# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exh5.gemini.college ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 17:38:08 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exh5.gemini.college/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Gemini ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 45.192.98.61 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: ASAS401701 COGNETCLOUD-2, US Hosting org: AS401701 cognetcloud INC Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns29.domaincontrol.com, ns30.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2025-10-26 Expires: 2026-10-26 Page title: Gemini HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-10-26 (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 22:56:27 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 06:02:05 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019a2d08-f82b-72ca-bbdf-fc1192e3f576/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/exh5.gemini.college crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exh5.gemini.college Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exh5.gemini.college AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exh5.gemini.college URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exh5.gemini.college/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:55:35 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 exh5.gemini.college as a high-risk phishing domain involved in brand impersonation targeting Gemini. The page title and domain structure were designed to mimic the legitimate Gemini brand, aiming to deceive users into trusting the site and potentially submitting sensitive information. Technical indicators include registration via GoDaddy.com, LLC on October 26, 2025, and resolution to IP address 45.192.98.61. The domain appeared on three security blocklists and was flagged by 11 out of 95 VirusTotal antivirus engines. Scamadviser assigned it a very low trust score of 1 out of 100, reinforcing its malicious intent. Currently, exh5.gemini.college is offline, mitigating active risk. Its removal from DNS and hosting infrastructure follows detection and blocking by multiple security vendors. Users are advised to avoid this domain and remain vigilant for similar brand impersonation attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: a7036ae588d8451bbc0a528ae98dba657bf2b5f1bb80ac2bbe7aacc60baf599a ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exh5.gemini.college/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exh5.gemini.college 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io