Is kichona-bencha.shop a scam?

Our automated security review flags kichona-bencha.shop as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Is kichona-bencha.shop safe to use?

No — kichona-bencha.shop scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.

Does kichona-bencha.shop have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. kichona-bencha.shop presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 88 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has kichona-bencha.shop been flagged by antivirus engines?

2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged kichona-bencha.shop as malicious or suspicious (1 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is kichona-bencha.shop on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. kichona-bencha.shop is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is kichona-bencha.shop hosted?

kichona-bencha.shop resolves to an IP operated by Alibaba Cloud LLC in HK (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 kichona-bencha.shop report updated?

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.

DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

Empty storefront domain with no company ties, minimal content, and a phishing flag from Kaspersky. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

Security Review

Is kichona-bencha.shop legit or a scam?

Name: Is kichona-bencha.shop legit or a scam?
Item: kichona-bencha.shop
Rating: 2
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Dangerous· 25/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Empty storefront domain with no company ties, minimal content, and a phishing flag from Kaspersky.

Top reasons

Kaspersky and Fortinet both flagged the page as malicious or spam.Domain shows zero connection to the registered company despite sharing its name.Page contains no contact information, products, or functional content.

kichona-bencha.shopScanned 6d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

DANGEROUS

Heuristics 24·MT 28

Category tags

unknown75% MT confidence

Technical red flags (1)

2 of 92 engines flagged

Positive signals (3)

Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Suspicious

Moderate likelihood · 75% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust28/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The page only displays the name KICHONA-BENCHA with no products, contact details, or functional elements. Kaspersky flagged the URL as phishing and Fortinet marked it spam, even though other engines stayed silent. Our research found a legitimate Philippine company registered since 2017, yet that company has no association with kichona-bencha.shop and operates different domains instead. The new shop domain carries no traffic ranking, no reviews, and no visible business footprint. These gaps make the site look disconnected from the real company and raise the chance it is being used for something other than legitimate retail.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site loads almost nothing beyond the title text. No products, forms, addresses, or links appear.

Infrastructure

Valid SSL certificate on a clean IP with no abuse history. One redirect occurs but stays on the same domain.

Domain History

No WHOIS data available and the domain is absent from global traffic indexes, indicating it is either very new or unused.

Web Reputation

No scam reports or complaints exist for the exact domain. The matching company name belongs to an active Philippine entity that uses completely different websites.

Risk Factors

Kaspersky and Fortinet both flagged the page as malicious or spam.
Domain shows zero connection to the registered company despite sharing its name.
Page contains no contact information, products, or functional content.

Positive Signals

IP address has a clean abuse score with no prior reports.
Browser blocklists have not flagged the domain.

AI Recommendation

Do not enter personal or payment details. Wait until the site adds verifiable contact information and clear ties to the registered company.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

kichona-bencha.shop

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 kichona-bencha.shop, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Philippines

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

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

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

5 headline facts from open-web research

No direct mentions or results for exact domain kichona-bencha.shop in any web searches
Kichona Bencha Ltd. Co. is a registered Philippine company (SEC PG201738526, est. 2017) in retail/jewelry/perfumes with sites kblc.ph and wise-gold.com
No scam reports, complaints, reviews, or Reddit mentions tied to kichona-bencha.shop
Company listed in AMLC DNFBP registries and import/export data; active operations noted in LinkedIn and business directories
Domain has zero visible online footprint or association with the company in search results

Business registration

Status: active · Philippines

KICHONA BENCHA LTD. CO. (SEC No: PG201738526), established 2017

Research summary

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

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for kichona-bencha.shop and found no scam reports or complaints. A Philippine company with the same name exists and has been active since 2017, but it shows no link to this domain and uses different websites instead.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

2 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

1Malicious1Suspicious56Harmless92Engines

of 92

Kaspersky

Malicious· phishing

Fortinet

Suspicious· spam

2 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

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 contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1

ExpiresAug 26, 2026 (88d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAlibaba Cloud LLC

Server locationHK

Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://kichona-bencha.shop/
2200https://kichona-bencha.shop/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAlibaba Cloud LLC

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Avoid this site

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

Do not interact with kichona-bencha.shop
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.
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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 ↗

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 kichona-bencha.shop as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·kichona-bencha.shop

DANGEROUS

A near-empty shop page using a company name that has no visible connection to its registered Philippine business. One antivirus engine flagged it as phishing while the domain itself has zero online history or contact details. Avoid entering any information until the site shows real content and clear ownership.

Do not enter personal or payment details. Wait until the site adds verifiable contact information and clear ties to the registered company.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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