# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cow.dao-swap.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-30 12:31:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cow.dao-swap.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      www.cow.dao-swap.cc

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:23:55 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-30 12:21:20 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 08:39:24 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/01987107-209a-70df-8c6d-174101b54d6f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cow.dao-swap.cc
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cow.dao-swap.cc
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cow.dao-swap.cc
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cow.dao-swap.cc
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cow.dao-swap.cc/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 07:19:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

cow.dao-swap.cc Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

The domain cow.dao-swap.cc is associated with a generic phishing operation and has a high threat score of 85/100. The site is currently down, indicating it may have been taken down due to its malicious activities. VirusTotal reports that 7 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, including notable vendors such as Sophos and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker. It is also listed on one public blocklist, while Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it.

No registrar information is available, suggesting the domain may utilize privacy protection or has been scrubbed. The hosting IP remains unresolved, which could indicate that the domain is dormant or has been recently taken offline. The domain was created on 2026-02-21 and was first detected on 2026-02-26. Block the domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar abuse desk.

## 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 (operator 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/cow.dao-swap.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cow.dao-swap.cc
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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