# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kcexx538.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 00:31:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kcexx538.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: dilbert.ns.cloudflare.com, tara.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-01 Page title: KCEX ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ef9ea8d244a57b38042c97e77cc335fa397601027d2c0aa872712a0571e2ded7 ## 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: 2026-04-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-22 21:21:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-22 18:24:36 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 01:40:02 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 21:59:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019db66a-d0ed-70f2-aa5d-86abbe415f43/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/397f5bb2-5835-4d5e-b224-52db9e7333b4 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/kcexx538.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kcexx538.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kcexx538.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kcexx538.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kcexx538.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-22 21:23:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies kcexx538.com as an active crypto drainer posing as the KCEX exchange platform. This domain employs deceptive tactics to trick users into connecting cryptocurrency wallets under the guise of legitimate trading, with malicious JavaScript likely harvesting private keys or facilitating unauthorized transactions. The site’s interface mirrors legitimate exchange branding, but its backend infrastructure is designed to siphon digital assets directly from victim wallets. This domain exhibits multiple red flags confirmed by forensic analysis. VirusTotal flags the site with a 6/95 detection score, indicating partial recognition by security vendors of its malicious nature. Registered through NameSilo, LLC, kcexx538.com resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and was created suspiciously on April 01, 2026—an anomalous timestamp suggesting potential bulk registration activity. Google Safe Browsing classifies the domain under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, while InversionDNS has already blocked it. Additionally, the domain leverages a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate, though this does not guarantee safety. As of the latest assessment, kcexx538.com remains active despite active blocklists and security vendor detections. Users should treat this domain with extreme caution, avoid interaction, and verify any similar sites using PhishDestroy’s real-time threat intelligence platform. The combination of low VT score, recent domain creation, and confirmed malicious classification underscores a high-risk profile. Immediate avoidance and reporting are strongly advised to prevent financial loss. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260422-AB3598 Favicon MD5: 1d0706ce5aa1e2b9c39f541ca3906324 TLS cert SHA-256: ef9ea8d244a57b38042c97e77cc335fa397601027d2c0aa872712a0571e2ded7 ## 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/kcexx538.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kcexx538.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io