# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinauts.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 23:01:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinauts.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Investment Scam)
Targeted brand: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       arin
Nameservers:     1
Page title:      Cryptocurrency trading and invest platform
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2024-08-28 06:04:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 11:57:10 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/08bf982c-f815-4946-9e90-289ff683a645/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinauts.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinauts.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinauts.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinauts.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinauts.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:39:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies coinauts.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain targeting cryptocurrency traders and investors. The domain attempts to mimic a cryptocurrency trading and investment platform, aiming to deceive users into divulging sensitive credentials or financial information.

Supporting evidence includes its registration through ARIN and appearance on one security blocklist. The domain resolved to IP 188.114.96.3 before being taken offline. VirusTotal scan results show only 1 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, indicating limited but credible evidence of phishing activity associated with coinauts.com.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with coinauts.com or providing any personal data. The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk. However, vigilance remains crucial, and users should only use verified cryptocurrency platforms with strong reputations to protect their digital assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       51ed290c09a566a3b11c7a11ecb0fc195cd6ff701b41b3e2b832abce21961bcf

## 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/coinauts.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinauts.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

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