Is smileybins.co.ke a scam?

smileybins.co.ke has been flagged by 15 security vendors on VirusTotal. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns smileybins.co.ke?

smileybins.co.ke is registered through HostPinnacle Cloud Limited, created on February 15, 2023. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is smileybins.co.ke safe to visit?

smileybins.co.ke is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report smileybins.co.ke?

You can report smileybins.co.ke 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.

smileybins[.]co[.]ke

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

15/95 VT Taken Down Dec 12, 2025

80 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

The domain smileybins.co.ke is currently active and poses a security risk. It has a VirusTotal score of 15 out of 95, indicating several detections from multiple security vendors. Given its potentially misleading nature, this domain could impersonate legitimate services, making it a threat to users seeking genuine platforms.

Registered with HostPinnacle Cloud Limited, this domain is over three years old, suggesting that it may have been established with malicious intent. Its IP address is 84.16.249.171, and it appears on two blocklists, indicating recognition as a source of phishing or scams. The age of the domain further raises concerns about the persistence of its phishing tactics.

Currently, smileybins.co.ke remains active and has not been taken down. PhishDestroy has reported this domain and continues to monitor it closely to mitigate any potential risks associated with its use.

VirusTotal

15 Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

1,106 days

Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

11/12

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

smileybins.co.ke detected and queued for full analysis

Dec 12, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal

2/2 ✓

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

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

Dec 12, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (HostPinnacle Cloud 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

Not yet listed in any public blocklist

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-12-12 02:16 UTC

Malicious

IP: 84.16.249.171

HostPinnacle Cloud Limited

1,106d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domainsmileybins.co.ke

RegistrarHostPinnacle Cloud Limited

IP Address84.16.249.171

CreatedFeb 15, 2023

Nameserversrs31.rcnoc.com
rs32.rcnoc.com

Abuse Contactscompliance@hostpinnacle.co.ke
abuse@de.leaseweb.com

First DetectedDec 12, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

15 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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Phishing Database

SOCRadar

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Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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Domain Appeal

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