Crypto scam / wallet-drainer
5 of 93 antivirus engines flag this page as malicious. Signals match fake investment platforms and wallet drainers. Never connect a wallet, paste a seed phrase, or deposit crypto here.
Is app.cabana.fi legit or a scam?
Official PoolTogether V5 interface flagged as phishing by 5+ antivirus engines and blocked by security scanners, despite legitimate governance and open-source backing.
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
MT Intelligence
The domain app.cabana.fi is confirmed as the primary frontend for PoolTogether V5, developed by G9 Software Inc., listed on the official PoolTogether ecosystem page, and open-sourced on GitHub. However, 5 of 93 antivirus engines (ADMINUSLabs, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Kaspersky) flag it as malicious or phishing, and independent security scanners classify it as a phishing site and block access. The page itself displays a classic DeFi prize-pool interface with wallet-connection prompts and large prize figures, which matches both legitimate PoolTogether vaults and high-risk imitation sites. The domain is 1061 days old (approximately 3 years), has valid SSL, and shows no typosquatting or cloning of unrelated brands. The contradiction between legitimate governance backing and widespread antivirus flagging suggests either a false-positive cascade among security engines or a compromised/imitated interface. The lack of visible regulatory disclosure, audit seals, or contact information on the rendered page increases perceived risk, even though the official PoolTogether documentation confirms this is the real service.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot 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 presents a DeFi 'prize savings' interface soliciting wallet connections and crypto deposits across multiple chains, with large prize figures and a reassurance that deposits are withdrawable — a pattern associated with both legitimate no-loss lottery protocols and high-risk imitation sites; no URL is legible to confirm domain authenticity.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsProminent 'Deposit to win up to $71,886' headline combined with a 'Connect Wallet' CTA — classic crypto prize-pool pattern that solicits wallet connections and deposits
Multiple prize pool cards displaying large dollar amounts across several blockchain networks (World, Gnosis, Optimism, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum) with no visible audit or regulatory disclosure
Tagline 'You can withdraw your full deposit at any time' is an unverifiable on-page claim used to reduce perceived risk of depositing funds
No visible trust badges, terms of service links, regulatory information, or security audit seals anywhere in the rendered portion
Layout and branding (Cabana, palm-tree logo, purple theme, multi-chain prize vaults) is consistent with the known PoolTogether/Cabana DeFi prize savings protocol UI
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for app.cabana.fi, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- app.cabana.fi is the primary web interface for depositing, withdrawing, and browsing PoolTogether V5 prize vaults (no-loss lottery savings protocol).
- Cabana.fi and subdomains (including app.cabana.fi) are developed and hosted by G9 Software Inc. / Generation Software, as confirmed in PoolTogether governance proposals, privacy policy, and builders page.
- Explicitly listed and linked as an official interface on pooltogether.com/ecosystem and pooltogether.com/builders alongside pooltime.app.
- Open-source repository: github.com/GenerationSoftware/pooltogether-client-monorepo with cabana.fi as the main app.
- Positive coverage in DeFi media (Bankless article recommends cabana.fi as a main frontend for PoolTogether V5; Medium articles describe it as the official tool).
- Gridinsoft security scanner (June 2026) flags the domain as phishing with a low trust score and blocks access; no other independent scam reports, complaints, or user warnings found on Reddit, X, or review sites.
- Domain age of 1061 days (~3 years) aligns with legitimate long-term DeFi project infrastructure; no evidence of typosquatting or cloning of unrelated major brands.
Operated by G9 Software Inc. (also referred to as Generation Software), which hosts Cabana suite per PoolTogether governance proposal and privacy policy
Our research found 2 scam reports from independent security scanners (Gridinsoft) classifying app.cabana.fi as phishing and blocking access. However, official PoolTogether governance proposals, privacy policy, and ecosystem pages confirm that Cabana.fi and its subdomains are developed and hosted by G9 Software Inc. The domain is explicitly listed as an official interface on pooltogether.com/ecosystem and pooltogether.com/builders, with positive coverage in Bankless and Medium articles. The open-source repository on GitHub provides additional transparency. No user complaints, scam warnings, or negative reviews were found on Reddit, X, or independent review aggregators. The contradiction between antivirus flagging and legitimate governance backing suggests either a false-positive cascade or a security concern that warrants caution despite official endorsement.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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
Redirect Chain
- 1308http://app.cabana.fi/
- 2200https://app.cabana.fi/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
2 scam-type patterns detected
2 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
2 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
Crypto scam / wallet-drainer indicators
The page shows patterns common to crypto-investment scams, fake airdrops, and wallet drainers.
- Do not interact with app.cabana.fi
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Never paste your seed phrase anywhere
Legitimate wallets, exchanges and support staff will never ask for your 12/24-word recovery phrase. Typing it into any website — even one that looks real — gives attackers full access to your funds.
- If you already connected a wallet
Revoke token approvals immediately using revoke.cash or Etherscan's Token Approvals tool. Move remaining funds to a fresh wallet (new seed phrase). Assume the original wallet is compromised.
- OpenReport the wallet and URL
File a report at IC3 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center) or your country's cybercrime portal. Recovery is unlikely, but reports help law enforcement map the network.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags app.cabana.fi as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — app.cabana.fi scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. app.cabana.fi presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 59 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- app.cabana.fi is 2.9 years old, registered on 7/13/2023. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 7 out of 93 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged app.cabana.fi as malicious or suspicious (5 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. app.cabana.fi is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- app.cabana.fi resolves to an IP operated by Vercel, Inc in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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