# PhishDestroy threat dossier — etherax.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 14:50:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherax.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: social_media Targeted brand: discord (and: twitter) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: bot_redirect_safe) (score: 4/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["ns1.dyna-ns.net", "ns2.dyna-ns.net"] Page title: Trade - Etherex Exchange HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-04-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c1390941cc30085fd664c2d14e11949892440cefd93b6614e9cd623d544c654c ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-09-09 14:53:54 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 16:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:29:11 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01992ef7-b9cc-766e-a487-33d1844bcce2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/etherax.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.etherax.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=etherax.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/etherax.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/etherax.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-27 06:22:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, etherax.finance, poses a threat by impersonating the Discord brand to deceive users into believing they are accessing a legitimate service. The site's title, 'Trade - Etherex Exchange,' suggests it may attempt to trick users into providing login credentials or financial information under the guise of a cryptocurrency exchange. Such brand impersonation attacks are designed to harvest sensitive data, leading to account compromise or financial loss. Technical analysis confirms the threat. VirusTotal shows 4 out of 95 security vendors flagging this domain as malicious. The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc, and its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is commonly abused by phishers. The site resolves to IP 188.114.97.3 and uses Google Web Server, HSTS, and HTTP/3. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, and the domain appears on 1 security blocklist. PhishDestroy has blocked it, indicating active phishing infrastructure. If you visited this domain, do not enter any personal or financial information. Immediately change passwords for any accounts you may have used on the site and enable two-factor authentication where available. Monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity and report the incident to your email or service provider. Run a security scan on your device to check for malware. Avoid revisiting the domain and report it to relevant cybersecurity authorities. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 2466b4ac47861b0ccf411a5cc76010e6e12d0320866f55fa9cf7270b42b4e989 TLS cert SHA-256: c1390941cc30085fd664c2d14e11949892440cefd93b6614e9cd623d544c654c ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherax.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=etherax.finance Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,010 domains (13,986 alive under monitoring, 157,545 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io