# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ethctrx.gitbook.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 06:54:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ethctrx.gitbook.io/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.64.147.209 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, hugh.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2014-03-30
Page title:      Welcome | Ethereum Centre Exchange
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a438a4e073260fcc8ef4463db227800d90eab44bfa4f612ea36a7c2ff690881b
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - gitbook.io

## 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: 2014-03-30 (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:    2025-11-22 13:01:35 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 04:04:55 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-16 18:06:41 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/019aaba7-8419-71db-a000-a00d19aa9204/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ethctrx.gitbook.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ethctrx.gitbook.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ethctrx.gitbook.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ethctrx.gitbook.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ethctrx.gitbook.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:32:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ethctrx.gitbook.io as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users under the guise of "Ethereum Centre Exchange." The domain is classified with a high threat level due to its intent to conduct fraudulent activities related to cryptocurrency.

Supporting evidence includes its registration through Cloudflare, Inc., and resolution to IP 172.64.147.209. The domain appears on two separate security blocklists and has a low trust score of 1/100 on Scamadviser. Google Safe Browsing explicitly flags it for social engineering, while VirusTotal reports 13 out of 95 security vendors detecting malicious activity. Despite being created in 2014, its recent behavior and associations confirm phishing intentions.

Mitigation efforts have resulted in the domain currently being taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are strongly advised to avoid any interaction with ethctrx.gitbook.io and remain vigilant against similar deceptive Ethereum-related sites. Continuous monitoring and blocking at network levels are recommended to prevent exposure to such phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       7631e8d94e3fd62ea42a6f1f6c1d072aa4d90f8800c12665bcef45f3577e9790
TLS cert SHA-256:      a438a4e073260fcc8ef4463db227800d90eab44bfa4f612ea36a7c2ff690881b

## 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/ethctrx.gitbook.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ethctrx.gitbook.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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