# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exchallenger.world
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 16:25:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exchallenger.world/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.188.91.185 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS215730 H2NEXUS-AS H2NEXUS LTD, GB
Hosting org:     AS215730 H2NEXUS LTD
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ["dns1.regway.com", "dns2.regway.com", "dns3.regway.com", "dns4.regway.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      exchallenger.world

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:19:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:44:51 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/019be4bb-ec97-70e4-8b85-8711a98c1b04/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/exchallenger.world
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exchallenger.world
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exchallenger.world
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exchallenger.world
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exchallenger.world/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:35:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified exchallenger.world as a medium-risk phishing domain used to deceive users into divulging sensitive information. While the threat is now offline, the domain’s activity underscores the ongoing risks posed by fraudulent websites that mimic legitimate services for malicious purposes.

The domain exchallenger.world was registered on February 21, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It resolved to IP address 64.188.91.185 and was flagged on one security blocklist. VirusTotal scans detected suspicious activity from three out of 95 analyzed security vendors, indicating some recognition of its malicious intent. The website’s page title matched the domain name, suggesting a straightforward phishing setup.

Users are advised to remain vigilant when interacting with unfamiliar URLs, especially those that appear recently registered or show signs of questionable hosting origins. Always verify website authenticity before entering credentials or personal details, and rely on trusted sources and security tools to detect phishing attempts. Although exchallenger.world is no longer active, similar phishing threats will continue to emerge, requiring ongoing caution.

## 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/exchallenger.world/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exchallenger.world
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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