# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exodus-start.us.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 22:51:40 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exodus-start.us.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 33 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Exodus ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 144.31.228.146 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: ASAS213877 u1host-as u1host ltd, GB Hosting org: AS213877 U1 DIGITAL SERVICES LTD Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Exodus Crypto App Download ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:23:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-13 05:59:40 UTC (STALE — 33 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-02 22:04:00 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 33 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 33 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b9c3f-59bc-73fb-bebc-ad42f01b74fd/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/exodus-start.us.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exodus-start.us.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exodus-start.us.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exodus-start.us.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exodus-start.us.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:32:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies exodus-start.us.com as a high-risk phishing domain engaging in brand impersonation targeting Exodus, a well-known cryptocurrency wallet provider. The domain is associated with a threat designed to deceive users into believing it is affiliated with the legitimate Exodus crypto app, potentially exposing victims to credential theft or malware. This domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and has been flagged by 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It appears on three distinct security blocklists, confirming its malicious intent. The domain resolved to IP address 144.31.228.146 and featured a page titled "Exodus Crypto App Download," further attempting to lure users into downloading a fraudulent or harmful application. Such infrastructure and indicators strongly support the classification of this site as a phishing threat exploiting Exodus’s brand reputation. Currently, exodus-start.us.com has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. However, vigilance is necessary as similar domains or variants could appear. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and verify the legitimacy of crypto-related downloads through official Exodus channels. PhishDestroy continues to monitor related infrastructure and update its database to assist users and security professionals in detecting and mitigating phishing threats. ## 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/exodus-start.us.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exodus-start.us.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,382 domains (27,501 alive under monitoring, 122,243 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io