# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btc-to-usdt.exchange ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 11:49:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btc-to-usdt.exchange/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: aave (and: aptos, arbitrum, avalanche, base, chainlink) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.159.45 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US 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: ["samara.ns.cloudflare.com", "milan.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2025-08-07 Page title: Bitcoin to USDT Exchange — Fast, No-KYC, Anonymous Crypto Swap ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9d0add579aa1be6c6b27ebc39dcccb96dd6ce985b9f273869bf731d99fa1aa98 ## 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: 2025-08-07 (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: 2025-08-15 00:27:57 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 00:43:18 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 06:12:04 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0198abc5-0128-7549-86e6-b1f722993a64/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/btc-to-usdt.exchange crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btc-to-usdt.exchange Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btc-to-usdt.exchange AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btc-to-usdt.exchange URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btc-to-usdt.exchange/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 02:40:08 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-to-usdt.exchange as a medium-risk generic phishing domain. The site claims to offer fast, anonymous crypto swaps without KYC, which is a common lure for fraudulent platforms targeting cryptocurrency users. Evidence supporting this risk includes the domain's recent creation date on August 7, 2025, and its presence on four security blocklists. VirusTotal reports 5 out of 95 security vendors flagging this domain, while Gridinsoft assigns it a low trust score of 0/100. The domain resolved to IP address 172.67.159.45 and was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. These factors collectively indicate suspicious infrastructure and potential phishing activity. Currently, btc-to-usdt.exchange is taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. However, users should remain vigilant and avoid interacting with this domain or providing any personal or financial information. To stay safe, rely on well-known and verified crypto exchange platforms and enable security measures such as two-factor authentication. Monitoring domain status and using threat intelligence sources like PhishDestroy can help prevent exposure to such phishing threats. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 5/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c987c3fc17742c24973c01e2b41270ee TLS cert SHA-256: 9d0add579aa1be6c6b27ebc39dcccb96dd6ce985b9f273869bf731d99fa1aa98 ## 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/btc-to-usdt.exchange/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btc-to-usdt.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