Is what5app.top a scam?

what5app.top has been flagged by 17 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns what5app.top?

what5app.top is registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., created on October 7, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is what5app.top safe to visit?

what5app.top is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report what5app.top?

You can report what5app.top 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.

what5app[.]top

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

17/95 VT Taken Down Oct 08, 2025 1 Blocklist

88 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

The domain what5app.top was identified as a phishing site impersonating WhatsApp, targeting users through deceptive tactics. With a VirusTotal score of 17/95, the domain raised significant concerns among cybersecurity experts, highlighting its potential to mislead users into providing sensitive information.

Registered with Gname.com Pte. Ltd., this domain has been active for approximately 140 days. It operates from the IP address 188.114.97.3 and is associated with two blocklist entries. The phishing site, exploiting the familiarity of WhatsApp, aimed to deceive users into believing they were accessing the legitimate service.

PhishDestroy has successfully taken down what5app.top, ensuring it no longer poses a risk to users. Continuous monitoring will be maintained to prevent any resurgence of similar domains that may threaten user security.

VirusTotal

17 Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

141 days New

Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

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

what5app.top detected and queued for full analysis

Oct 08, 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

17 / 95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

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

Oct 08, 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 · 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 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-10-08 22:07 UTC

Malicious

IP: 188.114.97.3

Gname.com Pte. Ltd.

141d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domainwhat5app.top

RegistrarGname.com Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

IP Address188.114.97.3

CreatedOct 07, 2025 (141 days — New)

ExpiresOct 07, 2026

Nameserverslee.ns.cloudflare.com
mallory.ns.cloudflare.com

Page TitleWelcome

Abuse Contactsabuse@cloudflare.com
complaint@gname.com

First DetectedOct 08, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

17 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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SOCRadar

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Trustwave

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

Security Alliance — crypto threat intelligence

Domain Appeal

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