# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 21:07:55 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam Targeted brand: across (and: ethereum) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, Trustwave, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.251.89.220 (US, Cheyenne) ASN: ASAS53667 PONYNET, US Hosting org: AS53667 FranTech Solutions 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: ns27.asurahosting.com, ns28.asurahosting.com Registered: 2025-04-23 Expires: 2026-04-23 Page title: THORSwap ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-04-23 (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: 2025-09-10 05:41:12 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-29 20:48:23 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-12 12:02:09 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019932c9-11f9-72fc-854b-b2ecc64f86a4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-25 07:57:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz a Crypto Scam? The domain appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz is flagged as a crypto‑related impersonation campaign targeting the Across brand. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain was registered on 23 April 2025 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and is serviced by the nameservers ns27.asurahosting.com and ns28.asurahosting.com. DNS resolution points to IP address 198.251.89.220, which belongs to AS53667 FranTech Solutions located in the United States. No TLS certificate is presented for the host, indicating that any HTTP connections would be unencrypted. The page title returned from the site, "THORSwap", aligns with the reported scam type of a crypto‑draining operation, though the full page content has not been examined. VirusTotal scans record 15 detections out of 95 security vendors, evidencing a moderate level of vendor consensus on malicious behavior. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by PhishDestroy, reinforcing the assessment of hostile intent. Current monitoring indicates the site is offline, but the underlying IP and hosting provider remain active and could be reused for future campaigns. Defenders should continue to block the domain and its associated IP at network perimeters, add the nameservers to watchlists for rapid detection of re‑registration, and maintain vigilance for any resurrected services that may reuse the same infrastructure. Continuous threat‑intel feeds should be consulted for updates on additional detections, and organizations using the Across brand should educate users about the lack of a legitimate THORSwap service to mitigate credential harvesting attempts. ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (operator 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appthorswap.app.apexfix.xyz Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,508 domains (83,275 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io