# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exdous.online
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Fetched:   2026-07-27 21:17:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exdous.online/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Exodus

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      84.247.185.233 (DE, Düsseldorf)
ASN:             AS51167 Contabo GmbH
Hosting org:     Contabo GmbH
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns55.domaincontrol.com, ns56.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2026-04-11
Expires:         2027-04-11
Page title:      Exodus Exchange

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-10-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 01d7bfe92b2a86b8b63e5e3b69e03eae041cbfac7a271ff4feb21dbca95d9c9d

## 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: 2026-04-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 17:53:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 15:56:24 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-27 20:20:30 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f70c7-dddf-7542-a522-105d3acdc2f0/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/523c30a0-2433-4106-899b-37d17cea9cb9
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/exdous.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exdous.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exdous.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exdous.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exdous.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 18:01:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is exdous.online a phishing site?

The domain exdous.online was registered on April 11, 2026 through GoDaddy.com, LLC and is currently using the default GoDaddy nameservers ns55.domaincontrol.com and ns56.domaincontrol.com. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 84.247.185.233. The host presents a valid Let's Encrypt certificate issued by the YR2 automation, indicating the site is reachable over HTTPS. AlienVault Open Threat Exchange lists the domain in a single pulse, confirming that it has been observed in threat‑sharing feeds. VirusTotal analysis shows that one out of ninety‑one scanning engines flagged the domain, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious activity. The domain is classified as a generic_phishing site, with risk level marked high and status still active as of the reporting date. No additional open‑source intelligence on the payload, landing page content, or targeted brands has been published, so the exact phishing vector remains unknown. Defenders should block DNS resolution to exdous.online, monitor outbound connections to 84.247.185.233, and enforce email filtering rules that detect URLs pointing to the domain. Continuous re‑scanning of the host on VirusTotal and periodic checks of OTX feeds are recommended to capture any changes in detection status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-A99406
TLS cert SHA-256:      01d7bfe92b2a86b8b63e5e3b69e03eae041cbfac7a271ff4feb21dbca95d9c9d

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exdous.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exdous.online
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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