# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cexsmasmk.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 06:59:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cexsmasmk.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.91.137 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     alaric.ns.cloudflare.com, brynne.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-17
Expires:         2027-06-17
Page title:      Portfolio | Web Developer
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 435183ab6075ed14e01b6b0f63dac656245894de73a245e2b748b965f641d81b

## 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: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 17:29:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-18 15:32:08 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 08:46:28 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-20 00:02:52 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/019edb59-307b-764a-9d39-eaa650f4d85c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/12298fb7-ae3a-4e6e-81ab-ccf5d9eb81f8
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cexsmasmk.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cexsmasmk.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cexsmasmk.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cexsmasmk.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cexsmasmk.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:06:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain cexsmasmk.com, flagged by 2 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors, impersonates MetaMask to execute phishing scams. Despite being taken down, it initially posed a significant threat by mimicking legitimate cryptocurrency services. PhishDestroy identified this domain on 2026-06-18, just a day after its creation, highlighting its rapid detection capabilities.

Registered through Dynadot Inc and hosted on IP 188.114.97.3 by Cloudflare, Inc., cexsmasmk.com operated under the guise of a CEX platform. The SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services was likely used to lend credibility to the site. The domain's platform risk score was 73/100, indicating a high potential for malicious activity targeting unsuspecting users.

Public blocklists, including those maintained by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, have added cexsmasmk.com to their lists, reflecting the domain's threat level. The swift inclusion in these blocklists underscores the domain's malicious intent and the need for continuous monitoring of similar threats. The takedown of this domain reduces immediate risk, but the incident serves as a reminder of the persistent phishing threats targeting cryptocurrency users.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260618-881866
Favicon MD5:       79a580f05dade98a8e27204dbf962dc0
TLS cert SHA-256:      435183ab6075ed14e01b6b0f63dac656245894de73a245e2b748b965f641d81b

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