# PhishDestroy threat dossier — startexo.info ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 06:28:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/startexo.info/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.222.57 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: angela.ns.cloudflare.com, rayden.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-25 Expires: 2027-06-25 HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 550e42eb11b11ac18b177ee9902eaa4fe6ff6d059d8992872646a4c810bad276 ## 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: 2026-06-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 08:13:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 12:02:09 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f405a-c753-7405-b193-4f1f7be82c04/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/startexo.info crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.startexo.info Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=startexo.info AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/startexo.info URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/startexo.info/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 08:14:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged under investigation for hosting a generic phishing infrastructure designed to harvest user credentials through deceptive login portals. Analysis indicates a high-risk threat vector, as the site mimics legitimate authentication pages to trick victims into submitting sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and multi-factor authentication codes. The domain is classified as a credential-harvesting phishing threat, with no observed malware distribution or exploit kit activity at this time. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain startexo.info was registered on June 25, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, a registrar frequently associated with phishing campaigns. It currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.222.57, a Cloudflare proxy endpoint that obscures the true origin server. VirusTotal reports zero detections across 95 security engines (0/95), suggesting the domain has not yet been widely flagged or analyzed. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing an illusion of legitimacy while encrypting malicious traffic. No blocklist entries or negative trust scores have been recorded as of this assessment, though historical patterns indicate this may change as detection improves. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate domain blocking at the network perimeter, particularly for endpoints accessing authentication services. Security teams should monitor outbound connections to 172.67.222.57 and inspect SSL traffic for anomalous login page requests. End-user education should emphasize verifying domain authenticity before entering credentials, especially for portals mimicking corporate or financial services. Given the domain's recent registration and lack of prior detections, proactive hunting for similar infrastructure patterns (e.g., newly registered domains with Cloudflare proxies) is recommended. If credentials are suspected to be compromised, password resets and session invalidation should be enforced across all associated accounts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb TLS cert SHA-256: 550e42eb11b11ac18b177ee9902eaa4fe6ff6d059d8992872646a4c810bad276 ## 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 (operator 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/startexo.info/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=startexo.info 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,353 domains (50,030 alive under monitoring, 128,323 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io