# PhishDestroy threat dossier — simpleswa-p.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-07 13:49:34 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/simpleswa-p.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 176.125.242.151 (MD, Chisinau) ASN: AS200019 ALEXHOST SRL Hosting org: Alexhost SRL Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["ns1.dyna-ns.net", "ns2.dyna-ns.net"] Registered: 2026-04-26 Page title: SimpleSwap | Crypto Exchange ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-07-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4d02fb0e0ab4ec04adcb3f58d4cb83064a60c1fd962cc81dece2a4bc8c77c80e Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.simpleswa-p.com ## 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: 2026-04-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-26 17:01:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-26 14:07:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:34:45 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dca16-2fc9-747a-bef5-db75177ca61d/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/42abf685-0579-4acb-bd7d-bfe0f5ce272f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/simpleswa-p.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.simpleswa-p.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=simpleswa-p.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/simpleswa-p.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/simpleswa-p.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-26 17:02:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] simpleswa-p.com is a recently created domain posing as a SimpleSwap cryptocurrency exchange clone and is currently under investigation for generic phishing activity. The page title (“SimpleSwap | Crypto Exchange”) directly impersonates the legitimate SimpleSwap platform to deceive visitors into entering sensitive login or payment details. At this stage, threat intelligence confirms the domain remains active, with no VirusTotal detections (0/95), indicating that traditional AV signatures have not yet flagged the threat. The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc on April 20, 2026, and resolves to IP address 176.125.242.151 using a legitimate Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which may increase trust perception among unsuspecting users. This domain presents a high impersonation risk due to its exact title match with the legitimate exchange and its current active status. VirusTotal currently shows 0 out of 95 detection engines identifying the domain as malicious, suggesting it has evaded early-stage security controls. The domain was registered only days ago, indicating a likely recent campaign leveraging new domains to bypass blacklists. Dynadot Inc is the listed registrar, and the domain resolves to a dedicated IP (176.125.242.151) with no documented association to known blocklists at this time. The presence of a valid SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt may further enhance the believability of the fake site, as users often associate “https” with legitimacy. Users should avoid interacting with this domain and immediately report it to their security teams or via platforms like URLVoid or Google Safe Browsing. Since the domain currently evades detection engines, behavioral indicators such as mismatched URLs, unexpected payment prompts, or login fields on an exchange page should raise red flags. Organizations are advised to block the IP 176.125.242.151 at the network perimeter and monitor internal DNS requests for similar domains. Always verify crypto exchange domains through official channels and enable multi-factor authentication on legitimate accounts to mitigate credential theft risks. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260426-817531 Favicon MD5: 8b3326d3069135202dfc4029fef7031d TLS cert SHA-256: 4d02fb0e0ab4ec04adcb3f58d4cb83064a60c1fd962cc81dece2a4bc8c77c80e ## 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/simpleswa-p.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=simpleswa-p.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 157,770 domains (42,445 alive under monitoring, 114,242 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io