# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kxeg.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 16:22:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kxeg.net/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: Ethereum

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      18.66.112.103 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS CloudFront (GLOBAL)
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns-1072.awsdns-06.org, ns-11.awsdns-01.com, ns-1564.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-528.awsdns-02.net
Registered:      2025-11-27
Expires:         2026-11-27
Page title:      Crypto Trading Platform - Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum & Digital Assets
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Amazon / Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Expires:    2027-01-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: eb7769da9e403813c881c3d266a913fade5a9a3165e9bf693a92c7e6c6409cd4

## 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: 2025-11-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 17:42:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 15:49:24 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 16:20:25 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f70bc-7ec9-77a3-9e3b-eb84f5452893/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/ee3ede5e-2e0d-42ff-abb1-ef7125006e05
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/kxeg.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kxeg.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kxeg.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kxeg.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kxeg.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 18:13:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is kxeg.net a Brand Impersonation Scam?

Analysis indicates that kxeg.net is an active domain impersonating Ethereum, a well-known cryptocurrency. The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC on November 27, 2025, and currently resolves to the IP address 18.66.112.103. The page title found is 'Crypto Trading Platform - Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum & Digital Assets,' which suggests that the site may be masquerading as a legitimate crypto trading platform to lure unsuspecting users. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain uses an SSL certificate from Amazon, which can be a common practice for both legitimate and malicious sites. The domain has been flagged in AlienVault OTX, appearing in 2 threat intelligence pulses, indicating potential malicious activity. Given the high risk level and the domain's active status, defenders should treat kxeg.net with caution. It is advisable to conduct further investigation, such as reviewing the domain's content for phishing indicators and verifying its association with legitimate Ethereum services. Additionally, monitoring for any related malicious activity and implementing blocking or warning mechanisms is recommended to protect users from potential fraud.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-1668B9
Favicon MD5:       d547cd2192185bd78300cf1bef36e45f
TLS cert SHA-256:      eb7769da9e403813c881c3d266a913fade5a9a3165e9bf693a92c7e6c6409cd4

## 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 (operator 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/kxeg.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kxeg.net
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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