# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pharostoken.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 06:48:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pharostoken.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: OKX ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 45.12.2.67 (UA, Kyiv) ASN: ASAS30860 YURTEH-AS Virtual Systems LLC, UA Hosting org: AS6698 Virtual Systems LLC Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ns1.juniperbot.top, ns1.pharostoken.top, ns2.juniperbot.top, ns2.pharostoken.top Registered: 2025-10-01 Expires: 2026-10-01 Page title: Pharos Network Presale | Buy PHRS Tokens HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none 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: 2025-10-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-10-05 04:59:32 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 04:04:32 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0199b2bc-860f-73d9-a871-b888b586ca9c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pharostoken.top crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pharostoken.top Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pharostoken.top AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pharostoken.top URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pharostoken.top/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:24:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies pharostoken.top as a brand impersonation domain targeting OKX, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange. Such threats aim to trick users into believing they are engaging with legitimate platforms, potentially leading to financial loss or credential theft. Although its risk level is currently assessed as low, the domain's activity underscores the ongoing effort by malicious actors to deceive crypto users. The domain was registered on October 1, 2025, via NameSilo, LLC and resolved to the IP address 45.12.2.67 before going offline. It featured a page titled "Pharos Network Presale | Buy PHRS Tokens," which attempts to lure users with token presale offers under a false pretense. VirusTotal scans flagged the domain by 2 out of 95 security vendors, and it appears on one security blocklist, indicating some recognition of its suspicious nature. Users are advised to avoid visiting pharostoken.top or engaging with any related links, especially those requesting personal or financial information. Verify all platforms independently through official OKX channels and refrain from downloading or sending tokens to unofficial sources. Maintaining awareness of such impersonation attempts and relying on trusted platforms will help mitigate risks associated with fraudulent crypto sites. ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pharostoken.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pharostoken.top 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io