Is clubpenguin.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on clubpenguin.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is clubpenguin.com safe to use?

clubpenguin.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

How old is the clubpenguin.com domain?

clubpenguin.com is 21.0 years old, registered on 6/13/2005 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has clubpenguin.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report clubpenguin.com as clean.

Is clubpenguin.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. clubpenguin.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is clubpenguin.com hosted?

clubpenguin.com resolves to an IP operated by Corporation Service Company in US (usage type: Commercial). 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.

How often is the clubpenguin.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around clubpenguin.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is clubpenguin.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

The official legacy domain for Disney's Club Penguin MMO, currently inactive but verified as the original legitimate web address.

Why we trust it

Domain age of over 20 years indicates long-term established ownership.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.Registered through a reputable corporate brand-protection registrar.

clubpenguin.comScanned 50m ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 95·MT 85

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 21 years old Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

21 years old

Registered Jun 13, 2005

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

clubpenguin.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered for over 21 years and was the verified home of the Club Penguin franchise. Our analysis confirms it was owned by New Horizon Interactive before being acquired by Disney in 2007. Although the game servers were closed in 2017 and the site is now largely unreachable or blank, the infrastructure remains tied to its original corporate registrar. There are no signs of malicious activity or phishing on this specific URL. Most modern 'Club Penguin' gameplay occurs on independent fan-made servers which are not hosted here.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The website is currently non-functional and does not serve active content. Historically, it served as the primary portal for the Club Penguin MMO, but it now typically results in a timeout or a blank page.

Infrastructure

The domain is managed by CSC Corporate Domains, a registrar typically used by large corporations for brand protection. It is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse or malicious reports.

Domain History

Registered in 2005, this domain has a long and documented history as a major gaming property. It was the subject of a high-profile $350 million acquisition by Disney and has remained under their control despite the game's retirement.

Web Reputation

While some historical reviews mention 'scams' related to memberships or unofficial fan sites, the official domain itself has a clean record with our antivirus network. Major security engines show zero detections for malware or phishing.

Risk Factors

The website is currently inactive and does not load content for most users.
Historical complaints exist regarding old membership billing from when the game was active.
Numerous unofficial fan recreations exist which may be confused with this official domain.

Positive Signals

Domain age of over 20 years indicates long-term established ownership.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
Registered through a reputable corporate brand-protection registrar.
No evidence of recent phishing or malware distribution.

AI Recommendation

You do not need to take any action. The site is a retired official domain and is safe to visit, though it no longer contains a playable game.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for clubpenguin.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

21 yrs

Registered Jun 2005

Business registration

Dissolved · Canada

Company record shows the business is no longer trading.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 scam reports

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

clubpenguin.com was the official website for Disney's Club Penguin MMO, acquired by Disney in 2007 from New Horizon Interactive in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
The original Club Penguin game and servers were permanently shut down on March 30, 2017; Club Penguin Island (successor) shut down in December 2018.
Post-shutdown, clubpenguin.com redirected to clubpenguinisland.com, then to disney.com; current status is down/unreachable with reports of white/error pages or failed redirects (as of 2024-2026 Reddit discussions and isitdownrightnow.com sh
Multiple active fan-made private servers/recreations exist (e.g. cplegacy.com, newcp.net, cpjourney.net), all disclaiming any affiliation with Disney.
Old Trustpilot page for www.clubpenguin.com shows a poor 2.2/5 rating from 14 reviews; historical complaints about memberships being a "scam" and past malware incidents tied to fake CP sites (not the official domain).
Domain age of ~7681 days (~21 years) aligns with original 2005 launch; one 2011 incident where Disney failed to renew the domain temporarily.
No recent scam reports specifically targeting the current (inactive) clubpenguin.com; past issues were with unofficial "free coins" scams or fan servers.

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Trustpilotopen
"Club Penguin Reviews 14 - TrustScore 2 out of 5. Poor."
YouTubeopen
"Club Penguin Memberships Are A Scam!"

Business registration

Status: dissolved · Canada

Originally New Horizon Interactive (Club Penguin), acquired by Disney in 2007 for ~$350M; original game discontinued March 2017, successor Club Penguin Island discontinued 2018. Domain now inactive.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We identified that clubpenguin.com was the official home of the Disney-owned MMO. Research on community forums and business registries shows the game was officially retired in 2017, and the domain now exists as a legacy asset. While there are reports on an independent review aggregator regarding old billing issues, there is no evidence that the current inactive state of the domain poses a security risk.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age21 years old

RegistrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

RegisteredJun 13, 2005

ExpiresJun 12, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Hosting & Technology

HostingCorporation Service Company

Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCorporation Service Company

Usage typeCommercial

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on clubpenguin.com and not a lookalike like c-lubpenguin.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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 found no threat indicators on clubpenguin.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
clubpenguin.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
clubpenguin.com is 21.0 years old, registered on 6/13/2005 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report clubpenguin.com as clean.
No. clubpenguin.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
clubpenguin.com resolves to an IP operated by Corporation Service Company in US (usage type: Commercial). 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 25, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around clubpenguin.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·clubpenguin.com

SAFE

This is the official, historical domain for Disney's Club Penguin, which is currently inactive following the game's permanent shutdown. While the site no longer hosts a playable game, the domain remains under legitimate corporate ownership.

You do not need to take any action. The site is a retired official domain and is safe to visit, though it no longer contains a playable game.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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