# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exoticpethq.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 02:32:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exoticpethq.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!!
Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1
employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as
'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source:
  https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed

Nameservers:     ["jen.ns.cloudflare.com", "koa.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-28
Page title:      ExoticPetHQ
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-28
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 97b575b65da45a3aff5f7ab0cc8fdcf93118f2cca3747837e6c53c649268e75d

## 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: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-28 18:40:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-04 01:37:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:33:53 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dd4bb-8a21-76fd-a5f6-97f9a0188671/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/exoticpethq.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exoticpethq.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exoticpethq.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exoticpethq.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exoticpethq.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-28 18:41:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has flagged exoticpethq.com as an active crypto drainer phishing domain under investigation, posing a high-risk threat to cryptocurrency users. This domain mimics exotic pet brands to deceive victims into connecting wallets or entering credentials, resulting in unauthorized fund transfers.  This domain was registered through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com on January 30, 2026, and resolves to IP 188.114.97.3. Currently, it holds a clean VirusTotal score with 0/95 detections and utilizes a Google Trust Services SSL certificate. Despite these trust signals, the domain’s recent creation and lack of blocklist presence suggest emerging malicious activity.  To mitigate risks, users should avoid interacting with exoticpethq.com or any linked wallets. Verify URLs before entering credentials or connecting digital assets. Report suspicious domains to PhishDestroy for further analysis. Block the IP 188.114.97.3 at the network level if feasible.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       46dbed0950b70f052f8cad7d4c26406e
TLS cert SHA-256:      97b575b65da45a3aff5f7ab0cc8fdcf93118f2cca3747837e6c53c649268e75d

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