app-pancake-v9[.]com

app-pancake-v9.com was registered on 09 October 2025 via Web Commerce Communications Limited. The domain resolves to 188.114.97.3, an address announced by AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. in the United States. No TLS certificate was observed, and the site was served through the Cloudflare nameservers george.ns.cloudflare.com and lindsey.ns.cloudflare.com. Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0 out of 100, indicating maximal suspicion.

VirusTotal recorded seven detections out of ninety‑five scanners, and the domain appears on a single external blocklist that is also consumed by PhishDestroy, which has already taken the site offline. The campaign is classified as a crypto scam that impersonates PancakeSwap, targeting users of the decentralized exchange. The limited detection history suggests a short‑lived operation, but the use of Cloudflare infrastructure and the low‑cost registrar points to a reusable template. Although the site is currently offline, the observed infrastructure indicates that the adversary can quickly redeploy similar domains.

The absence of HTTPS further simplifies traffic inspection. Defenders should add 188.114.97.3 to network‑level deny lists, enforce DNS filtering for the domain, and monitor for new registrations that share the “pancake‑v9” pattern or use the same registrar. Analysts should also correlate any outbound connections to the IP with known malicious activity in threat intel platforms. Because the domain leverages a reputable CDN, explicit rule‑based blocking is advisable, and continuous re‑evaluation of blocklist feeds and VirusTotal scans is recommended to capture any re‑appearance.