Phishing detection: desktop.scan-whatsapp.com

WhatsApp
https://desktop.scan-whatsapp.com Access site
Screenshot
Screenshot of desktop.scan-whatsapp.com
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Domain desktop.scan-whatsapp.com30 CT hosts on apex
URL https://desktop.scan-whatsapp.com
Phishunt analysis Beta
37 medium suspicion suspiciousheuristic risk score · not a probability
Why?
  • +6.1 Google Safe Browsing
  • +5.3 Keyword match
  • +5.1 Site cluster
  • +4.0 Young domain
  • +3.5 ASN reputation
  • +3.4 Cert reuse
  • +3.4 Shared IP cluster
  • +1.1 No CSP header
  • +0.9 Young certificate
  • +0.9 No registrar lock
  • +0.7 Brand in cert SAN
  • +0.7 Bulletproof DNS
  • +0.6 Final host mismatch
  • +0.6 Registrar reputation
  • +0.5 Long domain
  • +0.3 Free CA
  • +0.2 Suspicious TLD
  • +0.1 Hyphens
  • +0.1 Deep subdomain
22 signals fired · detector v3.0.0
AI analysis AIBeta
Credential harvesting

Site impersonates WhatsApp on a 4-day-old domain hosted by Hong Kong provider Yancy Limited via a Chinese registrar. Part of the coordinated scan-whatsapp.com phishing cluster using redirect chains across shared infrastructure, flagged by Google Safe Browsing as social engineering.

Google Safe BrowsingRedirect chainSite cluster
AI-generated from stored detector signals - the AI never visited the site. · 2026-09-04 · confidence 80%
Domain & Network
Whois
Network
Country Hong KongHong Kong
Hosting Yancy Limited
ASN AS138415
TLS Cert YR2
External detection Google Safe Browsing
GSB category: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING
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Tracked from 2026-09-04 17:24 UTC  ·  Last refreshed 2026-09-05 03:30 UTC