# PhishDestroy threat dossier — io-exodust.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-04-19 02:29:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/io-exodust.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Exodus

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Sophos, Trustwave, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.46.225
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["carol.ns.cloudflare.com", "nicolas.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Suspected phishing site | Cloudflare
HTTP response:   403

## 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 23:21:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-17 13:06:07 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-03 03:21:48 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:33:25 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 io-exodust.pages.dev as a high-severity brand impersonation threat targeting the Exodus platform. This domain was designed to deceive users by mimicking the Exodus brand, aiming to harvest sensitive information through phishing tactics. The site’s page title indicated suspicion of phishing activity, confirming its malicious intent.

The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, via Cloudflare, Inc., a registrar often exploited by threat actors for its privacy features. It appeared on three distinct security blocklists, and 13 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagged it, underscoring its suspicious nature. The infrastructure leveraged Cloudflare’s hosting, which may have initially shielded its malicious operations from detection.

Currently, io-exodust.pages.dev has been taken offline, mitigating immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends organizations and individuals remain vigilant against similar impersonation attempts by verifying URLs carefully and employing updated threat intelligence. Continuous monitoring of brand-related domains is essential to detect and prevent the impact of such deceptive campaigns.

## 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/io-exodust.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=io-exodust.pages.dev
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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