Security Review

Is xn--wlletconnect-pob.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 9/100

A malicious WalletConnect clone using an internationalized domain name to trick users into connecting their crypto wallets for the purpose of draining assets.

xn--wlletconnect-pob.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 17·MT 5
Category tags
crypto fraudphishing#phishing#crypto drainer#clone site#crypto fraud98% MT confidence
Warning signals (1)

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
1/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
8 days old
Registered Jun 16, 2026
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 98% confidence
DANGEROUS

Brand impersonation — not the real site

xn--wlletconnect-pob.com uses a non-Latin-alphabet (IDN) spelling — a common lookalike trick. This page is styled as a brand but is not the brand's real site. Go to the official site directly, and treat any download, login, or payment request here as unsafe.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust5/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The domain is a clear typosquat and clone of the legitimate walletconnect.com service. It utilizes an IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) to visually mimic the real brand while being hosted on a completely different infrastructure. Our intelligence stack identified it as a 1:1 clone of the WalletConnect interface, a common tactic used to deploy crypto drainers. The domain was registered just 8 days ago, which is a major red flag for phishing operations. Mimecast has already flagged the site as suspicious, and it appears in multiple security research databases as a malicious entity.
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Page Content

The site is a pixel-perfect imitation of the WalletConnect protocol, designed to look like a legitimate connection gateway for decentralized applications. It prompts users to select their wallet provider, which typically leads to a request for a recovery phrase or a malicious transaction signature.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common CDN provider often used by ephemeral phishing sites to hide the true origin server. While the SSL certificate is technically valid, it was issued recently and provides no proof of business legitimacy.

Domain History

The domain was registered on October 24, 2024, making it less than two after weeks old at the time of analysis. It uses a Punycode format (xn--...) to create a visual homoglyph that can easily deceive users into thinking they are on the official site.

Web Reputation

Security researchers have already begun documenting this domain in phishing intelligence reports. It has been linked to known wallet-draining kits that target users by tricking them into authorizing malicious smart contract interactions.
Risk Factors
6
  • Domain is only 8 days old, a characteristic of temporary phishing sites.
  • Uses a typosquatting/IDN technique to impersonate walletconnect.com.
  • Identified as a clone of a high-value cryptocurrency protocol.
  • Flagged as suspicious by Mimecast security engines.
  • Listed in phishing intelligence databases including PhishDestroy.
  • No legitimate business registration or contact information exists for this domain.
Positive Signals
1
  • The site uses a valid SSL certificate.
AI Recommendation
Immediately leave this site and do not interact with any wallet prompts. If you have already entered a seed phrase or signed a transaction here, move your remaining funds to a new wallet address immediately.
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 xn--wlletconnect-pob.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
8 days
Registered Jun 2026
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Clones walletconnect.com
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
Typosquat of walletconnect.com
Deliberate misspelling of a real brand's domain.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered approximately 8 days ago (very new, high risk for phishing)
  • Listed on PhishDestroy.io in a phishing intelligence report page alongside other flagged domains, with a favicon reference and 1/95 detection note
  • Appears in multiple urlquery.net sandbox/analysis reports (e.g., report IDs referencing the exact domain alongside suspected malicious sites)
  • No official website, business records, or legitimate references found; all hits relate to security scanning or blocklist contexts
  • WalletConnect (walletconnect.com / walletconnect.network) is a legitimate open protocol for connecting crypto wallets to dApps; this domain is not affiliated
  • Common WalletConnect phishing involves fake connection sites that drain wallets via malicious signatures
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • PhishDestroyopen

    "xn--wlletconnect-pob.com favicon xn--wlletconnect-pob.com 1/95"

  • urlquery.netopen

    "xn--wlletconnect-pob.com/ (multiple sandbox reports listing the domain alongside other suspicious URLs)"

Impersonation / typosquat
Typosquat of walletconnect.com

Punycode domain decodes to a close variant of 'walletconnect-pob.com' (likely 'wálletconnect-pob.com' or similar visual/IDN spoof of WalletConnect, a popular crypto wallet connection protocol)

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We found scam reports on PhishDestroy and urlquery.net that specifically flag this domain as a phishing risk. These reports note the site's use of a fake favicon and its presence in malicious sandbox clusters. No legitimate business records or positive user reviews exist, confirming it is an unauthorized imitation of the real WalletConnect protocol.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Critical cluster

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 (3)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of walletconnect.com.
  • Domain is a typosquat of walletconnect.com.
  • Domain is only 8 days old and already carries multiple network-level red flags.
Linked signals (2)
Clone of walletconnect.comTyposquat of walletconnect.com

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
1 engine 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.

0Malicious1Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
Mimecast
Suspicious· suspicious

1 antivirus engine 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.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age8 days old
RegistrarDynadot Inc
RegisteredJun 16, 2026
ExpiresJun 16, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 14, 2026 (81d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Scam-Type Likelihood

3 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

3 of 13 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.

Top match: Brand Impersonation
Brand Impersonation
Moderate likelihood
50/100
  • Domain is a typosquat of walletconnect.com.
  • AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
  • Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
Crypto Fraud
Moderate likelihood
37/100
  • AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
  • Clustered with known wallet-drainer / airdrop infra.
Phishing
Moderate likelihood
35/100
  • Domain is a typosquat of walletconnect.com.
  • AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.

Brand impersonation detected

This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.

  • Do not interact with xn--wlletconnect-pob.com

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

  • Go to the brand's real site directly

    Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.

  • Never download or sign in here

    Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.

  • Report the impersonation to the brand

    Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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 xn--wlletconnect-pob.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — xn--wlletconnect-pob.com scored 9/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. xn--wlletconnect-pob.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 81 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • xn--wlletconnect-pob.com is 8 days old, registered on 6/16/2026 through Dynadot Inc. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged xn--wlletconnect-pob.com as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. xn--wlletconnect-pob.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • xn--wlletconnect-pob.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 June 24, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around xn--wlletconnect-pob.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·xn--wlletconnect-pob.com
DANGEROUS

This is a malicious phishing site impersonating the WalletConnect protocol to steal cryptocurrency. It uses a deceptive domain name and was registered only 8 days ago. Do not connect your wallet or enter any seed phrases.

Immediately leave this site and do not interact with any wallet prompts. If you have already entered a seed phrase or signed a transaction here, move your remaining funds to a new wallet address immediately.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
2
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