# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exchanger-trade.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 16:45:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exchanger-trade.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 21 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: GMX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-03-22

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-03-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-24 00:10:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 02:12:24 UTC (STALE — 21 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-12 05:02:12 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 21 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 21 days stale)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:23:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies exchanger-trade.com as an active domain under investigation for generic phishing activity. Although no security vendors currently flag this site as malicious, its recent creation and ongoing active status raise caution. Users should be aware that phishing domains often mimic legitimate services to trick visitors into divulging sensitive information.

This phishing operation likely attempts to deceive users through a fake cryptocurrency or trading platform interface, encouraging visitors to input login credentials, personal data, or financial details. The website's generic design and suspicious domain name are common indicators of fraudulent intent, aiming to harvest user information for unauthorized access or financial theft.

If you have visited exchanger-trade.com, refrain from entering any personal or financial information. Monitor your accounts for unusual activity and change passwords associated with any credentials you may have shared. Consider running antivirus scans and enabling multi-factor authentication on important accounts to mitigate potential risks. Reporting suspicious domains like exchanger-trade.com to security platforms helps protect the wider community from phishing threats.

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