Is pwnforums.st safe?
http://pwnforums.st/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
PwnForums is a credential-theft hub flagged as phishing by 14 security engines
PwnForums presents itself as a forum for stolen databases, stealer logs, cracked accounts and combolists, and its domain is flagged as malicious and phishing by 14 security engines with 3 more suspicious. The site's own pages could not be read because it returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its operator, contact details and policies remain unverified. A valid TLS certificate and a clean the browser threat feed result do not offset the decisive vendor detections or the site's stated focus on stolen credentials.
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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
PwnForums presents itself as a forum for stolen databases, stealer logs, cracked accounts and combolists, and its domain is flagged as malicious and phishing by 14 security engines with 3 more suspicious. The site's own pages could not be read because it returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its operator, contact details and policies remain unverified. A valid TLS certificate and a clean the browser threat feed result do not offset the decisive vendor detections or the site's stated focus on stolen credentials.
Decisive vendor detections
The saved scan shows 14 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 93 engines, and 13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result, including BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao and CRDF. These are fresh, decisive findings that directly identify the domain as malicious and phishing-related.
A clean the browser threat feed result and a valid encrypted connection are noted, but they only mean no warning was returned at that moment and traffic is encrypted; they do not clear the domain of the vendor detections or the site's own content focus.
A forum built around stolen data
The site's own pages could not be reviewed because it returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its About, contact and policy text was never seen. The only visual evidence is the site name and a 'Checking your browser' interstitial, which is consistent with a bot-protection gate rather than a normal content page.
The investigator dossier describes the site as a forum for database leaks, stealer logs, cracked accounts and combolists, positioning itself as a successor to BreachForums. That description is consistent with the phishing and malicious vendor flags, but because the site's own pages were unreadable, the exact current content could not be independently confirmed from the page itself.
Why the score is 12
13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
17/ 93
detectionsFresh result
17 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 14
- Suspicious
- 3
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| CyRadarMalicious | phishing |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| LevelBlueMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| PREBYTESMalicious | phishing |
| QutteraMalicious | malicious |
| RisingMalicious | phishing |
| SOCRadarMalicious | phishing |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| VIPREMalicious | phishing |
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | spam |
| ESETSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- CRDF - Malicious
- CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- LevelBlue - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- PREBYTES - phishing - Malicious
- Quttera - Malicious
- Rising - phishing - Malicious
- SOCRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
- alphaMountain.ai - spam - Suspicious
- ESET - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Clean
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- CINS Army - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
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
PwnForums Checking your browser
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
PwnForums
- 02
Checking your browser
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as content, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
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
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 0114 malicious and 3 suspicious detections across 93 engines, with 13 independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result.
- 0213 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- 03The site returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed.
Web research findings
Independent findings for pwnforums.st, 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.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for pwnforums.st. 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.
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.
- Domainpwnforums.st
- Redirects topwnforums.st
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so this chain may be incomplete.
- 1403http://pwnforums.st/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
maliciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. · The site returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 17 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 2 visible observations saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 17, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result17 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 16, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 2 visible observations saved
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 17, 2026
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 pwnforums.st a scam or a legit website?
Is pwnforums.st safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to pwnforums.st?
Can I get my money back from pwnforums.st?
Did pwnforums.st steal my password or personal information?
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Why does pwnforums.st look legitimate if it's a scam?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
PwnForums is a credential-theft hub flagged as phishing by 14 security engines
PwnForums presents itself as a forum for stolen databases, stealer logs, cracked accounts and combolists, and its domain is flagged as malicious and phishing by 14 security engines with 3 more suspicious. The site's own pages could not be read because it returned HTTP 403 to our scanner, so its operator, contact details and policies remain unverified. A valid TLS certificate and a clean the browser threat feed result do not offset the decisive vendor detections or the site's stated focus on stolen credentials.
09 · Community