# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dfx-service.online
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 03:38:52 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dfx-service.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: apple (and: google, ledger, metamask, rabby, trezor)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.177.120.15 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS22612 NAMECHEAP-NET, US
Hosting org:     AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.namecheaphosting.com, dns2.namecheaphosting.com
Registered:      2025-09-11
Expires:         2026-09-11
Page title:      DFX - Buy and Sell Crypto
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: 2025-09-11 (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:    2025-10-22 11:10:06 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 05:37:42 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-09 01:13:14 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/019a0b9c-1439-77be-b162-a2fc2c139032/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dfx-service.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dfx-service.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dfx-service.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dfx-service.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dfx-service.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:34:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has flagged dfx-service.online as a potentially dangerous site due to its association with generic phishing schemes. Although the domain is currently offline, it was created recently on September 11, 2025, and showed signs of suspicious activity such as appearing on two security blocklists and having a very low trust score of 13 out of 100 on Scamadviser. This suggests that users should be wary of engaging with this domain, especially in the context of cryptocurrency transactions.

The phishing tactic employed by dfx-service.online involves impersonating a legitimate crypto trading platform to lure victims into submitting sensitive information like login credentials or payment details. The site’s title "DFX - Buy and Sell Crypto" is designed to attract users interested in cryptocurrency trading, but the low reputation and multiple security flags indicate the site was likely used to steal user data rather than facilitate legitimate transactions.

If you visited dfx-service.online, it is crucial to monitor your accounts closely for unauthorized activity and change any passwords that might have been compromised. Avoid entering personal or financial information on suspicious domains, and if you suspect your data was exposed, consider reaching out to your financial institutions and enabling additional security measures such as two-factor authentication. Staying informed and cautious helps protect you from emerging phishing threats like those linked to dfx-service.online.

## 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/dfx-service.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dfx-service.online
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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