# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sellbuy-btc.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 04:35:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sellbuy-btc.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.176.198 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["donald.ns.cloudflare.com", "elsa.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      SellBuy-BTC
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8d2bc3d24e620b93309643ed63fd68978441f5a66e0502f7f61102244be436ab

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 04:05:28 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-22 18:04:12 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/019849c4-4b34-72cd-a9a1-255e264198a0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sellbuy-btc.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sellbuy-btc.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sellbuy-btc.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sellbuy-btc.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sellbuy-btc.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:00:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy classifies sellbuy-btc.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain based on current intelligence and threat analysis. Although the risk level is assessed as low, users should remain cautious due to the phishing nature of the threat.

The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, via NameCheap, Inc. It resolved to IP address 172.67.176.198 and appeared on one security blocklist, with only one out of ninety-five VirusTotal vendors flagging it. Despite minimal detection, its phishing intent was identified through threat pattern analysis and observed infrastructure.

Currently, sellbuy-btc.com is offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. Users are advised not to interact with this domain or share personal information. Maintaining updated security software and monitoring for phishing attempts remain key to protecting sensitive data against such emerging threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       6856962e0a322b6d3a352c54924cc68e
TLS cert SHA-256:      8d2bc3d24e620b93309643ed63fd68978441f5a66e0502f7f61102244be436ab

## 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/sellbuy-btc.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sellbuy-btc.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

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