# PhishDestroy threat dossier — swapcow.org
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Fetched:   2026-05-07 05:07:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swapcow.org/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.2.95 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       TUCOWS.COM, CO.
Nameservers:     adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-05
Page title:      Swap - CoW Swap | The smartest way to trade cryptocurrencies
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 943aff7af96ed4288020c48c36b54848d8da04a649eb46ae00f7b092015c0c37

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-05-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-07 02:42:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-06 23:44:41 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 07:50:03 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dffa9-696d-75de-b3e8-e188f38aa82e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/1b427c13-190d-480e-ab2d-fd2a45b833b7
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/swapcow.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.swapcow.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=swapcow.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/swapcow.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/swapcow.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-07 02:44:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has flagged swapcow.org as a cryptocurrency phishing domain designed to trick users into revealing wallet credentials or transferring funds to fraudulent addresses. The site mimics legitimate crypto swap services to steal digital assets, often by exploiting urgency or offering too-good-to-be-true exchange rates. Users who interact with this domain risk irreversible financial loss if they input private keys or send funds to connected wallets.

This domain was flagged after VirusTotal detected zero out of 95 antivirus engines identifying it as malicious as of the latest scan. swapcow.org was registered through TUCOWS.COM, CO. on May 05, 2026, a suspiciously recent creation date that suggests a short-lived campaign. The site also uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which does not guarantee legitimacy but may lull visitors into a false sense of security. The domain resolves to IP 104.21.2.95, a hosting address linked to multiple low-reputation activities.

If you visited swapcow.org, avoid entering any wallet addresses, passwords, or private keys. Do not connect your wallet or approve any transactions. Review your transaction history for unauthorized activity and revoke any suspicious app approvals in your wallet settings. Report the domain to your antivirus provider or PhishDestroy for further analysis. Consider using a hardware wallet or verified decentralized exchange for future transactions to reduce risk.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260506-190E7D
TLS cert SHA-256:      943aff7af96ed4288020c48c36b54848d8da04a649eb46ae00f7b092015c0c37

## 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/swapcow.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=swapcow.org
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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