Is qr-apps-l.ink a scam?

qr-apps-l.ink has been flagged by 18 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 6 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns qr-apps-l.ink?

qr-apps-l.ink is registered through NameSilo, LLC. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is qr-apps-l.ink safe to visit?

qr-apps-l.ink is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report qr-apps-l.ink?

You can report qr-apps-l.ink 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.

qr-apps-l[.]ink

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

18/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Aug 18, 2025 6 Blocklists

100 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain qr-apps-l.ink was identified as a phishing site, impersonating legitimate QR code applications. With a VirusTotal detection score of 18/95, it is clear that this domain represents a serious threat to users. The presence of multiple red flags highlights its dangerous nature, prompting swift action.

This domain was registered with NameSilo, LLC, and has an age of 226 days. It is associated with an IP address of 38.45.18.201 and has been blocklisted 6 times across various platforms. The age of the domain and its blocklist count suggest that it was utilized for malicious activities, and it may have been recently involved in scams, further validating its suspicious nature.

Currently, the status of qr-apps-l.ink is marked as dead following its removal. PhishDestroy has taken proactive measures to report and monitor this domain, contributing to the broader efforts to eliminate phishing threats in the digital landscape.

VirusTotal

18/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

227 days New

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

qr-apps-l.ink detected and queued for full analysis

Aug 18, 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

18/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 6 blocklists: MetaMask, Polkadot, PhishDestroy +3 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

Aug 18, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NameSilo, LLC) & 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 6 public blocklists — MetaMask, Polkadot, PhishDestroy, SEAL, Enkrypt, Codeesura

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of qr-apps-l.ink captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainqr-apps-l.ink

RegistrarNameSilo, LLC (USA)

IP Address38.45.18.201

CreatedJul 13, 2025 (227 days — New)

ExpiresJul 13, 2026

Nameservers1

First DetectedAug 18, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

18 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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ADMINUSLabs

ChainPatrol

alphaMountain.ai

Bfore.Ai PreCrime

BitDefender

CyRadar

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Kaspersky

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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