# PhishDestroy threat dossier — a7a5.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 00:14:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a7a5.exchange/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 25 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: bitget (and: ethereum, ledger, okx, okx wallet, tron)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.135.77 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     bayan.ns.cloudflare.com, michelle.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      A7A5

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6074abce6846c842bba60a5f60403dc5674010ff3f7f31eae56fe9e2662df388

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-23 12:31:30 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 01:02:00 UTC (STALE — 25 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 18:08:00 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 25 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 25 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ab0b2-5656-750f-bc89-2258c8aa470f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/a7a5.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.a7a5.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=a7a5.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/a7a5.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/a7a5.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:50:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy flags a7a5.exchange as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The domain's threat type is brand impersonation, aiming to deceive users by mimicking Bitget's identity. Despite the low risk level, users should remain cautious due to potential phishing attempts.

Supporting intelligence shows that a7a5.exchange was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. and resolved to IP 172.67.135.77. VirusTotal scans flagged this domain by 2 out of 95 security vendors, indicating some suspicion but limited consensus on its maliciousness. Additionally, it appears on one security blocklist, which supports its identification as a suspicious site. The Gridinsoft trust score assigning 0/100 suggests poor reputation, reinforcing concerns about this domain's intent.

Currently, a7a5.exchange has been taken offline, mitigating the immediate risk to users. To protect themselves, users should refrain from visiting or interacting with this domain and verify URLs carefully when engaging with cryptocurrency platforms like Bitget. PhishDestroy recommends continued vigilance and usage of updated security tools to prevent falling victim to similar impersonation schemes.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       2d1bdf10e43aab9acbb11b88088fadca
TLS cert SHA-256:      6074abce6846c842bba60a5f60403dc5674010ff3f7f31eae56fe9e2662df388

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a7a5.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=a7a5.exchange
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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