Is coldstorage-backupsecure.com a scam?

coldstorage-backupsecure.com has been flagged by 12 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 4 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns coldstorage-backupsecure.com?

coldstorage-backupsecure.com is registered through OwnRegistrar, Inc., created on October 8, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is coldstorage-backupsecure.com safe to visit?

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

How do I report coldstorage-backupsecure.com?

You can report coldstorage-backupsecure.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.

coldstorage-backupsecure[.]com

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

12/95 VT Taken Down Oct 14, 2025 4 Blocklists

78 Threat

VirusTotal

12 Detections

URLScan.io

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Scamadviser

56/100 View ↗

Domain Age

140 days New

Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Security Signals

Scamadviser Warnings 56/100

According to Tranco this site has a low rank This website is (very) young. We tried to analyze the content of the site but failed

The SSL certificate is valid This website is safe according to DNSFilter

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

12/13

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

coldstorage-backupsecure.com detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 14, 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

12 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 4 blocklists: Polkadot, PhishDestroy, Enkrypt +1 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

Oct 14, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (OwnRegistrar, Inc.) & 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

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 4 public blocklists — Polkadot, PhishDestroy, Enkrypt, Codeesura

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-10-14 15:05 UTC

Malicious

Forensic screenshot of coldstorage-backupsecure.com

IP: 102.218.215.117

OwnRegistrar, Inc.

140d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domaincoldstorage-backupsecure.com

RegistrarOwnRegistrar, Inc. (USA)

IP Address102.218.215.117

CreatedOct 08, 2025 (140 days — New)

ExpiresOct 08, 2026

Nameserversns1.host-ww.net
ns2.host-ww.net

Abuse Contactspostmaster@coldstorage-backupsecure.com
admin@coldstorage-backupsecure.com
abuse@coldstorage-backupsecure.com
abuse@ownregistrar.com
root@wp54.host-ww.net
abuse@hostafrica.com

First DetectedOct 14, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

12 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

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BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Kaspersky

Lionic

Sophos

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Scamadviser 56 / 100

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ChainAbuse

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Report fraud & cyber crime (UK)

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Domain Appeal

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