# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btcus-exchange.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 23:02:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btcus-exchange.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing
URLQuery:        1 detections
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.1.232 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     lennox.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-02
Page title:      Biteth-exchange
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-05-31
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8376057766328a94e549579723677a9f7ec4db394f98b110632139d242981a62

## 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: 2026-03-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-27 20:15:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-27 17:19:37 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-28 01:50:06 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dcfef-137c-7756-b60e-0895300c60d1/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/87849b5f-fd5c-4f16-936b-d6bbcf1ca9c8
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/btcus-exchange.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btcus-exchange.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btcus-exchange.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btcus-exchange.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btcus-exchange.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-27 20:16:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy’s automated pipeline flagged btcus-exchange.com as an active crypto drainer phishing domain designed to siphon cryptocurrency from victims. The page mimics Biteth-exchange, a legitimate exchange name, to deceive users into connecting wallets and approving malicious token approvals. No custom drainer kit artifacts are visible on the landing page, suggesting the operators rely on standard web3 wallet interaction prompts and deceptive deposit interfaces to trigger fund transfers.

Technical indicators confirm high-risk infrastructure: the domain resolves to IPv4 address 104.21.1.232 and uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate issued after domain creation on March 02, 2026. Registered through GMO Internet, Inc., the domain shows zero detections on VirusTotal (0/95 engines) and is currently flagged by Google Safe Browsing under the SOCIAL_ENGINEERING category. These factors indicate a recently deployed campaign with minimal detection coverage.

The campaign remains active despite public exposure. Blocking the domain and IP at DNS/firewall layers is recommended to prevent access. Users should verify exchange URLs via official sources and avoid interacting with unsolicited links. Remaining risk is high due to low detection signatures and active hosting, requiring immediate defensive action and continued threat hunting.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260427-B6D944
Favicon MD5:       acdd91dedc3e7d168c8a072adf8fb120
TLS cert SHA-256:      8376057766328a94e549579723677a9f7ec4db394f98b110632139d242981a62

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