# PhishDestroy threat dossier — download-exodus.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 16:59:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/download-exodus.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Exodus

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      21/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, ThreatHive, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.82.82.240 (RU, Saint Petersburg)
ASN:             ASAS9123 TimeWeb-AS JSC "TIMEWEB", RU
Hosting org:     AS9123 JSC TIMEWEB
Registrar:       Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Nameservers:     a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com
Registered:      2025-11-05
Expires:         2026-11-05
Page title:      Exodus Wallet: Download the world's leading bitcoin and crypto wallet

## 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: 2025-11-05 (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:    2025-11-18 06:40:51 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 16:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:27:46 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/019a95b1-79e8-7523-ba11-a4d1ff49074a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/download-exodus.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.download-exodus.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=download-exodus.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/download-exodus.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/download-exodus.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 18:34:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant brand impersonation threat, where attackers aim to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate Exodus wallet service. 
   
The evidence is clear, with 21 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging this domain, and it was registered through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu on November 05, 2025, and currently appears on 4 security blocklists, including being found in 1 threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX.

If users have visited this site, they should immediately take precautions to secure their devices and accounts, considering the domain resolves to IP 45.82.82.240 and is flagged by Google Safe Browsing for phishing, indicating a high risk of compromise, and the site has now been taken offline, but the potential damage may have already been done.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       16ab7f8bcec9c157d74970e32c0af99c5a3bdc922901993c544e1e519ebf944c

## 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/download-exodus.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=download-exodus.io
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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