Security engines reporting a detection: 7. Public blocklists reporting a match: 3. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
The domain dfx-app.website presented a fraudulent web page titled "DFX - Buy and Sell Crypto" and impersonated the Apple brand as part of a tech support scam. The threat posed by this site was to deceive users into believing they were interacting with a legitimate Apple-affiliated cryptocurrency service, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive financial information or unauthorized transactions under the guise of technical support.
Technical evidence confirms the malicious nature of this domain. VirusTotal flagged the site with 7 out of 95 detections. The domain was registered on 2026-02-21 and resolved to IP address 18.208.88.157 in the United States, hosted on AS14618 (Amazon.com, Inc.). The SSL certificate was rated E8, indicating weak security. Threat intelligence sources including alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker flagged the domain, and it appeared on 4 blocklists. GridinSoft assigned a trust score of 0 out of 100, and the DOM risk score was 75.
As of the latest check, the domain is DOWN or OFFLINE, meaning the fraudulent site is no longer accessible. The risk level remains high due to the confirmed impersonation of Apple, the presence on multiple blocklists, and the low trust score, indicating it was a verified threat.
IP ContextNetlify shared edgeorigin IP hiddenEdge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
OTX Tagsscam
RegistrationCreated Feb 21, 2026 (235d)
Time to First Unavailability54 days
What we count
Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedFeb 26, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Mar 24, 2026score 75/1006 brand signals
IoC Extractionscanned Aug 1, 20260 wallet · 1 Telegram IoC
Page Title
DFX - Buy and Sell Crypto
Impersonates
AppleGoogleLedgerMetaMaskRabbyTrezor
TLS Certificate
Hostname coverage not recorded·
Issued by E8
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
18.208.88.157
Network ASN
AS14618
Organization
Amazon.com, Inc.
Observed location
Ashburn, US
Server header
Netlify
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
E8
Hostname coverage
Hostname coverage not recorded
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS inactivereason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationUnknownProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-13 01:09:29 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-05-06 20:12:40 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-05-06 20:12:40 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 3,524.04hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-07-19 06:13:47 UTC · precision very low · basis bounded
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
11 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
dfx-app.website detected and queued for full analysis
The latest stored checks indicate that the reported content is unavailable; this does not establish who or what caused the change.
Apr 22, 2026
Time to First Unavailability
1305 hours elapsed from detection to the first unavailable observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
5 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedContent unavailable
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · dfx-app.website
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches2
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
