Is rubicon-contract.ru a scam?

Our automated security review flags rubicon-contract.ru as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Is rubicon-contract.ru safe to use?

No — rubicon-contract.ru scored 10/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.

Does rubicon-contract.ru have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. rubicon-contract.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has rubicon-contract.ru been flagged by antivirus engines?

4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged rubicon-contract.ru as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is rubicon-contract.ru on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. rubicon-contract.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is rubicon-contract.ru hosted?

rubicon-contract.ru resolves to an IP operated by VDSka hosting in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

How often is the rubicon-contract.ru report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around rubicon-contract.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (3 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

Security Review

Is rubicon-contract.ru legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 10/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Fake Russian military drone recruitment site used for ClickFix malware delivery and personal data harvesting.

Top reasons

Three antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious.Explicitly identified in malware reports as a ClickFix delivery site.Requests personal contact details under a false military recruitment pretext.

rubicon-contract.ruScanned 3h ago

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Trust score

DANGEROUS

Score breakdown

Heuristics 0·MT 15

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Category tags

phishingmalware#phishing#malware#data harvester#fake job#clone site90% MT confidence

Technical red flags (1)

4 of 92 engines flagged

Warning signals (1)

Scam-network signals (35/100)

Positive signals (3)

Not on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

4/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

Intelligence

Dangerous

High likelihood · 90% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

rubicon-contract.ru

1Visual risk score 75/100

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

Critical visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The site uses high-urgency messaging and requests personal contact details under the guise of a specialized military drone technology center, which is a common pattern for data harvesting or social engineering.

Visual risk75/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Urgency banner at the top encourages users to apply immediately for military transfers

Form requests sensitive personal contact information including email, phone, and messenger handles

Promises a link to a 'secure platform' for an online interview via email after submission

Uses high-contrast red and black design typically associated with military or high-urgency recruitment sites

Claims to be a center for advanced drone technologies (UAV) to attract specific technical specialists

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust15/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation

Confidence

The page presents itself as the official recruitment portal for a Russian drone technology center called Rubicon. Three antivirus engines flagged the domain as malicious while one marked it suspicious. Independent reports explicitly link rubicon-contract.ru to ClickFix social-engineering attacks that trick visitors into running malware. The site is a confirmed clone of another domain already tied to the same campaign. It requests email, phone, and messenger details under the promise of an online interview link, a classic data-harvesting pattern. No legitimate business registration ties the domain to the real Rubicon unit mentioned in Russian media.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site displays a recruitment form for a supposed Russian drone unit, asking for email, phone number, and preferred messenger. An urgency banner promotes immediate transfers from other military units. The page promises a secure interview link sent by email after submission. No physical address or verifiable contact details appear on the site.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 194.147.78.186 with a clean abuse score and no prior reports on that address. SSL is issued by Let's Encrypt and valid for another 86 days. The page loads external resources from mc.yandex.ru and google.com. One redirect hop occurs before the final content loads.

Domain History

WHOIS data was unavailable. The domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings. Subdomains referenced in malware reports include turn.rubicon-contract.ru, tg.rubicon-contract.ru, and web.rubicon-contract.ru.

Web Reputation

Two independent malware researchers on X flagged the domain as part of a ClickFix campaign impersonating Russian military recruitment. The site is a clone of xn----7sbe2agbdsgchrdxds.xn--p1ai. No business registration records link the domain to any official entity. No positive reviews or legitimate mentions appear in public sources.

What this means for you

Entering contact details on this form hands personal information to attackers. Clicking any links or following interview instructions risks malware infection. Avoid the site entirely and report the URL if you received it unsolicited.

Risk Factors

Three antivirus engines flag the domain as malicious.
Explicitly identified in malware reports as a ClickFix delivery site.
Requests personal contact details under a false military recruitment pretext.
Confirmed clone of another domain tied to the same campaign.
No business registration or official linkage to the real Rubicon unit.

Positive Signals

IP shows zero abuse reports.
SSL certificate is valid.

AI Recommendation

Do not enter any personal information or click links on this page. Close the tab and avoid any follow-up emails claiming to schedule interviews.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

Clones xn----7sbe2agbdsgchrdxds.xn--p1ai

The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 scam reports

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain rubicon-contract.ru hosts a site impersonating recruitment for 'Центр перспективных беспилотных технологий «Рубикон»' (Russian MoD drone unit created ~Oct 2024).
Identified in malware reports as hosting ClickFix social engineering attacks (fake CAPTCHA leading to malware execution via PowerShell/rundll32).
IP associated in reports: 194.147.78.186 (one screenshot reference).
Real Rubicon unit covered in Russian media (TASS, Meduza, Wikipedia) and Ukrainian sources; domain not referenced in official coverage.
No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or business registry hits for the exact domain; no user reviews or complaints located.
Subdomains referenced in IOCs: turn.rubicon-contract.ru, tg.rubicon-contract.ru, web.rubicon-contract.ru, max.rubicon-contract.ru, ya.rubicon-contract.ru.
Domain appears recently active for malicious campaigns (reports from 2026); main site content matches the scanned page description exactly.

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

X (Twitter) @Malwarehunterropen
"Another #ClickFix, this time masquerading as a Russian military recruitment portal. ... IOCs: ClickFix hxxps:// rubicon-contract[.]ru / hxxps://turn. rubicon-contract[.]ru / ..."
X (Twitter) @AndreGirondaopen
"ru) is currently offline, while the credential-harvesting infrastructure remains accessible. IOCs: ClickFix hxxps:// rubicon-contract[.]ru / hxxps://turn ..."

Impersonation / typosquat

Clone of xn----7sbe2agbdsgchrdxds.xn--p1ai

Domain hosts identical content to the page titled 'ЦБС «Рубикон» | Контрактная служба в беспилотных войсках РФ' describing Russian military drone unit recruitment; used as ClickFix phishing/malware delivery site.

Research summary

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

Two reports on X from malware researchers identified rubicon-contract.ru as hosting ClickFix social-engineering attacks that deliver malware. The domain impersonates recruitment for a Russian drone unit created in late 2024. No business registration records connect the domain to any official entity. No positive reviews or legitimate mentions were located.

Threat Detection

Scam Network

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Moderate correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score

0/100

ClearLowModerateHighCritical

Evidence (1)

Evidence confirms this site is a clone of xn----7sbe2agbdsgchrdxds.xn--p1ai.

Linked signals (1)

Clone of xn----7sbe2agbdsgchrdxds.xn--p1ai

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

4 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

3Malicious1Suspicious56Harmless92Engines

of 92

alphaMountain.ai

Malicious· malicious

CRDF

Malicious· malicious

Webroot

Malicious· malicious

Gridinsoft

Suspicious· suspicious

4 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

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

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 ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers8 800 777 70 39

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (8 800 777 70 39).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2

ExpiresOct 3, 2026 (86d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingVDSka hosting

Server locationRU

Web servernginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu)

Platform / CMSElementor 3.34.0; features: e_font_icon_

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://rubicon-contract.ru/
2200https://rubicon-contract.ru/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPVDSka hosting

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.

gmpg.org mc.yandex.ru google.com

What to do

Avoid this site

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

Do not interact with rubicon-contract.ru
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.
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Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·rubicon-contract.ru

DANGEROUS

This page impersonates a Russian military drone unit recruitment site to harvest personal contact details. Multiple malware reports flag it as a ClickFix delivery site that leads to credential theft and malware execution. Do not submit any information.

Do not enter any personal information or click links on this page. Close the tab and avoid any follow-up emails claiming to schedule interviews.

AV engines

Domain age

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Flagged

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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 flags rubicon-contract.ru as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
No — rubicon-contract.ru scored 10/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
Yes. rubicon-contract.ru presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged rubicon-contract.ru as malicious or suspicious (3 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. rubicon-contract.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
rubicon-contract.ru resolves to an IP operated by VDSka hosting in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around rubicon-contract.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

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