# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mexcth.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-23 02:15:00 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mexcth.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: MEXC ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.49.190 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Metaregistrar BV Nameservers: james.ns.cloudflare.com, lilyana.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-07 Expires: 2027-06-07 Page title: mexcth.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4526c92a9519ec0e6686ee6b2afd6c8cb38f09c0203fe4d3658b799d908f15a0 ## 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: 2026-06-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-29 16:57:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-29 15:19:25 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-23 03:41:56 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 18:17:40 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f13e1-202c-777b-bee7-766d21e4da0a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4c308485-2a7d-4af4-9d00-c5ed34ce8da3 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/mexcth.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mexcth.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mexcth.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mexcth.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mexcth.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-29 17:06:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is mexcth.com a MEXC Brand Impersonation Scam Site? This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat specifically targeting MEXC, a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate MEXC service, potentially facilitating unauthorized transactions or credential harvesting. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain mexcth.com was registered on June 07, 2024, through Metaregistrar BV, a registrar frequently associated with suspicious domains. The site resolves to IP address 172.67.165.231, which is hosted on a content delivery network known for obfuscating malicious infrastructure. Detection metrics show minimal coverage, with only 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging the domain as malicious. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of security while the underlying content remains fraudulent. No blocklist entries or trust score improvements have been recorded as of this assessment. Mitigation against this brand impersonation threat requires immediate action from both users and platform operators. Users should verify domain authenticity by cross-referencing official MEXC communications and checking for subtle URL discrepancies. Cryptocurrency holders are advised to enable hardware-based multi-factor authentication and implement strict transaction verification protocols. Organizations should proactively monitor for newly registered domains containing brand keywords and implement DNS-based blocking of confirmed malicious infrastructure. Security teams should prioritize monitoring for credential reuse patterns and anomalous transaction attempts originating from interactions with this domain. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260629-0FAC23 TLS cert SHA-256: 4526c92a9519ec0e6686ee6b2afd6c8cb38f09c0203fe4d3658b799d908f15a0 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mexcth.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mexcth.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 188,586 domains (58,700 alive under monitoring, 128,261 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io