Critical risk detected
Domain was registered only 5 days ago — brand-new sites are higher-risk by default. Our security review flagged this site as high-risk. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is api-ox.com legit or a scam?
Yes — this is almost certainly a scam.
5-day-old domain flagged as part of the Gambler Scam crypto phishing campaign, cloning ox.security branding.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
Visual analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The page displays a generic 'Success! Your new web server is ready to use' message, indicating a default server configuration with no actual content.
What our vision model saw
2 signalsDisplays a generic default web server landing page
Screenshot incomplete (slow render) — page HTML loaded normally, ignoring parked-domain heuristic.
Intelligence
The page itself displays only the generic 'Success! Your new web server is ready to use' message with no functional content. External threat reports directly tie the domain to the Gambler Scam phishing kit that targets cryptocurrency wallets. The domain was registered just five days ago through Fewmoretaps OÜ, a registrar repeatedly linked to bulletproof phishing operations. It is explicitly identified as a clone of ox.security and shares infrastructure with other malicious domains in the same campaign. Two independent scam reports and two complaints appear in the evidence package, with no positive reviews or business registration found. These combined signals outweigh the clean antivirus count and point to a credential-harvesting or wallet-draining operation.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for api-ox.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain is identified as part of the 'Gambler Scam' phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency users.
- Associated with a cluster of malicious domains including oc-ox.com, api-ox.app, and app-ox.co.
- Registered through Fewmoretaps OÜ (Trustname), a registrar frequently cited for hosting 'bulletproof' phishing infrastructure.
- Flagged by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal and blocked by MetaMask and SEAL-ISAC.
- The domain was registered only 5 days ago (2026-07-08) and exhibits infrastructure consistent with crypto drainer kits.
- PhishDestroyopen
"Threat intelligence attributes the payload to the 'Gambler Scam' phishing kit and notes that the domain is blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL."
- PhishDestroyopen
"Part of the Gambler Scam phishing campaign. The domain mimics legitimate cryptocurrency platforms to siphon digital assets from unsuspecting users."
The domain uses 'ox' branding and is flagged by threat intelligence as part of a campaign targeting crypto and security credentials, likely impersonating OX Security or OX Securities.
PhishDestroy reports attribute api-ox.com to the Gambler Scam phishing campaign that targets cryptocurrency users and drains digital assets. The domain is blocked by MetaMask and SEAL-ISAC and is part of a cluster that includes oc-ox.com, api-ox.app, and app-ox.co. The registrar Fewmoretaps OÜ is repeatedly cited for hosting bulletproof phishing infrastructure. No positive reviews or legitimate business registrations were located.
Domain Timeline
- Jul 8, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5 days old today.
- Jul 13, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
api-ox.com was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with api-ox.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
- OpenShare your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
Safer Alternatives
Trying to handle crypto? Use a safe option instead
Dealing with crypto? Use a regulated, well-established exchange rather than an unknown site — and never connect your wallet or enter a seed phrase on a page you can't verify.
Publicly-listed, regulated US exchange.
Long-established, regulated exchange.
Regulated US exchange & custodian.
Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.
Final Verdict
The site shows a bare default server page but is part of the Gambler Scam campaign targeting cryptocurrency users. The domain is only 5 days old, registered through a registrar tied to phishing infrastructure, and explicitly flagged by threat intelligence as impersonating legitimate crypto platforms.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- api-ox.com shows every sign of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for phishing and crypto drainer. 2 of 92 security engines flag it. The domain is only 5 days old through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
- No — api-ox.com scored just 10/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
- If you've already paid or handed over details on api-ox.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on api-ox.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
- Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
- Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
- You can report api-ox.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
- Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
- Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged api-ox.com as suspicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
- No — api-ox.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
- api-ox.com is 5 days old, registered on July 8, 2026 through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
- api-ox.com resolves to an IP operated by RouterHosting LLC in CH (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 13, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about api-ox.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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