# PhishDestroy threat dossier — spookyswap.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 15:00:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/spookyswap.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     adelaide.ns.cloudflare.com, garret.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-01-16

## 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: 2026-01-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-26 09:16:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-26 13:40:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-26 09:18:20 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/019dc86d-cb6c-7428-b01c-c904223bcf3d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/spookyswap.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.spookyswap.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=spookyswap.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/spookyswap.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/spookyswap.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-26 09:17:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies spookyswap.io as a generic phishing domain targeting cryptocurrency users with active impersonation attempts. This domain, registered on January 16, 2026, poses as SpookySwap—a legitimate decentralized exchange on the Fantom blockchain. Current status remains active despite emerging intelligence, with the threat actor leveraging social engineering tactics to deceive victims into connecting wallets or submitting credentials.  This domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It has been flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors and appears on 4 security blocklists including Polkadot, Codeesura, ScamSniffer, and Enkrypt. The domain holds an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may be abused to lend false legitimacy to the phishing site. Despite low detection rates in automated scans, human-in-the-loop security tools have already blocked access, indicating early-stage evasion techniques are in play.  While the risk level is currently marked as under investigation, users should treat spookyswap.io as a high-risk domain due to active blocking by multiple reputable platforms. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding any interaction with this site and verifying all cryptocurrency-related URLs through official channels. Users who have visited the site or entered information should immediately revoke wallet connections, change passwords, and scan devices for malware. The domain's recent creation date and low detection rate suggest ongoing refinement by threat actors, making it a significant emerging threat in the DeFi ecosystem.

## 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/spookyswap.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=spookyswap.io
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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