# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exchange-reviews.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-16 12:08:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exchange-reviews.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: hans.ns.cloudflare.com, khloe.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-06 Expires: 2027-07-06 Page title: Exchange Reviews — Crypto exchange reviews & ratings HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5b3661acff8ebded526406dc4d975bbe938334582b80edf0fd8c960c75bc1bf7 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-10 12:06:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-16 12:20:39 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4b7d-d5f2-73ef-bf33-2baabd4f25c4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/exchange-reviews.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exchange-reviews.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exchange-reviews.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exchange-reviews.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exchange-reviews.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-10 13:06:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, exchange-reviews.net, operates as a credential theft platform targeting cryptocurrency users by impersonating a legitimate exchange review site. The page title, 'Exchange Reviews — Crypto exchange reviews & ratings,' is designed to lure victims into entering sensitive login credentials or personal information under the guise of trusted evaluations. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is optimized for deception, with Cloudflare services masking its true origin and HTTP/3 implementation suggesting modern evasion tactics. Evidence confirms the domain's malicious intent through multiple technical indicators. exchange-reviews.net was registered on July 06, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with suspicious domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and is flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has been documented in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, further validating its classification as a high-risk threat. The SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services adds a superficial layer of legitimacy, though this is a common tactic in phishing operations. Users who have visited exchange-reviews.net or interacted with its content should take immediate action to mitigate potential compromise. All entered credentials, particularly those related to cryptocurrency exchanges or financial services, must be considered exposed and changed immediately from a secure device. Monitor accounts for unauthorized transactions or login attempts, and enable multi-factor authentication where available. If personal or financial data was submitted, affected individuals should review their credit reports and consider placing a fraud alert. Network-level blocking of the domain and its associated IP (188.114.97.3) is recommended to prevent further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 5b3661acff8ebded526406dc4d975bbe938334582b80edf0fd8c960c75bc1bf7 ## 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 (operator 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/exchange-reviews.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exchange-reviews.net 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,396 domains (50,870 alive under monitoring, 128,526 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io