Is punodex.com safe?
http://punodex.com/
Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Newly registered crypto exchange site flagged for phishing and impossible claims
Punodex.com presents itself as a cryptocurrency trading platform with 'Start trading' and 'Invest' buttons, yet the domain is only 20 days old, multiple antivirus engines flag it as malicious, and the site claims $2.5B+ trading volume and 10M+ users—numbers impossible for such a new site.
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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
Punodex.com presents itself as a cryptocurrency trading platform with 'Start trading' and 'Invest' buttons, yet the domain is only 20 days old, multiple antivirus engines flag it as malicious, and the site claims $2.5B+ trading volume and 10M+ users—numbers impossible for such a new site.
Security flags and domain age
Two antivirus engines (Gridinsoft and Netcraft) and two malicious detections on the multi-engine malware scan mark the domain as phishing or malicious.
The domain was registered on 18 August 2026, making it approximately 20 days old at the time of analysis.
Unverifiable trading statistics
The homepage displays '$2.5B+ Trading Volume', '10M+ Active Users', and '150+ Countries' alongside 'Buy, invest & trade on the most trusted crypto exchange'.
These figures cannot be genuine for a site registered only 20 days earlier.
Why the score is 15
Multiple antivirus engines flag the site as malicious or phishing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 90
detectionsFresh 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
- 90
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftMalicious | phishing |
| NetcraftMalicious | malicious |
All 90 engine results
- Gridinsoft - phishing - Malicious
- Netcraft - malicious - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - clean - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - 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
- Kaspersky - unrated - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - unrated - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
PUNODEX Buy, invest & trade on the most trusted crypto exchange $2.5B+ Trading Volume 10M+ Active Users 150+ Countries
What the captured page showed
3 observations- 01
PUNODEX
- 02
Buy, invest & trade on the most trusted crypto exchange
- 03
$2.5B+ Trading Volume 10M+ Active Users 150+ Countries
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
PUNODEX - Bank Grade Security Cryptocurrency Exchange with Cold Storage and Insurance Protection
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 90 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding were saved and compared with the page evidence.
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
Service and business model
Financial Service
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Multiple antivirus engines flag the site as malicious or phishing
- 02Multiple antivirus engines flag the site as malicious or phishing
- 03Domain registered only 20 days ago
What this means for you
Visitor flow and exposure
A visitor clicks 'Start trading' or 'Invest' and is taken to a sign-up or login form that requests personal and financial details.
How the observed mechanism works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
Because the site is flagged for phishing and the operator is hidden behind privacy-protected WHOIS data, any credentials or wallet information entered are sent to an unknown party.
Do not visit, register, or provide any information to punodex.com. Use only well-established, independently verified exchanges.
Web research findings
Independent findings for punodex.com, 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.
- Scamadviseropen
"2026-08-18"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
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.
- Domainpunodex.com
- Redirects topunodex.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · fonts.gstatic.com
Domain Timeline
- Aug 18, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 20 days old today.
- Sep 8, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
punodex.com was registered very recently and is 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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://punodex.com/
- 2200https://punodex.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, 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 | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 90 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · Sep 8, 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 | 3 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- 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
- Result3 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- FreshnessNot available
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 punodex.com a scam or a legit crypto platform?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Newly registered crypto exchange site flagged for phishing and impossible claims
Punodex.com presents itself as a cryptocurrency trading platform with 'Start trading' and 'Invest' buttons, yet the domain is only 20 days old, multiple antivirus engines flag it as malicious, and the site claims $2.5B+ trading volume and 10M+ users—numbers impossible for such a new site.
09 · Community
