Is merankern.de safe?

http://merankern.de/

DangerousStatus

Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

MeranKern presents -powered crypto trading platform promising up to $1,108 daily income with no experience required.

The site is a financial-service platform that solicits registrations through a prominent sign-up form. Fourteen antivirus engines flag the domain for phishing and malicious activity, and the operator provides only an email address with no verifiable company details.

Do not register or provide any personal or financial information. The combination of impossible income claims, missing operator details, and widespread antivirus detections indicates a high-risk investment scam.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 17 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar

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

Strongest evidence

Fourteen independent antivirus families, including BitDefender, Sophos, and Kaspersky, classify the domain as malicious or phishing.

The homepage headline states the site is a "KI-gestützte Krypto-Handelsplattform" and claims users can "Verdienen Sie bis zu $1,108 täglich im Schlaf. Keine Erfahrung nötig."

Visitor flow and commercial CTA

A large registration form appears immediately on the landing page, collecting first name, last name, email, and phone number under the heading "JETZT REGISTRIEREN".

The form states "Ihre Daten sind 100% sicher und werden niemals weitergegeben," yet the operator identity section shows only the email support@merankern.de with no physical address or company registration.

Why the score is 15

14 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

17/ 92

detections

Saved result - stale

17 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious: 15
Suspicious: 2
Total: 92

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
alphaMountain.aiMalicious	phishing
BitDefenderMalicious	phishing
Cluster25Malicious	phishing
CRDFMalicious	malicious
CyRadarMalicious	phishing
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious	phishing
FortinetMalicious	phishing
G-DataMalicious	phishing
KasperskyMalicious	phishing
LionicMalicious	phishing
RisingMalicious	phishing
SeclookupMalicious	malicious
SOCRadarMalicious	phishing
SophosMalicious	phishing
VIPREMalicious	malware
ESETSuspicious	suspicious
GridinsoftSuspicious	suspicious

All 92 engine results

alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
Cluster25 - phishing - Malicious
CRDF - malicious - Malicious
CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
G-Data - phishing - Malicious
Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
Lionic - phishing - Malicious
Rising - phishing - Malicious
Seclookup - malicious - Malicious
SOCRadar - phishing - Malicious
Sophos - phishing - Malicious
VIPRE - malware - Malicious
ESET - suspicious - Suspicious
Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
Abusix - clean - Clean
Acronis - clean - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
AlienVault - 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
Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
CTX AI - clean - Clean
Cyan - unrated - Clean
Cyble - clean - Clean
desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
DNS8 - unrated - Clean
Dr.Web - clean - Clean
EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
Emsisoft - clean - Clean
Ermes - unrated - Clean
ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
Fortra - unrated - Clean
GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
GreenSnow - clean - Clean
GreyNoise - 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
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
SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
Sangfor - clean - Clean
Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
Scantitan - clean - Clean
SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
ThreatHive - clean - Clean
URLhaus - clean - Clean
URLQuery - unrated - Clean
Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - 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

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CAPTURED PAGE

merankern.de

What our review noticed on this page

1MeranKern

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

MeranKern

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
MeranKern

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

What the site claims
MeranKern – Vertrauenswürdige KI-Handelsplattform
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
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

Investment, Crypto & Wallet Fraud

Also observed: Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Financial Service

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

0114 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.
02MeranKern - KI-gestützte Krypto-Handelsplattform
03JETZT REGISTRIEREN Ihre Daten sind 100% sicher und werden niemals weitergegeben. type text name firstName id firstName placeholder Geben Sie Ihren Vornamen ein type text name lastName id lastName placeholder Geben Sie Ihren Nachnamen ein type email name email id email placeholder ihre.email@beispiel.de type tel name phone_input id phone_input placeholder +49 (123) 456-7890

Web research findings

Independent findings for merankern.de, 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 merankern.de. 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

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.

Domainmerankern.de
Redirects tomerankern.de
Hosted byOMEGATECH
Referencescftc.gov · fca.org.uk

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

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domainsupport@merankern.de

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

Contact email on the site's own domain (support@merankern.de).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2

ExpiresNov 26, 2026 (82d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingOMEGATECH

Server locationNL

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://merankern.de/
2200https://merankern.de/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPOMEGATECH

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

cftc.gov fca.org.uk sec.gov

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.

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.

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	17 of 92 engines flagged	Limited	Adverse	stale fallback · Sep 4, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available
Independent research	The search completed without a material external finding	Completed	No adverse finding	Not available

Antivirus: Result17 of 92 engines flagged; CompletionLimited; FindingAdverse; Freshnessstale fallback · Sep 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

Avoid this site

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

Analyst recommendation
Do not register or provide any personal or financial information. The combination of impossible income claims, missing operator details, and widespread antivirus detections indicates a high-risk investment scam.
Do not interact with merankern.de
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 merankern.de a scam or a legit crypto platform?

merankern.de shows every sign of being a investment, crypto & wallet fraud — do not deposit funds or connect a wallet. Our review tagged it for investment scam and crypto fraud. 17 of 92 security engines flag it (15 as outright malicious). This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.

Is merankern.de safe to use?

No — merankern.de has a Safety Score of 15/100 (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.

What should I do if I already sent funds to merankern.de?

If you've already paid or handed over details on merankern.de, 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 merankern.de 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 merankern.de?

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 merankern.de 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 merankern.de?

You can report merankern.de 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 merankern.de 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 merankern.de been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 17 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged merankern.de, 15 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 merankern.de on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — merankern.de 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.

Where is merankern.de hosted?

merankern.de resolves to an IP operated by OMEGATECH in NL (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 merankern.de report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on September 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 merankern.de 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

15/100

Dangerous

MeranKern presents -powered crypto trading platform promising up to $1,108 daily income with no experience required.

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

Conclusion

Recommended actionDo not register or provide any personal or financial information. The combination of impossible income claims, missing operator details, and widespread antivirus detections indicates a high-risk investment scam.

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09 · Community

Community

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

Is merankern.de safe?

MeranKern presents -powered crypto trading platform promising up to $1,108 daily income with no experience required.

Strongest evidence

Visitor flow and commercial CTA

Why the score is 15

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 merankern.de

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

Trying to handle crypto? Use a safe option instead

MeranKern presents -powered crypto trading platform promising up to $1,108 daily income with no experience required.

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