Is buytrx.ws safe?
http://buytrx.ws/
Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
buytrx.ws is an offline domain flagged as a fake crypto exchange and placed on blocklists
buytrx.ws currently returns a 404 error and cannot be reached, so its own pages, contact details and policy text were never available to review. A saved security record identifies the domain as a 'Fake Exchange' and it appears on blocklists including MetaMask and SEAL, while security scanner data carries an adverse result from an antivirus family. There is no legitimate site content to evaluate, no established reputation, and the historical evidence points to fraudulent crypto-exchange activity. Because the adverse history directly concerns stealing crypto assets and the site cannot be validated, the score is 18 out of 100—Dangerous.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
buytrx.ws currently returns a 404 error and cannot be reached, so its own pages, contact details and policy text were never available to review. A saved security record identifies the domain as a 'Fake Exchange' and it appears on blocklists including MetaMask and SEAL, while security scanner data carries an adverse result from an antivirus family. There is no legitimate site content to evaluate, no established reputation, and the historical evidence points to fraudulent crypto-exchange activity. Because the adverse history directly concerns stealing crypto assets and the site cannot be validated, the score is 18 out of 100—Dangerous.
The domain has a documented history as a fake exchange
A German-language security record classifies buytrx.ws under 'Betrugstyp: Fake Exchange'—a fraud pattern in which a site mimics a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange to convince visitors to deposit or transfer crypto that is then stolen. The same record places the domain on blocklists maintained for MetaMask and SEAL, meaning the site is already recognized by parts of the security community as a direct threat to crypto users.
A saved antivirus observation also reports that one independent antivirus family returned an adverse result for this domain. The detection is stale, but it corroborates the blocklist record rather than contradicting it. If the site returns to life, visitors interacting with it risk losing crypto assets through a fraudulent exchange flow, a far more direct and irreversible harm than simply seeing an unwanted advertisement.
Clean technical signals do not offset a fake-exchange history
The browser threat feed returned no warning at the time of the check, and a saved TLS check did not validate the connection. These results mean no active page-level detection was recorded, not that the domain is safe. An offline or dormant domain often shows clean in such checks precisely because there is no live page for the scanners to profile.
Because the domain returns a 404 and the page content could not be read, there is no way to inspect its checkout, wallet-connection prompts, Terms of Service, or operator identity. The only substantive evidence available is the adverse security record and the antivirus detection. Absent any independent evidence that the site is a legitimate exchange, the historical classification must carry the most weight.
Why the score is 18
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Betrugstyp: Fake Exchange". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 1
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
404 Unable to redirect
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
404 Unable to redirect
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as financial service, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Investment, Crypto & Wallet Fraud
Service and business model
Financial Service
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Betrugstyp: Fake Exchange"
- 021 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 03The domain currently returns a 404 error, so the site's own content, policies and operator details could not be reviewed.
What this means for you
What a visitor would encounter if the domain were reactivated
If a visitor reaches buytrx.ws while it is live, the site is described as a fake exchange. The visitor action would be entering crypto funds or connecting a wallet into what appears to be a trading service; the recorded outcome for this pattern is that funds are taken through fraud rather than genuinely exchanged.
How the observed mechanism works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
At the time of this scan the domain returned a 404 and the page content was unavailable, so no live visitor journey could be confirmed. The blocklist and antivirus records, however, are tied to the domain itself, which means anyone landing on it later would face the same documented risk.
Do not visit or interact with buytrx.ws. If you have already connected a crypto wallet or sent funds to this domain, consider the wallet compromised: transfer any remaining assets to a new wallet, revoke token approvals using a trusted tool, and report the incident to the wallet provider and relevant authorities. Because the domain is currently offline but historically flagged as a fake exchange, treat any future message or search result pointing to it as an active attempt at crypto fraud.
Web research findings
Independent findings for buytrx.ws, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- PhishDestroyopen
"Betrugstyp: Fake Exchange"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The 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.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainbuytrx.ws
- Redirects tobuytrx.ws
- Hosted byEnflow B.V.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 independent antivirus family reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Betrugstyp: Fake Exchange" · The domain currently returns a 404 error, so the site's own content, policies and operator details could not be reviewed.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
buytrx.ws is an offline domain flagged as a fake crypto exchange and placed on blocklists
buytrx.ws currently returns a 404 error and cannot be reached, so its own pages, contact details and policy text were never available to review. A saved security record identifies the domain as a 'Fake Exchange' and it appears on blocklists including MetaMask and SEAL, while security scanner data carries an adverse result from an antivirus family. There is no legitimate site content to evaluate, no established reputation, and the historical evidence points to fraudulent crypto-exchange activity. Because the adverse history directly concerns stealing crypto assets and the site cannot be validated, the score is 18 out of 100—Dangerous.
09 · Community