Crypto scam / wallet-drainer
13 of 91 antivirus engines flag this page as malicious. Signals match fake investment platforms and wallet drainers. Never connect a wallet, paste a seed phrase, or deposit crypto here.
Is hovexplay.com legit or a scam?
Brand-new crypto casino hovexplay.com (7 days old, fake 2017 claim) flagged malicious by 13 antivirus engines and exposed in 5 scam reports for drainer tactics.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
Hovexplay.com presents as a blockchain crypto casino but was registered just 7 days ago despite claiming service since 2017. Our antivirus network shows 13 out of 91 engines flagging it malicious, with CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and alphaMountain.ai calling it phishing. Independent scam watchdogs report common fraud like requiring extra crypto deposits to 'unlock' winnings, fake celebrity endorsements, and spam promotion. No contact info or business registration adds to the red flags, matching our scam template for contactless crypto casinos. These signals confirm it's a high-risk drainer.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for hovexplay.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain hovexplay.com registered April 2026, approximately 7 days old, despite site claiming service since 2017.
- Flagged as scam/phishing by multiple sites: Scamadviser trust score 0/100, Gridinsoft 1/100, Scam-Detector 18.5/100.
- Reported tactics include fake celebrity endorsements (Elon Musk, MrBeast), fabricated user stats, large signup bonuses ($10k), and withdrawal blocks requiring additional deposits.
- Promoted via spam on Instagram reels with prize claims.
- No Reddit discussions found.
- Trustpilot shows 1 review with 3.2/5 average score, content unavailable.
- Part of pattern with similar scam casino domains like Bunodex.com, Telaxplay.com.
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, we scanned hovexplay.com for several indicators and we think the website may be a scam. Exercise extreme caution when using this website."
- Gridinsoftopen
"This site is classified as Scam Website based on multiple risk signals, including 2 blacklist detections, a very young domain (6 days), and no established public user-review history."
- MalwareTipsopen
"Hovexplay.com often tells users they cannot withdraw unless they first deposit additional cryptocurrency. The deposit is described using official-sounding language, such as: Verification deposit, Activation fee, Network fee, Security deposi"
- HowToRemove.guideopen
"Requests for release fees, tax prepayments, or verification deposits are a core sign of fraud. Real platforms do not make you send more money to access your own balance."
- Scam-Detectoropen
"As the site has a very low trust score, we don't label it a safe website. It signals that the business could be defined by the following tags: New. Suspicious. Dubious."
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://hovexplay.com/
- 2404https://hovexplay.com/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst categorised the site as crypto-themed.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst categorised the site as crypto-themed.
Crypto scam / wallet-drainer indicators
The page shows patterns common to crypto-investment scams, fake airdrops, and wallet drainers.
- Do not interact with hovexplay.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Never paste your seed phrase anywhere
Legitimate wallets, exchanges and support staff will never ask for your 12/24-word recovery phrase. Typing it into any website — even one that looks real — gives attackers full access to your funds.
- If you already connected a wallet
Revoke token approvals immediately using revoke.cash or Etherscan's Token Approvals tool. Move remaining funds to a fresh wallet (new seed phrase). Assume the original wallet is compromised.
- OpenReport the wallet and URL
File a report at IC3 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center) or your country's cybercrime portal. Recovery is unlikely, but reports help law enforcement map the network.
Trust History
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags hovexplay.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — hovexplay.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. hovexplay.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 82 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- hovexplay.com is 7 days old, registered on 4/15/2026 through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 13 out of 91 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged hovexplay.com as malicious or suspicious (13 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. hovexplay.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- hovexplay.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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