# PhishDestroy threat dossier — changenow.cc
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Fetched:   2026-04-29 10:37:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/changenow.cc/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 29 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Binance (and: ethereum, mastercard, pancakeswap, polygon, solana)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2606:4700:10::6814:1e38 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     maisie.ns.cloudflare.com, porter.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-04-09
Expires:         2026-04-09
Page title:      Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange | Best Rates & Lowest Fees | ChangeNOW

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e8465868c172510a67fe9310f229dee50c9e25ec9924af2ceb3fe0fd9473d2c3

## 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: 2025-04-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-10 05:58:15 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:43:03 UTC (STALE — 29 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-24 03:00:15 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 29 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 29 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01989333-9a96-703d-acac-15c1925f301f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/changenow.cc
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.changenow.cc
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=changenow.cc
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/changenow.cc
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/changenow.cc/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:11:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies changenow.cc as a medium-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Binance. The domain mimicked Binance's branding to deceive users into believing it was a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange platform, leveraging the page title "Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange | Best Rates & Lowest Fees | ChangeNOW" to appear credible.

Technical indicators reveal that changenow.cc was registered on April 9, 2025, through GoDaddy.com, LLC. It resolved to the IPv6 address 2606:4700:10::6814:1e38 and appeared on three security blocklists. Additionally, it scored a 0/100 trust rating on Gridinsoft and was flagged by 9 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, underscoring its suspicious nature.

Currently, changenow.cc is offline, reflecting proactive takedown efforts. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar impersonation attempts by always verifying domain authenticity and avoiding interaction with suspicious links. PhishDestroy continues monitoring such threats to inform and protect the cryptocurrency community.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 9/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3c377d54a49698a64aafa95850ab73ed
TLS cert SHA-256:      e8465868c172510a67fe9310f229dee50c9e25ec9924af2ceb3fe0fd9473d2c3

## 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/changenow.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=changenow.cc
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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