# PhishDestroy threat dossier — litecoins.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 01:02:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/litecoins.exchange/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: aave (and: across, aptos, arbitrum, avalanche, base)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.11.98 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     N/A
Page title:      Litecoin Exchange Swap — No-KYC, Anonymous LTC Buy & Sell for USDT, USDC, DAI, BTC, ETH, TRX

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-10 13:50:26 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 09:45:42 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019894e3-ee16-70e7-a495-bc1484e3ead4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/litecoins.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.litecoins.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=litecoins.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/litecoins.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/litecoins.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:21:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies litecoins.exchange as a low-risk phishing domain targeting cryptocurrency users. The threat is categorized as generic phishing, aiming to deceive users seeking Litecoin exchange services.

Supporting evidence includes its appearance on four security blocklists and a VirusTotal scan with 2 out of 95 vendors flagging the domain. The domain resolves to IP 104.21.11.98 and advertised anonymous LTC swaps without KYC, which is a common lure for fraudulent actors.

Currently, the domain is taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid visiting litecoins.exchange and refrain from sharing any sensitive information. Employ verified and reputable platforms for crypto transactions to mitigate phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       0282667f625117df5bb6d768806356ab5d24caf7ab26c8ac46766fc47d25553b

## 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/litecoins.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=litecoins.exchange
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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