Is join-now-program.surge.sh a scam?

join-now-program.surge.sh has been flagged by 14 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns join-now-program.surge.sh?

join-now-program.surge.sh is registered through Surge.sh. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is join-now-program.surge.sh safe to visit?

join-now-program.surge.sh is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report join-now-program.surge.sh?

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join-now-program[.]surge[.]sh

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

14/95 VT Taken Down Oct 20, 2025 1 Blocklist

76 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

The domain join-now-program.surge.sh is actively impersonating legitimate programs to deceive users. With a VirusTotal score of 14/95, it has been flagged as potentially harmful. This indicates significant concerns regarding its authenticity and the potential risk of phishing attacks it poses to users seeking legitimate offers or programs.

Registered through Surge.sh, this domain's infrastructure includes an IP address of 138.68.112.220. This domain is currently active and has a notable presence on blocklists, suggesting it is utilized for fraudulent purposes. The registration and hosting on a platform like Surge.sh may contribute to its ability to evade detection, as it is often associated with fast deployment of phishing sites.

Currently, PhishDestroy has reported this domain and is actively monitoring its status. Given its alarming indicators and potential to facilitate phishing activities, immediate action is recommended to mitigate risks associated with this domain.

VirusTotal

14 Detections

URLScan.io

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Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

13/14

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

join-now-program.surge.sh detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 20, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

4/4 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

14 / 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 20, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (Surge.sh) & 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 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-10-20 13:26 UTC

Malicious

IP: 138.68.112.220

Surge.sh

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domainjoin-now-program.surge.sh

RegistrarSurge.sh (USA)

IP Address138.68.112.220

Nameserversns1.surge.sh
ns2.surge.sh

Abuse Contactsabuse@digitalocean.com
abuse@surge.sh

First DetectedOct 20, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

14 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CyRadar

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Kaspersky

Lionic

Phishing Database

Sophos

Viettel Threat Intelligence

VIPRE

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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