Phishing
This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 2 blacklist detections and no established public user-review history. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radarNormalized trust signals for costcogasguide.comDomain Maturity: 1023 daysDomain MaturityWarning Cleanliness: 2 detectionsWarningCleanlinessSafety Level: 3 negative tags, 1 warning signalSafetyLevelPositive Signals: 0 positive signalsPositiveSignalsPopularity: Estimated low traffic without Tranco or social profile dataPopularityTrust Zone: .comTrust ZoneOperational Signals: 1 detected servicesOperationalSignalsLocation Credibility: Hosting country USLocation Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for costcogasguide.com. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.
How we scored costcogasguide.com
On-page mentions:
Guides
Tech signals:
Advertising Network, Wordpress Platform
Negative signals:
security-provider warnings
a malware or phishing blacklist detection (1)
a low third-party reputation score
limited independent reputation data
Positive signals:
an active SSL certificate (3 months)
a domain age of 2.8 years
Context signals:
content related to educational content and guides
Last checked August 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM by
Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.5.2
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What is Costcogasguide?
We flagged Costcogasguide.com as phishing. The page behavior matches a common credential-theft flow: impersonation first, urgency second, data request last.
Typical prompts on sites like this include account alerts, failed-delivery notices, or "verify now" dialogs asking for passwords, card numbers, or one-time codes. Do not submit credentials here. Open the real service in a new tab and check your account directly.
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Website screenshot for Costcogasguide.com.
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Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as phishing.
costcogasguide.com should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 1/100 trust score, and publicly displayed security sources report 2 warning(s). Avoid entering passwords, personal details, or payment data.
Why is costcogasguide.com marked "Phishing"?
Gridinsoft evaluates costcogasguide.com, focusing on limited website popularity, suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted by Security Providers, Blacklisted, Low Scamadviser Score), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms. We weigh these indicators to calculate the trust score.
Note: Automated systems are not perfect โ while the evidence suggests risk, there is still a chance the site is legitimate. We recommend you check the website using detailed analysis or by contacting the company directly through verified channels.
A structured view of the site's detected themes, page signals, and related online footprint elements.
Deals
Guides
Advertising Network
Wordpress Platform
Our analyzer determines that this website is using WordPress CMS. WordPress is the most popular content management system, powering over 43% of websites globally.
Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.
Blacklisted by Security Providers
Security intelligence signal: A security-provider signal contributes to the automated assessment of costcogasguide.com. Publicly displayable provider verdicts, when available, are reported separately; some source details may be restricted by license.
Listed by Gridinsoft
Gridinsoft Internet Security classified this site as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.
Low Scamadviser Score
Independent security assessment from Scamadviser indicates this site has received a low trust rating, suggesting potential security risks or operational concerns requiring user caution.
External provider warnings: 2/27 Phishing
This section shows what independent external security sources say about this site.
A warning appears when one or more sources report malware, phishing, abuse, or other safety concerns. Each row shows the source and its verdict.
If no source reports a warning, the site is shown as clear in this section.
Fortinet
Phishing
Scamadviser
Warned
External provider results for Costcogasguide.com, last checked August 6, 2026.
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Domain Information
CreatedNovember 3, 2023 at 9:06 PMUpdated: March 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM ยท Expires: November 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Domain StatusClient Transfer ProhibitedDNSSEC: UNSIGNED
Top Level Domain.comGeneric TLD
Technical Details
HTTP status402
IP Address216.150.16.1
Hosting ProviderAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.Walnut, California, US
SSL CertificateYR1TLS 1.3 ยท Valid for: 3 months ยท from July 23, 2026 at 2:37 AM ยท to October 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Name Serversns1.vercel-dns.com ns2.vercel-dns.com
Content Analysis
Website titleDeployment Paused
Primary Language
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Mentioned hosts (1)
costcogasguide.com
Security Analysis
Detection SignaturesThese signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
DealsGuidesWordpress Platform
Verified ServicesThis domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Google Verification
Domain ownership verified by Google.
Security FingerprintUnique identifier based on site analysis
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