# PhishDestroy threat dossier — changenowio.co
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 14:40:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/changenowio.co/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      130.12.180.128 (DE, Aachen)
ASN:             ASAS202412 OMEGATECH-AS Omegatech LTD, SC
Hosting org:     AS202412 Omegatech LTD
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2026-06-18
Expires:         2027-06-18
Page title:      ChangeNOW | Swap & Exchange
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE1
Expires:    2026-09-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 33cdc20c49e0cda28aa14663c175c48848efa11106e1da440655d1f3d4b7328a
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.changenowio.co

## 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: 2026-06-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 07:46:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 05:49:28 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 18:22:50 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/019ede69-68b3-719b-a5e8-fe1536dc86c3/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/66abc4b2-70a1-49a5-b7fe-d5dcc05f6370
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/changenowio.co
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.changenowio.co
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=changenowio.co
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/changenowio.co
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/changenowio.co/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 10:08:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain changenowio.co impersonates the legitimate ChangeNOW cryptocurrency exchange service, operating as a "Fake Exchange" scam. The site claims to offer swap and exchange services, posing a direct financial threat to users who may be tricked into sending cryptocurrency to the platform.

Technical analysis reveals the site was created on 2026-06-18 via registrar Dynadot Inc, and is hosted on IP 130.12.180.128 (Germany, AS202412 Omegatech LTD). It uses Let's Encrypt SSL (YE1) and nameservers ns1.dyna-ns.net and ns2.dyna-ns.net. VirusTotal shows 8/95 detections, with flags from alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, and G-Data. The site appears on 3 blocklists.

The domain is currently ACTIVE. GridinSoft trust rating is 0/100, and the overall DOM risk score is 95, indicating a very high risk level. Users should avoid any interaction with this site.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 8/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-C40913
Favicon MD5:       3c377d54a49698a64aafa95850ab73ed
TLS cert SHA-256:      33cdc20c49e0cda28aa14663c175c48848efa11106e1da440655d1f3d4b7328a

## 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/changenowio.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=changenowio.co
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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