Security Review

Is mona.co legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Legacy Crypto.com domain (formerly Monaco) with clean security profile, active business registration, and no fraud indicators.

mona.coScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 88
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
mona.co is a legitimate legacy domain registered to Crypto.com, the established cryptocurrency exchange platform. The company was originally founded as Monaco in 2016 with the MCO token and rebranded to Crypto.com in 2018 after acquiring the crypto.com domain. Our security scans show zero malware detections across 92 engines, clean browser blocklists, and a hosting IP with zero abuse reports. Business registration data confirms active status in Hong Kong under the original Monaco entity. The domain continues to serve legitimate functions—redirecting to official Crypto.com app pages and referral links—as documented in independent sources. No scam reports or complaints exist for this domain.
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Page Content

mona.co functions as a redirect and legacy landing page for Crypto.com's app and referral programs. The domain is actively maintained and directs users to official Crypto.com services rather than hosting independent content.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 104.18.144.96 has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. SSL certificate is valid (issued by Google Trust Services) with 83 days remaining. No redirects, homoglyphs, or IDN spoofing detected.

Domain History

Registered in February 2014 as part of Monaco's original infrastructure. The company rebranded to Crypto.com in July 2018 but retained mona.co as a legacy domain for backward compatibility, app launches, and referral tracking. Business registration remains active in Hong Kong.

Web Reputation

Zero scam reports found. Independent sources confirm the domain's legitimate use by Crypto.com. Reddit discussions and an independent review aggregator references acknowledge the Monaco-to-Crypto.com transition and the legitimacy of the legacy domain.

Positive Signals
5
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
  • Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
  • Active business registration in Hong Kong under legitimate entity.
  • No scam reports or complaints found in any source.
AI Recommendation
mona.co is safe to use. It is a legitimate legacy domain owned by Crypto.com for app redirects and referrals. If you are directed to this domain from Crypto.com's official channels, you can proceed with confidence.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for mona.co, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Hong Kong
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • mona.co (including app.mona.co and get.mona.co) redirects to or launches the official Crypto.com app and referral pages.
  • Crypto.com was founded in 2016 as Monaco (with MCO token and Monaco Visa Card/Wallet App).
  • The company officially rebranded to Crypto.com in July 2018 after acquiring the crypto.com domain.
  • ScamDoc (2019 analysis): 60% average trust score; domain created February 2014; Whois owner hidden; more investigations necessary (no site-specific user reviews).
  • No direct scam reports or complaints found specifically for mona.co in searches.
  • Trustpilot page for mona.co references the former Monaco Visa Card and Wallet App (associated with Crypto.com).
  • Legacy domain continues to be actively used by Crypto.com for marketing and app redirects as of 2026.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Scamadviseropen

    "app.mona.co REDIRECTS TO crypto.com"

  • Reddit r/Crypto_comopen

    "CDC used to be called Monaco with their MCO coin. This is legit."

Business registration
Status: active · Hong Kong

Originally founded as Monaco in 2016; rebranded to Crypto.com in 2018. Domain mona.co used for legacy referral and app launch pages.

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

Our research found that mona.co is a legacy domain owned and actively used by Crypto.com (formerly Monaco). The company was founded in 2016 as Monaco, issued the MCO token, and operated the Monaco Visa Card and Wallet App. In July 2018, the company rebranded to Crypto.com after acquiring the crypto.com domain. mona.co continues to serve as a redirect and landing page for official Crypto.com app launches and referral programs. Independent sources including Reddit and Trustpilot confirm this legitimate use. No scam reports or complaints were found for this domain.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 7, 2026 (83d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on mona.co and not a lookalike like m-ona.co.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on mona.co. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • mona.co passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. mona.co presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 83 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report mona.co as clean.
  • No. mona.co is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • mona.co 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.
  • Yes. mona.co sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 16, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around mona.co have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·mona.co
SAFE

mona.co is a legacy domain owned and actively used by Crypto.com (formerly Monaco) for app redirects and referral pages. The domain is clean across all security scans, properly registered in Hong Kong, and has no scam reports.

mona.co is safe to use. It is a legitimate legacy domain owned by Crypto.com for app redirects and referrals. If you are directed to this domain from Crypto.com's official channels, you can proceed with confidence.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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