# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fxnovus.co
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 11:09:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fxnovus.co/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.40.90 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["destiny.ns.cloudflare.com", "chris.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      403forbidden - FXNovus

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6bb9d4539c8bd3b6f447fe86175958f8d2b836b7a4460853702088b4a4f7f282

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 04:11:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-16 12:04:19 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01991086-42be-70e0-b4c3-abc5ef5a3a7e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/fxnovus.co
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.fxnovus.co
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=fxnovus.co
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/fxnovus.co
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/fxnovus.co/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:51:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies fxnovus.co as a low-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the FXNovus brand. The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and was likely intended to deceive users by mimicking FXNovus, a known entity. While the page title reads "403forbidden - FXNovus," indicating restricted access, this does not negate its potential use in phishing attempts aimed at harvesting sensitive user information.

The domain resolved to the IP address 172.66.40.90 and has been listed on three security blocklists, signaling some level of suspicion by cybersecurity entities. VirusTotal analysis shows only 1 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain, suggesting minimal but non-negligible risk. The infrastructure details and limited detection rates imply the phishing campaign was either in early stages or abandoned.

Currently, fxnovus.co is taken offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. PhishDestroy recommends users remain vigilant against similar domains impersonating FXNovus or related financial services. Organizations should update their blocklists accordingly and educate users about verifying domain authenticity before sharing personal or financial data. Continuous monitoring of such domains is advised to preempt any resurgence or related phishing activity.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9fdc29fab31ba8db8b78ab932a07e65b
TLS cert SHA-256:      6bb9d4539c8bd3b6f447fe86175958f8d2b836b7a4460853702088b4a4f7f282

## 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/fxnovus.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fxnovus.co
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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