# PhishDestroy threat dossier — karuwex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 23:37:15 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/karuwex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (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: keenan.ns.cloudflare.com, novalee.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-18 Expires: 2027-06-18 Page title: Karuwex | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 12af35a5cef08440057fda07c2477b7ab8e69a8dda26d783448abfb677a8851f ## 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: 2026-06-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 16:14:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 15:29:05 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 00:30:15 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e93-4796-708c-9e96-d44721159f29/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/cf3d2c62-7f4a-42b0-b2d2-981da46ae4d9 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/karuwex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.karuwex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=karuwex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/karuwex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/karuwex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 17:45:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, karuwex.com, is flagged as a confirmed brand impersonation threat targeting cryptocurrency gambling platforms. Analysis indicates the site mimics decentralized Web3 gambling services, presenting itself under the title 'Karuwex | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust.' The infrastructure appears designed to deceive users into engaging with fraudulent gambling operations, likely leveraging the growing popularity of crypto-based betting platforms to facilitate financial fraud or credential theft. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and is secured with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. It was registered on June 18, 2026, through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. Detection metrics include a VirusTotal score of 6/95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while Gridinsoft assigns it a trust score of 0/100. The domain appears in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses, further corroborating its association with malicious activity. Google Safe Browsing status remains unconfirmed but is likely marked as unsafe given the detection volume. As of the latest verification, karuwex.com remains active and operational, posing an ongoing risk to users. Response actions should include immediate blocking of the domain and IP at the network level, alongside user education to recognize brand impersonation tactics in the crypto gambling sector. The high-risk classification is warranted due to the domain's active status, confirmed malicious detections, and direct targeting of financial transactions. Users are advised to avoid interaction with the site and report any encountered phishing attempts to relevant security teams for further mitigation. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-3329E6 Favicon MD5: 37c40b3a7287eeb1108ead5339b3da73 TLS cert SHA-256: 12af35a5cef08440057fda07c2477b7ab8e69a8dda26d783448abfb677a8851f ## 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/karuwex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=karuwex.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: 172,161 domains (14,576 alive under monitoring, 157,073 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io