Is cosclearance.com safe?

http://cosclearance.com/

High RiskStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

High risk: a $500 Costco gift-card lure funnels visitors into required deals

Cosclearance.com presents a $500 Costco gift-card offer and says visitors must complete three to five deals before claiming the reward. Its reward CTA leads to a separate commercial site, while the domain is only 37 days old and has a saved adverse antivirus detection. These combined commercial and technical warning signs justify a High Risk rating.

Avoid the claim process and do not complete the required deals through this offer. Use Costco’s official channels to verify any gift-card promotion independently.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

Cosclearance.com presents a $500 Costco gift-card offer and says visitors must complete three to five deals before claiming the reward. Its reward CTA leads to a separate commercial site, while the domain is only 37 days old and has a saved adverse antivirus detection. These combined commercial and technical warning signs justify a High Risk rating.

The advertised reward is conditional on completing multiple deals

The page states that visitors must complete three to five required deals from start to finish to unlock the full $500 gift-card reward. This is not a simple giveaway; the promised reward is tied to multiple commercial actions.

The “Claim Your Reward” CTA sends visitors from cosclearance.com to linkthem.net, making the reward path dependent on a separate commercial site.

The captured page displayed Costco branding around the $500 gift-card offer, but no direct contact email was found on that page.

Technical checks give mixed but concerning signals

A saved antivirus observation recorded an adverse result from one independent detection family, although the record is stale and should not be treated as a current confirmation by itself. The hosting IP also had an abuse-confidence score of 42 out of 100 across 108 saved reports.

A valid encrypted connection and the absence of a Safe Browsing warning are limited positives, but they do not establish that the gift-card offer or its required-deals path is trustworthy.

The domain was only 37 days old when checked, leaving little operating history against which to assess the offer.

Why the score is 28

The $500 gift-card reward is conditioned on completing three to five required deals. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

2/ 91

detections

Saved result - stale

2 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
2
Suspicious
0
Total
91
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
BitDefenderMaliciousphishing
G-DataMaliciousphishing
All 91 engine results
  • BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - clean - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • Certego - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • CRDF - clean - Clean
  • Criminal IP - clean - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • Ermes - unrated - Clean
  • ESET - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
  • Fortinet - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Gridinsoft - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - unrated - Clean
  • LevelBlue - clean - Clean
  • Lionic - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • Rising - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
  • Sophos - clean - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • URLQuery - unrated - Clean
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
  • VIPRE - unrated - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
cosclearance.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

$500 Costco Gift Card Offer

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation
  1. 01

    $500 Costco Gift Card Offer

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    $500 Costco Gift Card Offer

  2. What we observed

    Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    1 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

Prize, Giveaway & Gift-Card Fraud

Service and business model

Content

Affiliate

Observed behavior

Cross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01The hosting IP had a 42/100 abuse-confidence score across 108 saved reports.
  2. 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.
  3. 03No direct contact email found on the captured page.

If this is a scam — what it means for you

What happens after a visitor tries to claim the reward

A visitor selecting “Claim Your Reward” is directed to the separate commercial domain linkthem.net and enters a process requiring multiple deals before the advertised reward can be claimed.

If this is a scam, how it works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

  1. The stated qualification step requires completing three to five deals from start to finish to unlock the full $500 reward.

Avoid the claim process and do not complete the required deals through this offer. Use Costco’s official channels to verify any gift-card promotion independently.

Prize, Giveaway & Gift-Card FraudConfidence: High

Grounded in 2 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for cosclearance.com, 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.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for cosclearance.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
ListedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

  1. Domaincosclearance.com
  2. Redirects tocosclearance.com
  3. Hosted byInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
  4. Referenceslinkthem.net · lovable.dev

Domain Timeline

  1. Aug 28, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 37 days old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 4, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

cosclearance.com was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age37 days old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredAug 28, 2026
ExpiresAug 28, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresDec 26, 2026 (82d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://cosclearance.com/
  • 2200https://cosclearance.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score42%
Reports on file108
ISPInternet Utilities Europe and Asia Limited
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruspartial
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result2 of 91 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 4, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Fake giveaway detected

This page mimics a celebrity, brand, or crypto giveaway. These are virtually always scams.

  1. Treat cosclearance.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  2. Elon Musk / Vitalik / MrBeast will never ask you to send crypto first

    Every "send 0.1 ETH, receive 1 ETH back" giveaway is a scam. 100% of them. There is no exception.

  3. If you already sent funds

    Funds sent to a scam wallet cannot be recovered. Report the wallet address to the relevant chain explorer and file a report at IC3 — scammers are tracked, even when recovery isn't possible.

Safer Alternatives

Trying to game safely? Use a safe option instead

Buying games, skins, or in-game currency? Purchase only through official platform stores — third-party "free" or discount currency sites are a common scam and account-theft vector.

  1. Steam

    Official PC game store (Valve).

  2. Epic Games Store

    Official store with weekly free games.

  3. Official platform store

    For consoles or in-game currency, use the Xbox / PlayStation / Nintendo store or the game's own site.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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.

Is the cosclearance.com giveaway real or a scam?
cosclearance.com looks like a likely prize, giveaway & gift-card fraud — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for fake giveaway. 2 of 91 security engines flag it (2 as outright malicious). The domain is only 1 month old through NameCheap, Inc. — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.
Is cosclearance.com safe to use?
cosclearance.com has a Safety Score of 28/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is strong at 83%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.
What should I do if I already gave my details to cosclearance.com?
If you've already paid or handed over details on cosclearance.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 cosclearance.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.
Can I get my money back from cosclearance.com?
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.
Is the cosclearance.com giveaway or airdrop real?
No — "giveaways" and "airdrops" that ask you to first send crypto, connect your wallet, or pay a small "fee to release" your prize are always scams. No legitimate company or celebrity runs a promotion that requires you to send money to receive money. If you connected a wallet, move any remaining assets to a new wallet immediately, as approval-based drainers can keep withdrawing funds after the first interaction.
How do I report cosclearance.com?
You can report cosclearance.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.
Why does cosclearance.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
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.
Has cosclearance.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 2 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged cosclearance.com, 2 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is cosclearance.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — cosclearance.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.
How old is the cosclearance.com domain?
cosclearance.com is 1 month old, registered on August 28, 2026 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Does cosclearance.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes — cosclearance.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, valid for another 82 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
How often is the cosclearance.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 4, 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 cosclearance.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
28/100
High Risk

High risk: a $500 Costco gift-card lure funnels visitors into required deals

Saved capturecosclearance.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

Cosclearance.com presents a $500 Costco gift-card offer and says visitors must complete three to five deals before claiming the reward. Its reward CTA leads to a separate commercial site, while the domain is only 37 days old and has a saved adverse antivirus detection. These combined commercial and technical warning signs justify a High Risk rating.

Recommended actionAvoid the claim process and do not complete the required deals through this offer. Use Costco’s official channels to verify any gift-card promotion independently.
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