# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bitowex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-18 08:38:50 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bitowex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: avalanche (and: ethereum, ledger, mastercard, solana, sui) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Seclookup Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Bitowex ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: WE1 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-26 23:21:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-17 13:05:03 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-26 20:22:55 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019961c3-d363-74cc-bc97-f6e75bfd4742/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bitowex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bitowex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bitowex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bitowex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bitowex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 15:28:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies bitowex.com as a phishing domain posing a medium-level threat to users. Although the site is currently offline, the dangers it presented remain relevant, as phishing sites often resurface or inspire copycats. Users should be vigilant against unexpected emails or messages directing them to this or similar domains, which may attempt to steal login credentials or sensitive personal information. This phishing operation likely involved deceptive tactics such as fake login pages or fraudulent prompts designed to trick users into submitting confidential data. By masquerading as legitimate platforms or services, bitowex.com aimed to exploit trust and harvest user credentials. The domain was flagged on multiple security blocklists, and threat analysis tools reported detection by several security vendors, underscoring its malicious intent. If a user has visited bitowex.com, it is crucial to immediately change any passwords that may have been entered on the site and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Running a full antivirus and anti-malware scan is recommended to detect potential threats that may have been downloaded. Always verify the legitimacy of links before clicking, especially when prompted for sensitive information. PhishDestroy encourages users to report suspicious domains and stay informed to protect themselves from evolving online scams. ## 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/bitowex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bitowex.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,756 domains (35,491 alive under monitoring, 114,985 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io