Is coinupdex.com a scam?

coinupdex.com has been flagged by 2 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. The site displays a page titled "Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinupdex". Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns coinupdex.com?

coinupdex.com is registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, created on March 28, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is coinupdex.com safe to visit?

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

How do I report coinupdex.com?

You can report coinupdex.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.

coinupdex[.]com

“Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinupdex”

2/95 VT Active Sep 03, 2025 1 Blocklist

23 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

MEDIUM

The domain coinupdex[.]com has been flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, identifying it as deceptive. Its page title reads "Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinupdex", designed to appear legitimate. This crypto scam page is currently active and warrants immediate avoidance.

Infrastructure analysis reveals coinupdex[.]com is registered via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, registered approximately 11 months ago. The resolved IP address is 198.18.180.166. The domain appears on 1 security blocklist. Gridinsoft assigns a trust rating of 1/100.

The domain coinupdex[.]com is still operational at the time of this report. PhishDestroy's threat response team has submitted takedown requests to the registrar and relevant hosting providers. This page will be updated when the domain is taken offline.

VirusTotal

2 det.

URLScan

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Gridinsoft

1/100

Scamadviser

1/100

Age

11 mo New

Status

Live 200

DestroyList

Listed

Reports

Security Signals

Scamadviser Warnings 1/100

The contact email address used is free The technical contact email address used is free The contact email for the administrator is free The website's owner is hiding his identity on WHOIS using a paid service This website does not have many visitors Several spammers and scammers use the same registrar We found several negative reviews about this site This website has only been registered recently.

According to the SSL check the certificate is valid DNSFilter considers this website safe

Gridinsoft Analysis 1 / 100

Hosting SSL Certificate Cryptocurrency Reliable Payment Method Deals Cryptocurrency - Risk Helpdesk Registration Form

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

17/19

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

coinupdex.com detected and queued for full analysis

Sep 03, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

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

8/8 ✓

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

Sep 04, 2025

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

2 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

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 Report Pending · Conditional Re-detection

3/4

Registrar & Hosting Notification

Initial abuse reports sent to domain registrar (PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

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

Sep 03, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

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

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-09-03 22:26 UTC

Malicious

IP: 198.18.180.166

PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com

336d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domaincoinupdex.com

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

IP Address198.18.180.166

CreatedMar 28, 2025 (336 days — New)

ExpiresMar 28, 2026

Nameserversphil.ns.cloudflare.com
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com

Page TitleBuy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinupdex

Abuse Contactsfeddotovaanna@gmail.com
abuse-contact@publicdomainregistry.com

First DetectedSep 03, 2025

HTTP Status200

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VirusTotal Analysis

2 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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Gridinsoft

Trustwave

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Gridinsoft 1 / 100

Scamadviser 1 / 100

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ChainAbuse

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About This Report: coinupdex.com

This domain security report for coinupdex.com is maintained by PhishDestroy's automated threat intelligence pipeline. Our system continuously monitors this domain across 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, 1 public blocklists, URLScan.io.

The site displays a page titled “Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coinupdex”.

coinupdex.com has been flagged by 2 security vendors as of February 28, 2026.

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