Is drughub.org.uk safe?

http://drughub.org.uk/

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Fake darknet marketplace gateway flagged as a phishing page that mimics DrugHub Market to harvest crypto credentials

drughub.org.uk presents itself as the official clearnet gateway to a darknet marketplace called DrugHub Market, complete with an onion address, a mirror at drughub.io, Monero wallet links and a PGP login interface. Independent security research identifies the domain as a potential phishing site that mimics a darknet marketplace to harvest credentials or cryptocurrency, and one antivirus family has flagged it as adverse. The page also claims '6 years operational' and 'Running since 2020' while the registrable domain is only 282 days old, a direct contradiction. The site is not a real marketplace; it is a credential and crypto-harvesting lure, which places it in the Dangerous band.

Do not enter any PGP key, Monero wallet seed, password or personal information on drughub.org.uk or follow its links to drughub.io. The domain is a recently registered impersonation of a darknet marketplace, independently flagged as a phishing page, and its claimed six-year history is contradicted by its 282-day-old registration. Treat any credentials or crypto details entered there as compromised and move funds to a wallet you control.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 2 antivirus engines flagged this URLChong Lua Dao, GridinsoftSaved antivirus result from Oct 2, 2026

Calibrated safety spectrum

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

A darknet marketplace front built to capture credentials and crypto

The page brands itself as 'DrugHub Market' and advertises '6 years operational. XMR-only darknet marketplace with passwordless PGP authentication and enforced end-to-end encryption.' That combination of darknet branding, Monero-only payment references and a PGP login interface is exactly what independent research describes as generic phishing tactics that harvest cryptocurrency credentials.

The site provides an onion address and a clearnet gateway at drughub.io, pushing visitors toward a supposed marketplace where they would enter PGP keys or Monero wallet details. Security research identifies the domain as a potential phishing site mimicking a darknet marketplace to harvest credentials or cryptocurrency, and one independent antivirus family has reported an adverse result.

The claimed history does not match the domain's actual age

The page states 'Running since 2020' and '6 years operational', but the registrable domain is only 282 days old. A marketplace that has genuinely operated for six years would not be sitting on a domain registered less than a year ago. This mismatch is a strong indicator that the site is a recently created impersonation rather than the service it claims to be.

The page also links out to getmonero.org for Monero wallets and dauntlink.org for the Dread Forum, lending an air of legitimacy to the darknet marketplace narrative. No direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no verifiable operator information, registration or contact details are provided.

Clean transport security does not make the operator trustworthy

The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Those are transport-level and blocklist observations only; they mean no detection was recorded at scan time, not that the site is safe. The operator behind the domain remains unidentified and the site's own pages provide no verifiable business or contact information.

Against that thin technical reassurance stands direct adverse evidence: independent security research identifies the domain as a potential phishing site mimicking a darknet marketplace to harvest credentials or cryptocurrency, and one antivirus family has flagged it. The operator risk is therefore high, because the site's purpose appears to be capturing visitor credentials or crypto rather than delivering any legitimate service.

Why the score is 12

One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "The combination of a darknet‑focused branding, Monero‑only payment references, and a PGP login interface aligns with known generic phishing tactics that…". 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/ 92

detections

Saved 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

Adverse antivirus results
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 - Clean
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

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

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

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

drughub.org.uk

What our review noticed on this page

1DrugHub Market 6 years operational.

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

DrugHub Market 6 years operational.

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
DrugHub Market 6 years operational.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
DrugHub Market - Official XMR Only Darknet Marketplace | PGP Login System
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
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

Phishing & Impersonation

Also observed: Investment, Crypto & Wallet Fraud

Service and business model

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "The combination of a darknet‑focused branding, Monero‑only payment references, and a PGP login interface aligns with known generic phishing tactics that…"
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.
03No direct contact email was found on the captured page, and no verifiable operator information is provided.

Web research findings

Independent findings for drughub.org.uk, 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

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

1 complaint or warning

Complaints and warnings (1)

Direct quotes from public complaints, negative reviews, warnings and security listings.

PhishDestroyopen
"The combination of a darknet‑focused branding, Monero‑only payment references, and a PGP login interface aligns with known generic phishing tactics that harvest cryptocurrency credentials."

Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

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.

Domaindrughub.org.uk
Redirects todrughub.org.uk
Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Referencesdrughub.io · getmonero.org

Domain Timeline

Jan 13, 2026
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9 months old when this review was saved.
Oct 22, 2026
Saved security review — Rated Dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

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

One contact red flag

No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age9 months old

RegistrarNamecheap, Inc. t/a Spaceship

RegisteredJan 13, 2026

ExpiresJan 13, 2027

Owner privacyHidden

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresDec 7, 2026 (45d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://drughub.org.uk/
2200https://drughub.org.uk/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

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.

drughub.io getmonero.org dauntlink.org static.cloudflareinsights.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruspartial
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
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.

The page claims '6 years operational' and 'Running since 2020', but the registrable domain is only 282 days old. · Onion URL:

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Source coverage
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 22, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 22, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 22, 2026
Independent research	1 independent finding was saved	Completed	Adverse	this scan · Oct 22, 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 22, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
Independent research: Result1 independent finding was saved; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

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

Analyst recommendation
Do not enter any PGP key, Monero wallet seed, password or personal information on drughub.org.uk or follow its links to drughub.io. The domain is a recently registered impersonation of a darknet marketplace, independently flagged as a phishing page, and its claimed six-year history is contradicted by its 282-day-old registration. Treat any credentials or crypto details entered there as compromised and move funds to a wallet you control.
Do not interact with drughub.org.uk
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
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.
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.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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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.

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 drughub.org.uk a scam or a legit website?

drughub.org.uk is a high-risk phishing site — do not enter your login or personal details. Our review tagged it for phishing and crypto fraud. 2 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is 9 months old through Namecheap, Inc. t/a Spaceship. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.

Is drughub.org.uk safe to use?

No — drughub.org.uk 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 paid or entered my details on drughub.org.uk — what should I do?

If you've already paid or handed over details on drughub.org.uk, 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 drughub.org.uk 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 drughub.org.uk?

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.

Did drughub.org.uk steal my password or personal information?

If you entered anything on drughub.org.uk, assume it was captured. Phishing pages exist purely to harvest what you type — usernames, passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Change the password immediately on the real site and anywhere you reused it, enable two-factor authentication, and if you entered card or banking details, contact your bank about the risk of fraud. Also be alert for follow-up "security" calls or emails that try to exploit the same information.

How do I report drughub.org.uk?

You can report drughub.org.uk 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.

drughub.org.uk 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 drughub.org.uk been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged drughub.org.uk, 1 of them as outright malicious in the saved analysis from October 2, 2026. None of these detections came from the engines we treat as highest-confidence, so they are weighed alongside the other checks rather than on their own.

Is drughub.org.uk on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — drughub.org.uk 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 drughub.org.uk domain?

drughub.org.uk is 9 months old, registered on January 13, 2026 through Namecheap, Inc. t/a Spaceship. A registration history of under two years is neither a strong positive nor a strong negative signal on its own.

Where is drughub.org.uk hosted?

drughub.org.uk 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 drughub.org.uk report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 22, 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 drughub.org.uk 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

Fake darknet marketplace gateway flagged as a phishing page that mimics DrugHub Market to harvest crypto credentials

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionDo not enter any PGP key, Monero wallet seed, password or personal information on drughub.org.uk or follow its links to drughub.io. The domain is a recently registered impersonation of a darknet marketplace, independently flagged as a phishing page, and its claimed six-year history is contradicted by its 282-day-old registration. Treat any credentials or crypto details entered there as compromised and move funds to a wallet you control.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is drughub.org.uk safe?

Fake darknet marketplace gateway flagged as a phishing page that mimics DrugHub Market to harvest crypto credentials

A darknet marketplace front built to capture credentials and crypto

The claimed history does not match the domain's actual age

Clean transport security does not make the operator trustworthy

Why the score is 12

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Avoid this site

Analyst recommendation

Do not interact with drughub.org.uk

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

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