Is derewex.com safe?

http://derewex.com/

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong2 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Derewex.com is a crypto-casino scam that uses a fake Elon Musk endorsement to lure users into connecting wallets for a nonexistent giveaway.

The site presents itself as a crypto casino founded by Elon Musk and offers a free reward to new users. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious, and a documented victim report shows users were tricked into connecting a Bitcoin wallet to claim a fake gift, resulting in financial loss.

Do not visit the site or connect any cryptocurrency wallet. The combination of celebrity impersonation, wallet-connection prompts, and confirmed financial loss indicates a high probability of asset theft.
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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

The site presents itself as a crypto casino founded by Elon Musk and offers a free reward to new users. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious, and a documented victim report shows users were tricked into connecting a Bitcoin wallet to claim a fake gift, resulting in financial loss.

Security detections and victim report

Four independent antivirus engines (Bfore.Ai, Forcepoint, G-Data, Kaspersky) classify the domain as malicious or phishing.

A user report on ChainAbuse describes being sent images claiming MrBeast had awarded a $2,500 gift that could be claimed on derewex.com; the user was asked to connect a Bitcoin wallet and lost $64.

Site presentation and commercial flow

The homepage displays the text "Welcome to Derewex! Join the world's #1 crypto casino backed by Elon Musk and claim your exclusive bonus."

The site also claims to have been "Founded in 2017 by Elon Musk," a false statement used to build credibility.

Why the score is 12

4 independent antivirus families 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. 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

5/ 91

detections

Saved result - stale

5 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
4
Suspicious
1
Total
91
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Bfore.Ai PreCrimeMaliciousmalicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMaliciousphishing
G-DataMaliciousphishing
KasperskyMaliciousphishing
SOCRadarSuspicioussuspicious
All 91 engine results
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - malicious - Malicious
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
  • SOCRadar - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • BitDefender - clean - 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 - unrated - 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
derewex.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Welcome to Derewex! Join the world's #1 crypto casino backed by Elon Musk and claim your exclusive bonus. Founded in 2017 by Elon Musk

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    Welcome to Derewex! Join the world's #1 crypto casino backed by Elon Musk and claim your exclusive bonus.

  2. 02

    Founded in 2017 by Elon Musk

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

    Derewex: Elon Musk’s Official Crypto Casino Powered by Blockchain

  2. What we observed

    Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.

  3. What independent research found

    1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. 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

Also observed: Crypto Casino & Gambling Fraud

Service and business model

Gambling

Transaction

Observed behavior

Cross Domain Landing

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 014 independent antivirus families 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.
  2. 02Documented case of a user losing $64 after connecting a Bitcoin wallet on the site.

Risk pattern correlation

Evidence correlation

Captured signals match known risk patterns

Moderate correlation

This view separates independent infrastructure evidence from pattern labels derived from the same captured page. Pattern matches add context, but they do not prove that the site belongs to a cross-domain scam network.

Correlation score
27/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Evidence (2)
  • Zero contact info on a crypto/gambling page — legitimate operators publish a licence and address.
  • Matches a known scam-template fingerprint (crypto-casino-kit).
Correlated evidence (2)
Pattern · Contactless CryptoTemplate · Crypto Casino KIT

Web research findings

Independent findings for derewex.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
1 scam report
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • PhishDestroyopen

    "Me envíaron un mensaje con las imágenes de que mr Best había dado un regalo por 2500 dólares, decia que los podía reclamar en la página derewex.com, para ello pedía que accediera a una cartera de bitcoin para el depósito, pero resulto en una estafa, dónde perdí 64 dólares"

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not 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. Domainderewex.com
  2. Redirects toderewex.com
  3. Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
  4. Referencesstatic.cloudflareinsights.com

Domain Timeline

  1. May 20, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 months old today.

  2. Sep 6, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

derewex.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.

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
Age3 months old
RegistrarFewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com
RegisteredMay 20, 2026
ExpiresMay 20, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresOct 17, 2026 (40d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

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

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file2
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
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 contentpartial
  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

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
Result5 of 91 engines flagged
CompletionLimited
FindingAdverse
Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 6, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionLimited
FindingNo saved finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result1 independent finding were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not visit the site or connect any cryptocurrency wallet. The combination of celebrity impersonation, wallet-connection prompts, and confirmed financial loss indicates a high probability of asset theft.

  2. Do not interact with derewex.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

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.

  1. Coinbase

    Publicly-listed, regulated US exchange.

  2. Kraken

    Long-established, regulated exchange.

  3. Gemini

    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.

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 derewex.com a scam or a legit crypto platform?
derewex.com is a high-risk investment, crypto & wallet fraud — do not deposit funds or connect a wallet. Our review tagged it for crypto casino scam and crypto drainer. 5 of 91 security engines flag it (4 as outright malicious). The domain is only 3 months 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.
Is derewex.com safe to use?
No — derewex.com has a Safety Score of 12/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
I already deposited money on derewex.com — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on derewex.com, act quickly. 1) Cryptocurrency payments are almost always irreversible, so a bank chargeback usually won't apply — instead report the wallet address to the exchange you sent from and ask them to flag it. 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 derewex.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 derewex.com?
Possibly, but it's difficult. Crypto transfers can't be reversed like card payments, so recovery usually depends on the receiving exchange freezing the funds — report the wallet address and transaction ID to that exchange and to IC3 (ic3.gov) as fast as you can. Be very wary of "recovery agents" who contact you promising to get your crypto back; that is almost always a second scam targeting victims.
Is derewex.com a Ponzi scheme or a real crypto investment?
Signals point to a high-risk crypto scam rather than a genuine platform. Warning signs we look for — guaranteed or unrealistic returns, pressure to deposit quickly, fake celebrity or exchange endorsements, and demands to send crypto to a wallet you don't control — are hallmarks of Ponzi-style and "pig-butchering" fraud. A real platform never guarantees profits, and no legitimate service asks you to send crypto to "unlock" a withdrawal.
How do I report derewex.com?
You can report derewex.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.
derewex.com looks professional — how can it still be 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 derewex.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 5 of 91 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged derewex.com, 4 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 derewex.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — derewex.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 derewex.com domain?
derewex.com is 3 months old, registered on May 20, 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.
Where is derewex.com hosted?
derewex.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). 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.
How often is the derewex.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on September 6, 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 derewex.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
12/100
Dangerous

Derewex.com is a crypto-casino scam that uses a fake Elon Musk endorsement to lure users into connecting wallets for a nonexistent giveaway.

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

The site presents itself as a crypto casino founded by Elon Musk and offers a free reward to new users. Multiple antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious, and a documented victim report shows users were tricked into connecting a Bitcoin wallet to claim a fake gift, resulting in financial loss.

Recommended actionDo not visit the site or connect any cryptocurrency wallet. The combination of celebrity impersonation, wallet-connection prompts, and confirmed financial loss indicates a high probability of asset theft.
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