Is packscan.dev safe?

http://packscan.dev/

DangerousStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

PackScan is an 8-day-old phishing page that fakes X verification and Backpack wallet connection to push a wallet-drain approval.

PackScan presents itself scanning tool for crypto wallets, but the page is built to look like an official X verification and Backpack wallet integration. It shows 'Verified by X', 'BackPack Connected securely' and 'Verification complete Your X account has been verified and linked to BackPack', then asks the visitor to 'Approve to scan any amount' with a 'Network Fee ~0.002 SOL'. The domain is only 8 days old, no contact email is published, and two independent antivirus families flag it as phishing. The combination of a brand-new domain, impersonated verification, and a transaction-approval prompt is the classic crypto-drainer flow, so the score is 12 (Dangerous).

Do not connect a wallet to packscan.dev and do not approve any transaction it requests. If you already approved, revoke the approval through your wallet's approval manager and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Treat the 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected' messages as impersonation, not verification.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

PackScan presents itself scanning tool for crypto wallets, but the page is built to look like an official X verification and Backpack wallet integration. It shows 'Verified by X', 'BackPack Connected securely' and 'Verification complete Your X account has been verified and linked to BackPack', then asks the visitor to 'Approve to scan any amount' with a 'Network Fee ~0.002 SOL'. The domain is only 8 days old, no contact email is published, and two independent antivirus families flag it as phishing. The combination of a brand-new domain, impersonated verification, and a transaction-approval prompt is the classic crypto-drainer flow, so the score is 12 (Dangerous).

Fake X verification and a wallet approval prompt

The page opens with trust signals that do not belong to it: 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected securely'. It then claims 'Verification complete Your X account has been verified and linked to BackPack.' These lines mimic an official X verification and a Backpack wallet integration, but the domain is packscan.dev, not x.com or backpack.exchange.

After the fake verification, the site asks the visitor to 'Approve to scan any amount' and shows a 'Network Fee ~0.002 SOL'. A real scanner does not need a token approval to read a wallet. An approval prompt is the mechanism a drainer uses to move assets out of a connected wallet.

Technical flags and an undisclosed operator

Two independent antivirus families, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and Kaspersky, report an adverse result on this domain, and the aggregate shows 2 malicious detections across 93 engines. That is a direct phishing flag, not a heuristic guess.

The registrable domain is only 8 days old, and the captured page contains no direct contact email. A brand-new domain with no contact route is consistent with a short-lived phishing deployment rather than an established service.

A valid TLS certificate and a clean the browser threat feed result were also recorded. Those only mean the connection is encrypted and no warning was served at scan time; they do not make the approval prompt or the impersonated verification safe.

Why the score is 12

2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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/ 93

detections

Fresh result

2 engines flagged this URL

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

Malicious
2
Suspicious
0
Total
93
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMaliciousphishing
KasperskyMaliciousphishing
All 93 engine results
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
  • Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
  • 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
  • Chong Lua Dao - Clean
  • CINS Army - Clean
  • CRDF - Clean
  • Criminal IP - Unrated
  • 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
  • Fortinet - Clean
  • Fortra - Unrated
  • G-Data - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
  • Google Safe Browsing - Clean
  • GreenSnow - Clean
  • GreyNoise - Unrated
  • Gridinsoft - Unrated
  • Guardpot - Unrated
  • Heimdal Security - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
  • IPsum - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - Unrated
  • LevelBlue - Clean
  • Lionic - Clean
  • Lumu - Unrated
  • Malwared - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - Clean
  • MalwareURL - Unrated
  • Mimecast - Unrated
  • Netcraft - Unrated
  • OpenPhish - Clean
  • Orcapot - Unrated
  • 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 - Clean
  • 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

CAPTURED PAGE
packscan.dev
1 red flag
Red flags spotted on this page
Visual analysis

Visual warning signs were identified

Verified by X Approve to scan any amount

100/100 visual risk

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    Verified by X

  2. 02

    Approve to scan any amount

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

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

    PackScan — AI Crypto Portfolio Tracker

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.

  4. What remains unverified

    The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Investment, Crypto & Wallet Fraud

Also observed: Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Web3

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01Two independent antivirus families, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and Kaspersky, report an adverse result, with 2 malicious detections across 93 engines.
  2. 022 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
  3. 03The registrable domain is 8 days old and the captured page contains no direct contact email.

What this means for you

What happens if a visitor follows the flow

A visitor who connects a wallet and clicks the approval is granting a transaction approval to the site under the label 'Approve to scan any amount'. The page frames this as a scan, but the action is an on-chain approval, which is the step that can move assets from the connected wallet.

How the observed mechanism works

The evidence-backed path

Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.

  1. The page also displays a 'Network Fee ~0.002 SOL', which makes the approval look like a routine small cost. The fee display does not change the fact that the visitor is signing an approval requested by an unverified, 8-day-old domain.

Do not connect a wallet to packscan.dev and do not approve any transaction it requests. If you already approved, revoke the approval through your wallet's approval manager and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Treat the 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected' messages as impersonation, not verification.

Investment, Crypto & Wallet FraudConfidence: High

Grounded in 4 saved evidence references.

Web research findings

Independent findings for packscan.dev, 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
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 packscan.dev. 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 ↗

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.

  1. Domainpackscan.dev
  2. Redirects topackscan.dev
  3. Hosted byLunanode Hosting Inc.
  4. Referencespackscan.co · fonts.googleapis.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Oct 15, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 8 days old when this review was saved.

  2. Oct 23, 2026
    Saved security review — Rated Dangerous

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

packscan.dev was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

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 profiles1
Signal Summary
One contact red flag
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age8 days old
RegistrarNamecheap Inc.
RegisteredOct 15, 2026
ExpiresOct 15, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresJan 13, 2027 (81d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingLunanode Hosting Inc.
Server locationCA
Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://packscan.dev/
  • 2206https://packscan.dev/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score2%
Reports on file6
ISPLunanode Hosting Inc.
Usage typeFixed Line ISP

Referenced Domains

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

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

The page displays 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected securely', and claims 'Verification complete Your X account has been verified and linked to BackPack', mimicking X and Backpack branding on a non-official domain. · The registrable domain is 8 days old and the captured page contains no direct contact email.

Source coverage and freshness

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

Antivirus
Result2 of 93 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 23, 2026
Browser protection
ResultNo browser threat-list match
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 2026
Independent research
ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
Freshnessthis scan · Oct 23, 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.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not connect a wallet to packscan.dev and do not approve any transaction it requests. If you already approved, revoke the approval through your wallet's approval manager and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Treat the 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected' messages as impersonation, not verification.

  2. Do not interact with packscan.dev

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

    Open

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.

  1. Coinbase

    Publicly-listed, regulated US exchange.

  2. Kraken

    Long-established, regulated exchange.

  3. Gemini

    Regulated US exchange & custodian.

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 packscan.dev a scam or a legit crypto platform?
packscan.dev shows every sign of being an investment scam — do not deposit funds or connect a wallet. Our review tagged it for crypto drainer and phishing. 2 of 93 security engines flag it (2 as outright malicious). The domain is only 8 days old through Namecheap Inc — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is packscan.dev safe to use?
No — packscan.dev 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 deposited money on packscan.dev — what should I do?
If you've already paid or handed over details on packscan.dev, 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 packscan.dev 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 packscan.dev?
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 packscan.dev 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 packscan.dev?
You can report packscan.dev 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.
packscan.dev 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 packscan.dev been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 2 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged packscan.dev, 2 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 packscan.dev on any phishing or malware blacklists?
No — packscan.dev 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 packscan.dev domain?
packscan.dev is 8 days old, registered on October 15, 2026 through Namecheap Inc. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Where is packscan.dev hosted?
packscan.dev resolves to an IP operated by Lunanode Hosting Inc. in CA (Fixed Line ISP). 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 packscan.dev report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on October 23, 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 packscan.dev 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

PackScan is an 8-day-old phishing page that fakes X verification and Backpack wallet connection to push a wallet-drain approval.

Saved capturepackscan.devCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

PackScan presents itself scanning tool for crypto wallets, but the page is built to look like an official X verification and Backpack wallet integration. It shows 'Verified by X', 'BackPack Connected securely' and 'Verification complete Your X account has been verified and linked to BackPack', then asks the visitor to 'Approve to scan any amount' with a 'Network Fee ~0.002 SOL'. The domain is only 8 days old, no contact email is published, and two independent antivirus families flag it as phishing. The combination of a brand-new domain, impersonated verification, and a transaction-approval prompt is the classic crypto-drainer flow, so the score is 12 (Dangerous).

Recommended actionDo not connect a wallet to packscan.dev and do not approve any transaction it requests. If you already approved, revoke the approval through your wallet's approval manager and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Treat the 'Verified by X' and 'BackPack Connected' messages as impersonation, not verification.
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09 · Community

Community

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