Is vangogh-museum.me a scam?

vangogh-museum.me has been flagged by 15 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 3 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns vangogh-museum.me?

vangogh-museum.me is registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd.. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is vangogh-museum.me safe to visit?

vangogh-museum.me shows moderate risk indicators. Always verify the site's legitimacy before interacting with it.

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vangogh-museum[.]me

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

15/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Still Active Detected Dec 17, 2025 3 Blocklists

85 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain vangogh-museum.me is actively impersonating a legitimate service, likely targeting users seeking information related to the Van Gogh Museum. With 15 detections on VirusTotal (out of a total of 95), it raises a concerning risk for potential phishing activities. Users could be misled into providing sensitive information, thinking they are interacting with a trusted entity.

This domain is registered with Gname.com Pte. Ltd. and is 80 days old, indicating relatively recent creation. The IP address is 198.18.0.100, and the domain has accumulated 3 blocklist entries, suggesting that it has been reported for malicious activity. Such indicators, combined with its active status, enhance the urgency of monitoring and reporting.

PhishDestroy has identified this domain and is actively monitoring its status. As of now, it remains live, and appropriate actions have been taken to blocklist it, reinforcing our commitment to mitigating phishing threats and protecting users online.

VirusTotal

15/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

81 days Very New!

Site Status

Active (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

Threat Response Pipeline

11/13

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

vangogh-museum.me detected and queued for full analysis

Dec 17, 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

15/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 3 blocklists: MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

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

Dec 17, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (Gname.com Pte. Ltd.) & 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 · Awaiting Takedown

2/3

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Awaiting Takedown

Domain still active — monitoring & re-reporting continues

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 3 public blocklists — MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of vangogh-museum.me captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainvangogh-museum.me

RegistrarGname.com Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

IP Address198.18.0.100

CreatedDec 06, 2025 (81 days — Very New!)

Nameserverslucy.ns.cloudflare.com
martin.ns.cloudflare.com

Abuse Contactsredacted

First DetectedDec 17, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

15 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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ADMINUSLabs

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CRDF

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ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

Lionic

SOCRadar

Sophos

Trustwave

VIPRE

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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If you have interacted with this domain, entered personal information, or connected a cryptocurrency wallet — take immediate action. Below are resources to help you report the incident and protect yourself.

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Domain Appeal

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