Is facepunch-promotion.world a scam?

facepunch-promotion.world has been flagged by 15 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns facepunch-promotion.world?

facepunch-promotion.world is registered through N/A. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is facepunch-promotion.world safe to visit?

facepunch-promotion.world is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report facepunch-promotion.world?

You can report facepunch-promotion.world 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.

facepunch-promotion[.]world

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

15/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Sep 07, 2025 Killed Feb 24, 2026 1 Blocklist

80 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain facepunch-promotion.world impersonates a legitimate brand and is linked to phishing activities. It has a VirusTotal detection score of 15 out of 95, indicating a significant level of malicious activity associated with it. This domain was actively used to deceive users, potentially compromising their personal information.

Registered under unknown registrar details, this domain was associated with IP address 176.98.185.104. It appeared to be a recent threat that utilized shared hosting, as indicated by its blocklist count of 2. The infrastructure raised red flags among security analysts, further marking it as a threat to brand integrity and user safety.

Currently, facepunch-promotion.world is taken down and no longer operational. PhishDestroy has reported this domain to relevant authorities and has ensured it is blocklisted to prevent further abuse. Continuous monitoring is in place to track any resurgence of similar threats.

VirusTotal

15/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

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

facepunch-promotion.world detected and queued for full analysis

Sep 07, 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

15/95 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

Sep 07, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (N/A) & 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 24, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of facepunch-promotion.world captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainfacepunch-promotion.world

RegistrarN/A (Unknown)

IP Address176.98.185.104

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

Abuse Contactsabuse@facepunch-promotion.world
info@facepunch-promotion.world
admin@facepunch-promotion.world
postmaster@facepunch-promotion.world
contact@facepunch-promotion.world
webmaster@facepunch-promotion.world

First DetectedSep 07, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

15 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CyRadar

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Google Safebrowsing

Lionic

Phishing Database

Seclookup

SOCRadar

Sophos

VIPRE

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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