# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bax-ula-dex.de
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Fetched:   2026-05-13 20:55:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bax-ula-dex.de/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: argent (and: ethereum)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     cory.ns.cloudflare.com, simone.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Bax Ula Dex - Offizielle Plattform | KI-Trading 2026 | Über 10.000 Bewertungen
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: afbf1d264910bce9bc6abcd55d4a3dd86551143a2db10dfffb5a81c6b93da237

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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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: 2026-01-24 02:53:14 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-05-03 09:58:02 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-24 20:23:24 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bed45-cb75-77ff-8f2b-8d5b72e63d07/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bax-ula-dex.de
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bax-ula-dex.de
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bax-ula-dex.de
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bax-ula-dex.de
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bax-ula-dex.de/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:11:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bax-ula-dex.de as a high-risk phishing domain designed to deceive users. This site, which claims to be an official platform for KI-Trading 2026 with over 10,000 reviews, poses significant danger by attempting to exploit user trust through a plausible but fraudulent offering. Such phishing sites are crafted to trick individuals into revealing sensitive data, potentially leading to identity theft or financial loss.

The phishing mechanism behind bax-ula-dex.de involves masquerading as a reputable trading platform to lure victims. Users might be asked to enter login credentials, personal identification, or financial details under the pretense of registration or access to exclusive services. The domain was created recently in 2026 and has been flagged by multiple security vendors, indicating that it has been detected in active phishing campaigns. Its presence on security blocklists and its current offline status further confirm that it was used for malicious purposes but has since been taken down.

If someone has visited bax-ula-dex.de, it is important to not provide any information or credentials if prompted. Users should run comprehensive antivirus and anti-malware scans on their devices and change any passwords that may have been entered on suspicious sites. Monitoring financial statements for unauthorized transactions and enabling multi-factor authentication on sensitive accounts is also advised. Reporting this domain and related phishing attempts to appropriate authorities or platforms like PhishDestroy helps protect the wider community from similar threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       989c65ce793c4a78cd50025dc800f569
TLS cert SHA-256:      afbf1d264910bce9bc6abcd55d4a3dd86551143a2db10dfffb5a81c6b93da237

## 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/bax-ula-dex.de/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bax-ula-dex.de
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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