# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ethxk.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-13 21:49:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ethxk.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.148.25 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       eName Technology Co.,Ltd.
Nameservers:     rajeev.ns.cloudflare.com, saanvi.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-10-25
Expires:         2026-10-25
Page title:      ETH 2.0

## 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: 2025-10-25 (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:    2025-10-28 18:33:51 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-08 06:36:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-08 05:36:29 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/019a2c18-b915-7397-a268-58aac80f63d2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ethxk.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ethxk.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ethxk.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ethxk.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ethxk.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:42:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ethxk.com as a high-risk phishing domain designed to deceive users with a fraudulent page titled "ETH 2.0." The domain's association with cryptocurrency themes increases the potential for significant financial harm to unsuspecting visitors. Given its high-risk classification, users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this site.

The domain ethxk.com was registered on October 25, 2025, through eName Technology Co., Ltd., and has been flagged by 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.148.25 and has appeared on three separate security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing has specifically labeled it under "SOCIAL_ENGINEERING," indicating attempts to trick users into divulging sensitive information. Although the domain is now offline, its previous activity confirms a clear intent to commit phishing fraud.

To mitigate risk, users should refrain from visiting ethxk.com or providing any personal details if encountered. Employing up-to-date antivirus software and enabling browser phishing protections can further reduce exposure to similar threats. Organizations are encouraged to monitor their networks for any access attempts to this domain and educate users about the dangers of phishing scams related to cryptocurrency platforms.

## 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/ethxk.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ethxk.com
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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