# PhishDestroy threat dossier — checker.madnessexchange.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 12:42:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/checker.madnessexchange.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: Monad ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB Nameservers: theo.ns.cloudflare.com, tori.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-10-22 Page title: Madness - The Lead DEX Built on Monad - ... HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-04 16:56:33 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-31 13:25:31 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-29 00:02:24 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c23a7-e69f-7371-b6f8-6c7cf05f9271/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/checker.madnessexchange.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.checker.madnessexchange.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=checker.madnessexchange.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/checker.madnessexchange.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/checker.madnessexchange.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:03:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies checker.madnessexchange.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain. It was associated with a deceptive page titled "Madness - The Lead DEX Built on Monad" designed to trick users into revealing sensitive information. The domain's purpose was likely to impersonate or lure victims under the guise of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Technically, this domain was registered on February 21, 2026, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and resolved to the IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain appeared on three different security blocklists and was flagged by Google Safe Browsing for social engineering risks. VirusTotal analysis showed 16 out of 95 security vendors identifying it as malicious, confirming multiple sources detected its phishing behavior. Currently, checker.madnessexchange.com is offline, reducing immediate threats to users. PhishDestroy strongly recommends avoiding interaction with this domain or any related URLs. Users should remain vigilant and verify web addresses before submitting credentials or personal data. Security teams should continue monitoring for redirects or reused infrastructure tied to this domain to prevent renewed phishing operations. ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/checker.madnessexchange.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=checker.madnessexchange.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 156,342 domains (38,630 alive under monitoring, 117,112 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io