has been identified as a Angel Drainer.

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