p2p[.]vertamax[.]com

Analysis of p2p.vertamax.com shows the domain was registered on February 21, 2026 and is currently taken offline, having been seized by the PhishDestroy blocklist. The only publicly visible artifact is the HTTP response that returns the page title “Pi Blockchain, Community & Developer Platform | Pi Network”, indicating a direct attempt to impersonate the Pi Network brand in a crypto‑related scam. The site was hosted on IP 198.12.80.250, which belongs to AS36352 (HostPapa) in the United States. The SSL certificate presented is identified as “R11”, a low‑trust certificate that does not match the Pi Network domain and further undermines legitimacy.

Reputation services have flagged the domain on a single security blocklist, and VirusTotal scans show that 14 of 93 antivirus engines flagged the host as malicious, consistent with a crypto‑scam classification. Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0 out of 100, confirming the absence of any benign reputation. No additional infrastructure such as known command‑and‑control servers, malware payloads, or URL shorteners has been observed, and the site’s content beyond the title has not been captured. The lack of current hosting activity limits deeper forensic analysis, but the combination of brand impersonation, low‑trust TLS, hostile AV detections, and a zero trust score provides sufficient evidence for defensive action.

Organizations should add 198.12.80.250 to network‑level deny lists, block p2p.vertamax.com at DNS resolvers, and monitor for any future re‑registration of the domain or similar look‑alike variations. Continuous watch of the HostPapa AS and related IP ranges is recommended, as well as regular re‑scanning of the domain should it reappear online. Threat intel feeds should be updated to reflect the crypto‑scam attribution and the association with Pi Network brand misuse.