# PhishDestroy threat dossier — checkcrypto.dev
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 04:46:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/checkcrypto.dev/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: AML Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.205.140 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC.
Nameservers:     chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, zeus.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-29
Expires:         2026-12-29
Page title:      AML Cryptocurrency Wallet Check 🛡️ | Check AML wallet for risks for free

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: aaf7a3589f852f57fddfbe56a96bed8c4196e1c3a3ec87ec60a6c2f1a52ff5e4

## 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: 2025-12-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 05:37:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 03:40:39 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 06:16:24 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 06:19:06 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/019eddf3-5013-71f8-a1e7-f72b5c3e147c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/a33c766e-1ae0-468e-a307-4d09d8b9736b
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/checkcrypto.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.checkcrypto.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=checkcrypto.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/checkcrypto.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/checkcrypto.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 10:04:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain checkcrypto.dev, a generic crypto scam operation, is currently down. This domain presented itself as a platform for cryptocurrency-related activities, likely intended for phishing or fraudulent transactions.

VirusTotal shows 4 out of 95 security vendors flagged checkcrypto.dev as malicious, with ESET identifying it. The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist, though Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it.

Dynadot LLC registered the domain on 2025-12-29, and it was first seen on 2026-06-19, resolving to IP address 172.67.205.140.

Block checkcrypto.dev at the perimeter to prevent any potential future re-activation or associated threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-C65177
Favicon MD5:       ab0fce799376e2902f68b4d1663a74fe
TLS cert SHA-256:      aaf7a3589f852f57fddfbe56a96bed8c4196e1c3a3ec87ec60a6c2f1a52ff5e4

## 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/checkcrypto.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=checkcrypto.dev
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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