Critical risk detected
Exoscale storage subdomain abused to host Lumma Stealer payloads and fake CAPTCHA loaders. Our security review flagged this site as high-risk. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io legit or a scam?
Exoscale storage subdomain abused to host Lumma Stealer payloads and fake CAPTCHA loaders.
Score breakdown
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.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
The site returned a server error when we tried to load it in our sandbox, so there was no page to capture. A working business almost always renders — treat this site as unverified.
We attempt a live render of every scanned site in a safe sandbox. This one couldn’t be reached — the failure itself is a signal, noted in the analysis below.
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
We could not load a live view of this site; the capture returned a server error.
What our vision model saw
1 signalLive capture returned a server/proxy error — the page could not be rendered
Intelligence
The domain belongs to Exoscale's legitimate Swiss object storage service, yet three independent threat reports document active use for malware delivery. ThreatFox, CISecurity, and Guardio Security each flag specific paths on this subdomain as Lumma Stealer IOCs. The page itself returned a server error during capture, which is consistent with short-lived malware hosting that appears and disappears quickly. While the parent company maintains proper abuse reporting channels, the concrete evidence of malware distribution outweighs the clean hosting reputation. No business complaints exist, but the malware findings alone justify blocking access.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io is an official Exoscale Object Storage (S3-compatible SOS) endpoint in Zurich region, announced 2018
- Exoscale operated by Akenes SA (CHE-423.524.322), Swiss company founded 2011, part of A1 Telekom Austria Group
- Multiple malware IOCs list paths on this domain for Lumma Stealer campaigns and fake CAPTCHA loaders (2025 reports)
- Phishing-Database GitHub issue #1027 flags *.exo.io subdomains as false positives for phishing detection
- ScamAdviser rates the specific subdomain as legit/safe; Gridinsoft also reports generally safe
- Exoscale maintains abuse@exoscale.com reporting and public bug bounty program
- Domain used for legitimate storage by various services; some DNS resolution incidents noted in 2025
- ScamAdviseropen
"In summary, we think sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io is legit and safe for consumers to access."
Akenes SA, private company founded 2011, headquartered Lausanne, Reg/VAT CHE-423.524.322; Exoscale is its trademark
Threat intelligence sources identified three malware reports linking sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io to Lumma Stealer campaigns and fake CAPTCHA loaders. CISecurity published details of active campaigns using this domain. Guardio Security documented multiple infection paths on the subdomain. One review aggregator rated the subdomain as safe, citing its connection to the established Exoscale service.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io
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.
- OpenShare your experience
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Final Verdict
This subdomain hosts malware distribution paths for Lumma Stealer campaigns. Multiple security reports list it as an active infection vector despite its legitimate hosting provider.
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 sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Gandi SAS · GandiCert, expiring in 122 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 sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io as clean.
- No. sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io resolves to an IP operated by Exoscale Open Cloud DK2 in CH (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 10, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around sos-ch-dk-2.exo.io 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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