# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinex.plus ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 13:50:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinex.plus/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: tech_support Targeted brand: google ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.96.1 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: alla.ns.cloudflare.com, sonny.ns.cloudflare.com Page title: CoinEx ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-31 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3aac4cc7a902aa75a3be0bfac50375eeec607624458a3d8e6a004496df488956 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-09-12 08:49:22 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-31 13:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-15 12:07:33 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01993d1d-02d7-73b8-b6df-ffb0fa040319/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinex.plus crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinex.plus Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinex.plus AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinex.plus URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinex.plus/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 00:06:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies coinex.plus as a generic phishing domain impersonating the CoinEx brand to deceive users. The domain is classified as high risk due to its malicious intent targeting cryptocurrency users. Technical analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP 104.21.96.1 and was flagged by 17 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors. Its low PageSpeed score of 34/100 and a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 indicate a hastily created fraudulent site. coinex.plus also appears on one security blocklist, supporting its malicious classification. Currently, coinex.plus is offline following takedown actions. Users are advised to remain cautious and verify legitimacy before engaging with similar domains. PhishDestroy continues monitoring for any resurgence or related threats. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 17/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 34504845487f5797738635e758478f29388813a26b5b5de62017a3689b85de20 TLS cert SHA-256: 3aac4cc7a902aa75a3be0bfac50375eeec607624458a3d8e6a004496df488956 ## 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/coinex.plus/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinex.plus 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: 156,387 domains (38,630 alive under monitoring, 117,112 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io