# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pathofexile.site ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 21:10:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pathofexile.site/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: dextools (and: near, telegram, twitter) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, CRDF AlienVault OTX: 3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.65 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: POE - Path Of exile Chronicles ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R12 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:24:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:24:45 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 20:21:02 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 00:26:14 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b3ff2-4bf3-76db-8987-40f160213e41/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pathofexile.site crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pathofexile.site Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pathofexile.site AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pathofexile.site URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pathofexile.site/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 13:53:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is pathofexile.site a Fake DexTools Brand Impersonation Site? The domain pathofexile.site is identified as a brand impersonation threat specifically targeting DexTools, a platform associated with cryptocurrency trading analytics. This domain is currently offline, though prior activity suggests it was designed to deceive users into believing they were interacting with legitimate DexTools services. The impersonation likely aimed to harvest credentials or distribute malicious payloads under the guise of a trusted brand. Analysis of technical indicators reveals the domain was flagged by 3 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection but non-negligible risk. Infrastructure details show the domain resolved to the IP address 216.198.79.65 and was registered on February 21, 2026, through an undisclosed registrar. The SSL certificate, identified as R12, is a low-assurance certificate commonly associated with short-lived malicious domains. The domain appears on one security blocklist, and prior intelligence reports from AlienVault OTX include it in three threat pulses, further corroborating its association with malicious campaigns. The page title, 'POE - Path Of exile Chronicles,' attempts to mimic content related to the game Path of Exile, though the underlying infrastructure and targeting align with DexTools impersonation. Current status indicates the domain has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk to end users. However, the infrastructure and registration patterns suggest potential for re-emergence under a similar or altered domain. Organizations and individuals are advised to monitor for domains with comparable naming conventions, particularly those combining gaming terminology with financial or crypto-related services. Network-level blocking of the IP 216.198.79.65 is recommended as a precautionary measure. Users who may have interacted with this domain should verify system integrity, rotate credentials for any associated accounts, and report the incident to relevant security teams for further investigation. ## 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/pathofexile.site/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pathofexile.site 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: 188,421 domains (57,866 alive under monitoring, 128,922 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io