# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitmaxio.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:14:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitmaxio.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Ethereum (and: google)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Atak Domain
Nameservers:     ns1.host-forest.com, ns2.host-forest.com
Registered:      2025-08-18
Expires:         2026-08-18
Page title:      Home • Bitmaxio

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 48f706fef8566eb4ecd6cd0dfb2ea38be20c977e30c47416eb2fabd9b9b0a199
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - bitmaxio.com.slocksfx.com
  - www.bitmaxio.com.slocksfx.com

## 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: 2025-08-18 (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:    2025-08-29 14:18:32 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:44:06 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-15 12:08:28 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198f6d6-5933-748d-bbb2-4b19cf9abf04/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitmaxio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitmaxio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitmaxio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitmaxio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitmaxio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:53:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bitmaxio.com as a low-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Ethereum. The domain attempts to mislead users by imitating a well-known cryptocurrency brand.

Supporting evidence includes a poor Scamadviser trust score of 1/100, a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, and flags from 2 security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain was registered through Atak Domain and resolved to IP 198.12.66.123. It also appears on one security blocklist.

Currently, bitmaxio.com is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users should remain cautious and avoid engaging with this domain. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for any reactivation or similar brand impersonation attempts.

[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:       99db99a61fb6049e8ca236e7a7fa7da5
TLS cert SHA-256:      48f706fef8566eb4ecd6cd0dfb2ea38be20c977e30c47416eb2fabd9b9b0a199

## 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/bitmaxio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitmaxio.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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