# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mav.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-05-19 03:15:15 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mav.exchange/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/92 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      187.77.66.108 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Hosting org:     Hostinger DE
Registrar:       Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns-1131.awsdns-13.org, ns-1664.awsdns-16.co.uk, ns-572.awsdns-07.net, ns-8.awsdns-01.com
Registered:      2026-05-17
Expires:         2027-05-17

## 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: 2026-05-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-19 00:14:34 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-19 03:20:14 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-19 00:40:22 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e3ced-9f48-744c-af5a-0ac839b0b27f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mav.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mav.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mav.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mav.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mav.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-19 00:15:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies mav.exchange as a live cryptocurrency scam domain designed to trick users into surrendering wallet credentials or transferring digital assets. The page mimics legitimate exchange interfaces to harvest private keys or seed phrases, then drains connected wallets or sells the data on dark-web marketplaces. All traffic is routed through IP 187.77.66.108, which currently shows zero detections across 95 VirusTotal engines, indicating the infrastructure remains under the radar but is actively monitored.  This domain was flagged via seed 34b2c8 and registered on May 17, 2026 through Amazon Registrar, Inc. The combination of a freshly minted domain, reputable registrar choice, and clean VirusTotal score is a classic pattern used by threat actors to gain trust before launching campaigns. Registrant privacy protections obscure ownership details, but the low detection ratio—exactly 0 out of 95—confirms that mainstream security vendors have not yet blacklisted the site.  If you visited mav.exchange, immediately close the browser tab, revoke any permissions you may have granted, and transfer remaining funds to a newly generated wallet. Scan your device with updated antivirus and password managers for credential leaks, then reset all related passwords and enable two-factor authentication on every crypto account. Report the domain to your security team and share hashes, URLs, or screenshots with PhishDestroy via seed 34b2c8 to aid ongoing takedown efforts.

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