# PhishDestroy threat dossier — starex-swap.ru ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-02 18:06:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/starex-swap.ru/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 89.111.142.90 (RU, Moscow) ASN: AS39494 JSC RU-CENTER Hosting org: SpaceWeb Ltd Registrar: AAB-RU Nameservers: priscilla.ns.cloudflare.com, priscilla.ns.cloudflare.com., randy.ns.cloudflare.com, randy.ns.cloudflare.com. Registered: 2026-04-27 Page title: StarEx Swap — Купить Telegram Stars, Premium и Подарки за рубли дёшево ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3c178d701e9b147393a569d854b1ed7ca6420ff67ea7890eee8440130731ade8 ## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-27 08:26:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-27 05:26:45 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-06-02 19:40:17 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-14 06:12:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dcd64-fcd4-7088-8c32-e356d61d6129/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/e803aefc-f252-4a11-9ca3-479277621799 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/starex-swap.ru crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.starex-swap.ru Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=starex-swap.ru AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/starex-swap.ru URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/starex-swap.ru/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-27 08:28:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies starex-swap.ru as an active crypto drainer domain impersonating a cryptocurrency swap platform. The page is designed to trick users into connecting wallets and signing malicious transactions that silently drain funds. No specific drainer kit family is publicly identified yet, but behavior aligns with generic drainer scripts observed in similar campaigns. The domain leverages urgency language (swap, instant, secure) to rush victims into irreversible transactions. Exact technical indicators: VirusTotal shows 0/95 detections, registered through AAB-RU on February 10, 2026, resolving to 89.111.142.90. Google Safe Browsing status is unknown due to recent creation, and no third-party blocklist entries are recorded. The domain uses a legitimate Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which is common in deceptive sites to appear trustworthy. Current status is active with low detection coverage, indicating high risk for early victims. Immediate blocking at DNS and network level is recommended. Users should avoid visiting the site and verify any crypto-related URL via official brand channels. Remaining risk is elevated due to high domain age-to-detection latency and lack of downstream takedown activity. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260427-591C57 Favicon MD5: 985a113d92e2a568df9022f60035c26c TLS cert SHA-256: 3c178d701e9b147393a569d854b1ed7ca6420ff67ea7890eee8440130731ade8 ## 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/starex-swap.ru/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=starex-swap.ru 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: 158,262 domains (42,784 alive under monitoring, 114,030 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io