# PhishDestroy threat dossier — para-dex.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 15:38:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/para-dex.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.168.144.192 (US, Seattle) ASN: AS54290 HostPapa Hosting org: AS54290 HostPapa Registrar: TUCOWS.COM, CO. Nameservers: 1-you.njalla.no, 2-can.njalla.in, 3-get.njalla.fo Registered: 2026-07-07 Expires: 2027-07-07 Page title: Paradex - Perp & Options DEX | ZK-Encrypted Trading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-10-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6661fa045b230a65e3eb4b1c159ea175b1cff4c842127d921ddbda2b783ae312 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-10 14:38:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 20:34:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 16:20:27 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4c07-d05a-714d-a7eb-f6a837715d83/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/6904a4d8-a261-4bd9-8e26-68a330e2a893 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/para-dex.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.para-dex.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=para-dex.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/para-dex.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/para-dex.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:16:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] para-dex.net Fake Paradex Exchange Alert This domain, para-dex.net, is actively flagged as a high-risk phishing site impersonating a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Registered on July 7, 2026, through TUCOWS.COM, CO., the domain resolves to the IP address 104.168.144.192, hosted on AS54290 (HostPapa) in the United States. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of Nginx web server technology and nameservers associated with Njalla (1-you.njalla.no, 2-can.njalla.in, 3-get.njalla.fo), a provider frequently observed in phishing operations. The domain presents a page title indicating it mimics Paradex, a decentralized exchange offering perpetual and options trading, with claims of ZK-encryption for trading security. As of July 12, 2026, six security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged para-dex.net, while three additional security blocklists have listed the domain. The site remains operational, returning an HTTP 200 status, and is actively blocked by at least three security mechanisms, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (YR1), a common choice for both legitimate and malicious domains. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, reinforcing the high-risk classification. Defenders should treat this domain as an active threat targeting users of decentralized finance platforms. The combination of recent registration, Njalla nameservers, and confirmed blocklist presence warrants immediate inclusion in network-level and endpoint protection rules. While the exact content of the site has not been analyzed, the page title and scam classification as a fake exchange suggest it is designed to harvest credentials or facilitate fraudulent transactions. No evidence of a phishing kit or specific payload has been identified at this stage. Monitoring for related domains registered through the same registrar or resolving to the same IP may help identify additional threats in this campaign. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-EF9EB9 Favicon MD5: 6ec0a7b9d0cc7bd1d48b72bd6ec57c8f TLS cert SHA-256: 6661fa045b230a65e3eb4b1c159ea175b1cff4c842127d921ddbda2b783ae312 ## 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/para-dex.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=para-dex.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 188,196 domains (57,641 alive under monitoring, 128,922 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io