# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btcelianv10.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 09:29:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btcelianv10.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: investment_scam Targeted brand: btc-elian ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: rob.ns.cloudflare.com, selah.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-11 Expires: 2027-05-11 Page title: BTC-Elian v10 | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c8dc21a495d66dd951ff0a514630f024c1a4ce2a1a533608ab6add40c002725c ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-15 04:09:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-15 01:20:11 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 11:16:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:51 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e292c-d4f5-742b-b5dd-e70a25141b86/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/222dbe32-7d2b-463e-ac03-9f2e5ffebbec Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/btcelianv10.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btcelianv10.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btcelianv10.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btcelianv10.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btcelianv10.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 05:30:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, btcelianv10.live, is flagged as a brand impersonation threat specifically targeting BTC-Elian, a recognized platform for AI-assisted cryptocurrency trading. Analysis indicates the site mimics the legitimate BTC-Elian interface, presenting itself as 'BTC-Elian v10 | Official Platform for AI Assisted Trading' to deceive users into engaging with fraudulent services. No direct evidence of a crypto drainer kit was observed, but the site’s infrastructure and impersonation tactics align with credential theft or investment scam methodologies. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 11, 2024, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. VirusTotal detection metrics report 9 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100. The domain appears on one security blocklist and employs technologies such as Unpkg, jsDelivr, jQuery, and Cloudflare, which may obfuscate its true intent. The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, a common tactic to lend superficial legitimacy to fraudulent sites. As of the latest assessment, btcelianv10.live has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk to end users. However, the domain’s registration remains active, and similar impersonation campaigns may resurface under different domains or IPs. Users are advised to verify the authenticity of any BTC-Elian-related communications or platforms by cross-referencing official channels. Organizations should monitor for related indicators of compromise, including the IP 188.114.96.3 and associated domain registration patterns, to preemptively block emerging threats. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 9/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260515-AA5EFD Favicon MD5: b34506cdd39059243bbbcf00bb24b737 TLS cert SHA-256: c8dc21a495d66dd951ff0a514630f024c1a4ce2a1a533608ab6add40c002725c ## 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/btcelianv10.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btcelianv10.live 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: 170,806 domains (12,465 alive under monitoring, 157,937 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io