# PhishDestroy threat dossier — buyxhub.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-18 08:40:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/buyxhub.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: avalanche (and: chainlink, ethereum, mastercard, solana, sui)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.16.1 (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 | BuyxHub
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-18 11:14:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 04:24:24 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/01991262-6983-7551-8175-9f26338296f4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/buyxhub.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.buyxhub.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=buyxhub.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/buyxhub.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/buyxhub.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:28:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies buyxhub.com as a medium-risk generic phishing domain. This malicious site was created recently and is known to facilitate deceptive schemes designed to steal sensitive user information. Users attempting to interact with this domain risk exposing personal or financial data to cybercriminals.

The domain buyxhub.com was registered through a dead domain provider and appeared on one security blocklist shortly after its creation on February 21, 2026. VirusTotal flagged it by nine security vendors, indicating a consensus of suspicious activity. The domain's infrastructure is minimal and lacks a legitimate business presence, consistent with common phishing tactics. This domain's short lifespan and offline status suggest rapid mitigation efforts by security entities.

Currently, buyxhub.com is offline, significantly reducing immediate risk to users. However, caution is advised as phishing operators may attempt to resurrect the domain or deploy similar tactics under different addresses. PhishDestroy recommends organizations implement robust email and web filtering, educate users on phishing indicators, and monitor for related domains to prevent exposure to these threats.

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