# PhishDestroy threat dossier — swap-dao.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 03:26:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swap-dao.icu/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: DEX Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-03-31

## 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: 2026-03-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-31 03:30:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 04:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-12 05:22:42 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:35:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant threat as a crypto drainer, aiming to steal valuable cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users by impersonating a legitimate service. 
   
The evidence against swap-dao.icu is substantial, with 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging it as malicious, and it has been found in 1 threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX, furthermore, it appears on 3 security blocklists, indicating a broad consensus among security experts about its malicious nature, and its relatively recent creation on March 31, 2026, suggests it was set up with the intent to exploit the crypto community.

Users who may have visited swap-dao.icu should exercise extreme caution, as they may have inadvertently exposed their sensitive information or cryptocurrency wallets to the malicious actors behind this domain, and it is essential for them to verify the legitimacy of any service they use on PhishDestroy to avoid falling victim to such scams, and to take immediate action to secure their accounts and protect their assets.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swap-dao.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=swap-dao.icu
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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