Is kimchicoin.live a scam?

kimchicoin.live has been flagged by 2 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 3 blocklists. The site displays a page titled "kimchicoin.live". Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns kimchicoin.live?

kimchicoin.live is registered through REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND, created on February 21, 2026. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is kimchicoin.live safe to visit?

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

How do I report kimchicoin.live?

You can report kimchicoin.live 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.

kimchicoin[.]live

“kimchicoin.live”

2/95 VT Taken Down Feb 20, 2026 3 Blocklists

33 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

MEDIUM

The domain kimchicoin[.]live is identified as a phishing site that impersonates cryptocurrency services, potentially targeting users looking for information related to digital currencies. With a VirusTotal detection score of 2/95, this domain is marked as suspicious, indicating the presence of malicious intent.

Registered just three days ago, kimchicoin[.]live is still alive and operating under the IP address 188.114.97.3. The registrar information is not available, which adds to the lack of trust associated with this domain. Moreover, it appears on three blocklists, indicating that it has already been flagged by multiple security services for its fraudulent activities.

Currently, kimchicoin[.]live is active, and PhishDestroy is closely monitoring this domain to ensure it doesn't pose further risks. Reports have been filed to relevant authorities to facilitate its takedown and mitigate potential harm to individuals seeking cryptocurrency information.

VirusTotal

2 det.

URLScan

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Age

6d Brand New!

Status

Down 403

DestroyList

Listed

Reports

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

19/20

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

kimchicoin.live detected and queued for full analysis

Feb 20, 2026

Global Ecosystem Submission

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

9/9 ✓

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 20, 2026

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

2 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 25, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 3 blocklists: MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

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

Site Went Offline

Domain stopped responding (HTTP 403) — 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 (REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND) and hosting provider with forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

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

Feb 20, 2026

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND) & 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 27, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 3 public blocklists — MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2026-02-20 11:24 UTC

Malicious

IP: 188.114.97.3

REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND

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Domain Intelligence

Domainkimchicoin.live

RegistrarREGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND (Unknown)

IP Address188.114.97.3

CreatedFeb 21, 2026 (6 days — Brand New!)

Nameserversliv.ns.cloudflare.com
michael.ns.cloudflare.com

Page Titlekimchicoin.live

First DetectedFeb 20, 2026

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

2 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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Gridinsoft

SOCRadar

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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Action Fraud

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SEAL-ISAC

Security Alliance — crypto threat intelligence

Domain Appeal

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About This Report: kimchicoin.live

This domain security report for kimchicoin.live is maintained by PhishDestroy's automated threat intelligence pipeline. Our system continuously monitors this domain across 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, 3 public blocklists, URLScan.io.

The site displays a page titled “kimchicoin.live”.

kimchicoin.live has been flagged by 2 security vendors as of February 27, 2026.

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