# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btc-qr.to
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 20:44:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btc-qr.to/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: Bitcoin

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  16 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 7 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.12.2.86 (UA, Kyiv)
ASN:             ASAS30860 YURTEH-AS Virtual Systems LLC, UA
Hosting org:     AS6698 Virtual Systems LLC
Registrar:       Government of Kingdom of Tonga
Nameservers:     ns1.zomro.net, ns2.zomro.ru
Registered:      2024-01-08
Expires:         2026-01-08
Page title:      Bitcoin QR Code Generator
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2024-01-08 (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:    2025-08-09 12:10:59 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-30 15:10:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988f62-8143-746b-9c3e-f42fa78d534e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/btc-qr.to
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btc-qr.to
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btc-qr.to
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btc-qr.to
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btc-qr.to/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:41:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies btc-qr.to as a high-risk generic phishing domain associated with Bitcoin QR code scams. This domain posed a significant threat to users seeking crypto-related services.

Evidence shows btc-qr.to resolved to IP 45.12.2.86, was created recently in January 2024, and registered through the Government of Kingdom of Tonga. The domain appeared on 7 security blocklists and was flagged by 12 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors. It was also featured in 16 AlienVault OTX pulses, confirming its malicious activity.

Currently, btc-qr.to is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users should remain cautious of similar phishing attempts and avoid interacting with suspicious crypto QR code generators or domains newly registered in high-risk jurisdictions.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       d2f246c8b2dffa52d44759f0d93af3be2bbb0a5e085e21003a1afeecb42f36b4

## 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/btc-qr.to/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btc-qr.to
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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