# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dedust-swap.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 20:12:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dedust-swap.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: coinmarketcap (and: ton)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.149.120.107 (RU, Rostov-na-Donu)
ASN:             ASAS57724 DDOS-GUARD DDOS-GUARD LTD, RU
Hosting org:     AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2024-09-29
Expires:         2025-08-08
Page title:      DeDust swap — DeDust.io AMM DEX Dedust Swap Ton Network
HTTP response:   530

## 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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Domain registered: 2024-09-29 (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)
First reported:    2025-08-08 16:21:32 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 21:05:37 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/01988b21-7345-717d-98e5-5147984c3d3c/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dedust-swap.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dedust-swap.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dedust-swap.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dedust-swap.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dedust-swap.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:27:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies dedust-swap.com as a medium-risk generic phishing domain, designed to deceive users into divulging sensitive information. This threat aimed to exploit unsuspecting visitors by mimicking legitimate services and tricking them into unauthorized data disclosure.

The domain was registered recently on September 29, 2024, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolved to IP address 185.149.120.107. It appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by 8 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. As of now, dedust-swap.com is offline, reducing immediate risk to users.

Users are advised to remain vigilant and avoid interacting with suspicious links or entering personal information on unverified websites. Regularly updating security software and consulting trusted threat intelligence platforms like PhishDestroy can help prevent phishing attacks. Always confirm the legitimacy of a website before providing any credentials or sensitive data.

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