# PhishDestroy threat dossier — avantis.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 22:39:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/avantis.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 23 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: ["lily.ns.cloudflare.com", "sergi.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-09-16 Page title: Avantis Exchange | Decentralized Perpetuals, RWAs & 500x Leverage, Staking, Airdrop ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5a568047b3eeced76195710a6543ac2e258e3d805859991bc37f0ef1c3b4c499 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-13 08:32:30 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:23:25 UTC (STALE — 23 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-14 09:04:09 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 23 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 23 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c557a-b333-77f9-ab16-b5308fd4d8a2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/avantis.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.avantis.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=avantis.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/avantis.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/avantis.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 15:42:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies avantis.exchange as a medium-risk phishing domain targeting users with a generic phishing threat. This type of threat involves deceptive tactics designed to trick users into divulging sensitive information, often by mimicking legitimate financial platforms. Given the domain's focus on decentralized perpetuals and leveraged trading, unsuspecting victims may be lured by promises of high returns or exclusive staking and airdrop offers, increasing the potential for financial loss. The domain avantis.exchange resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered recently on February 21, 2026, via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It currently appears on one security blocklist and has been flagged by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating suspicious activity. The domain remains active and continues to host a site with a page title designed to attract cryptocurrency traders, which aligns with common phishing tactics in the crypto space. Users should exercise caution when interacting with avantis.exchange or similar domains. Avoid clicking on unsolicited links, refrain from entering personal or financial information, and verify the legitimacy of the platform through trusted sources. Utilizing security tools and consulting resources like PhishDestroy can help protect against phishing attempts and reduce the risk of falling victim to fraudulent schemes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: e7e0414f7c877db3999d5b19882fc35300ff61cb2155eda4b140fec6faeaa44a TLS cert SHA-256: 5a568047b3eeced76195710a6543ac2e258e3d805859991bc37f0ef1c3b4c499 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/avantis.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=avantis.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io