# PhishDestroy threat dossier — alphax-exchange-login.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 14:18:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/alphax-exchange-login.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 19 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing
Targeted brand: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.18.1.240
ASN:             ASAS57724 DDOS-GUARD DDOS-GUARD LTD, RU
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     PNS51.CLOUDNS.NET, PNS52.CLOUDNS.NET
Registered:      2024-10-11
Expires:         2025-10-11
Page title:      AlphaX Login & AlphaX Crypto Exchange | AlphaX Login Trading Platform

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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Domain registered: 2024-10-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-20 23:09:57 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:53:00 UTC (STALE — 19 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 19 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 19 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199db91-779e-700d-9f2e-d8296c1eaa31/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/alphax-exchange-login.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.alphax-exchange-login.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=alphax-exchange-login.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/alphax-exchange-login.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/alphax-exchange-login.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:25:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies alphax-exchange-login.com as a credential phishing domain targeting users of exchange platforms. It was registered recently on 2024-10-11 via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED.

This domain was flagged by multiple security vendors and appears on at least one security blocklist. It resolved to IP address 198.18.1.240, which is often used for internal testing but here served a malicious purpose. The domain’s short lifespan and registration details suggest a phishing campaign.

Currently, alphax-exchange-login.com has been taken offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid interacting with similar suspicious domains and to verify URLs before submitting credentials.

## 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/alphax-exchange-login.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=alphax-exchange-login.com
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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