Warning signs detected
Zcash Blockbook explorer subdomain flagged as possible malware by multiple scanners despite an old domain and clean IP reputation. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com legit or a scam?
Zcash Blockbook explorer subdomain flagged as possible malware by multiple scanners despite an old domain and clean IP 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.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The subdomain serves a legitimate open-source Blockbook explorer for Zcash, matching the pattern used by other coins on the same parent domain. However, independent security reports explicitly label it as phishing or malware with very low trust scores. The hosting IP shows zero abuse history and the domain is over six years old, which normally supports legitimacy. The current page only displays a standard HTTP 429 rate-limit error with no visible scam elements. These mixed signals, especially the direct scanner flags, keep the overall risk at a moderate level.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot 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.
No scam visual patterns detected
Screenshot shows a clean, standard browser error page (HTTP 429) with no scam indicators or suspicious elements present.
What our vision model saw
1 signalStandard browser HTTP 429 error page with sad document icon and reload button
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- - Subdomain of twnodes.com hosting Zcash Blockbook explorer; pattern includes doge-blockbook.twnodes.com, firo-blockbook.twnodes.com, viacoin-blockbook.twnodes.com and others
- - Scamadviser assigns trust score 0 and notes report by Gridinsoft as possible malware
- - Gridinsoft flags domain as phishing with trust score 4/100
- - Listed on Pulsedive for threat intelligence; similar subdomains flagged malicious in Any.Run sandbox analysis (phishing tags)
- - Hosted on AWS infrastructure (AS16509); mentioned in AhnLab threat report alongside malicious indicators
- - Blockbook is open-source Trezor Suite backend supporting Zcash and 30+ coins; official explorers exist on other domains like blockbook.zec.zelcore.io
independent review aggregator and Gridinsoft both report the domain as possible malware or phishing with very low trust scores. Similar subdomains have been flagged in sandbox analyses and threat reports. No positive reviews or business registrations were found for the subdomain or parent domain.
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com/
- 2429https://zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
0 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
0 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.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
Warning: phishing patterns
This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.
- Treat zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you already typed your password — change it now
Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.
- OpenReport the phishing URL
APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.
- OpenGet help on the forum
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review marked zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M04, expiring in 94 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com is 6.3 years old, registered on 2/2/2020 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- zcash-blockbook.twnodes.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies 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.
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