Is protectedvault-coinbase.com a scam?

protectedvault-coinbase.com has been flagged by 17 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 4 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns protectedvault-coinbase.com?

protectedvault-coinbase.com is registered through Dominet (HK) Limited. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is protectedvault-coinbase.com safe to visit?

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

How do I report protectedvault-coinbase.com?

You can report protectedvault-coinbase.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.

protectedvault-coinbase[.]com

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

17/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Oct 12, 2025 4 Blocklists Targets: Coinbase

98 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain protectedvault-coinbase.com impersonates the well-known cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, posing a risk to users who may be misled into providing sensitive information. With a VirusTotal detection rate of 17 out of 95, this domain is classified as malicious. Phishing attempts using this domain could compromise user accounts and financial security.

Registered with Dominet (HK) Limited, the domain is relatively new, having been active for 136 days. It is associated with the IP address 185.158.133.1 and appears on four blocklists. The registration and hosting characteristics suggest it may have been designed for short-term phishing activities.

Currently, protectedvault-coinbase.com is taken down and no longer active. PhishDestroy has reported this domain and monitored its status, contributing to its removal from the phishing landscape to protect potential victims.

VirusTotal

17/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

136 days New

Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

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

protectedvault-coinbase.com detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 12, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection · Brand Impersonation

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

VirusTotal

17/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 4 blocklists: MetaMask, CryptoFirewall, PhishDestroy +1 more

Feb 25, 2026

Brand Impersonation

Impersonation of Coinbase

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 12, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (Dominet (HK) Limited) & 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 — MetaMask, CryptoFirewall, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of protectedvault-coinbase.com captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainprotectedvault-coinbase.com

RegistrarDominet (HK) Limited (Hong Kong)

IP Address185.158.133.1

CreatedOct 11, 2025 (136 days — New)

ExpiresOct 11, 2026

Nameserversdina.ns.cloudflare.com
weston.ns.cloudflare.com

Abuse Contactsreport@abuseradar.com
domainabuse@service.aliyun.com

First DetectedOct 12, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

17 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

ADMINUSLabs

ChainPatrol

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

Certego

CyRadar

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Google Safebrowsing

Lionic

Seclookup

SOCRadar

Sophos

Viettel Threat Intelligence

VIPRE

Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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SEAL-ISAC

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Domain Appeal

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