# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ethersan.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 08:31:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ethersan.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: binance (and: ethereum, mastercard, pancakeswap, polygon, solana) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.66.171.200 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ["ns1.dnsowl.com", "ns2.dnsowl.com", "ns3.dnsowl.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange | Best Rates & Lowest Fees | ChangeNOW ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: server1.bitaffs.com Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-21 20:11:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-21 19:11:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0198e674-6811-772a-8f79-15d07e6e4924/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ethersan.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ethersan.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ethersan.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ethersan.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ethersan.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:50:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies ethersan.io as an active low-risk generic phishing domain impersonating ChangeNOW, a popular instant cryptocurrency exchange. The domain leverages the brand’s appeal to lure victims into providing sensitive information or engaging in fraudulent transactions. While the risk is assessed as low compared to high-profile phishing operations, users should exercise caution before interacting with this site. The domain ethersan.io was registered on February 21, 2026, through NameSilo, LLC, and resolves to the IP address 172.66.171.200. VirusTotal analysis shows only one out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, indicating limited detection by mainstream antivirus services. However, ethersan.io appears on two known security blocklists, reinforcing its potential threat. The website’s page title, "Instant Cryptocurrency Exchange | Best Rates & Lowest Fees | ChangeNOW," explicitly attempts to imitate the legitimate ChangeNOW brand, which could mislead inexperienced users. Currently, ethersan.io remains active and continues to pose a phishing risk by masquerading as a trusted crypto exchange service. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid submitting any credentials or financial information on this domain. Security teams should consider blocking access to ethersan.io and monitor for related malicious activity. Awareness campaigns encouraging users to verify domain legitimacy before engaging with cryptocurrency platforms can further reduce exposure to such phishing threats. ## 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/ethersan.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ethersan.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io