# PhishDestroy threat dossier — change-coins.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 08:32:39 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/change-coins.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 66/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (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: cameron.ns.cloudflare.com, lorna.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-05 Expires: 2027-05-05 Page title: Earn $780 and more per day! HTTP response: 200 ## 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: 2026-05-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-11 02:23:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-11 04:48:40 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4e8d-8124-734c-bbfa-b9fbf7f020a3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/change-coins.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.change-coins.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=change-coins.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/change-coins.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/change-coins.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-11 02:54:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, change-coins.com, poses a specific threat as a generic phishing platform targeting cryptocurrency users. It likely attempts to harvest login credentials, private keys, or financial information by impersonating a legitimate coin exchange or wallet service. The domain remains active and accessible, increasing the risk of user exposure. Technical evidence reveals critical indicators: VirusTotal flags the domain with 15 out of 95 security vendors detecting malicious activity. The domain was registered on May 05, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar known for minimal oversight. It resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and appears on 1 security blocklist (BLP-Malware). AlienVault OTX includes it in 1 threat intelligence pulse. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which provides no validation of domain legitimacy. Users who have visited change-coins.com should immediately change passwords for any cryptocurrency accounts used on the site, enable two-factor authentication, and monitor financial accounts for unauthorized transactions. Run a full antivirus scan on any device that accessed the domain. Avoid reusing credentials across platforms. Report the domain to relevant cybersecurity authorities and block it at the network level to prevent further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3ba83cd25ed76173b5029a8ba0c2846a ## 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 (operator 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/change-coins.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=change-coins.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io