# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tavomex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 18:04:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tavomex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: MEXC Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: ["kate.ns.cloudflare.com", "mike.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-07 Page title: Tavomex: Elon Musk’s Official Crypto Casino Powered by Blockchain ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-06-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c66d676efcd810debf008b7ea6375da75f23d055c7c41bc3b6aa06ed1283ac54 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED AND IGNORED — Global Domain Group LLC did not act on these notifications. Domain still online. Reports filed: 2 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-04-09 10:58:34 UTC Latest report: 2026-04-17 08:09:57 UTC Days since first notice: 12 — no registrar action, domain remains online ICANN Compliance CC'd on at least one escalation — non-response is on record. Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tavomex.com/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-07 14:26:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-07 11:27:37 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-21 16:08:43 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-21 06:22:31 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners 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/019d67b0-c178-7160-98ab-2d8a8df6b8c0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d5d766bf-6991-4c83-90dc-1ce27ebb54c0 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tavomex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tavomex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tavomex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tavomex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tavomex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-07 14:27:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies tavomex.com as a live brand-impersonation domain targeting MEXC cryptocurrency traders. This infrastructure is engineered to distribute a crypto-drainer kit disguised as the official MEXC exchange login page, enabling real-time asset theft from unwitting victims. The domain was registered through Global Domain Group LLC and surfaces on IP 188.114.97.3 with a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear trustworthy. Creation timestamp (March 13, 2026) aligns with an uptick in MEXC-themed lures, indicating preemptive campaign preparation ahead of expected exchange promotions or airdrops. At this stage no custom drainer malware hash has been extracted; however, the landing page behavior closely mirrors known crypto-drainer toolkits that silently swap wallet addresses before initiating withdrawal calls. Technical indicators are as follows: VirusTotal score is 0/95 (undetected as of the last scan), registrar is Global Domain Group LLC, IP allocation is 188.114.97.3 (Cloudflare), domain age is March 13, 2026, SSL provider is Let’s Encrypt, Google Safe Browsing status is currently unlisted, and no third-party blocklist entries have been recorded yet. The early detection stage means that endpoint defenses, network filters, and browser blocks have not yet propagated countermeasures, creating a narrow but high-risk window for exploitation. The threat remains active and under investigation with a medium risk profile due to unflagged status on VirusTotal and absence from global blocklists. Immediate actions include: adding tavomex.com to corporate DNS sinkholes and firewall deny-lists; blocking IP 188.114.97.3 at perimeter gateways; deploying browser policies to block the domain via group policy or MDM; and circulating IOCs to threat-intel platforms for rapid signature deployment. Users should verify exchange URLs via official channels before entering credentials, ensure hardware wallet connectivity is offline during login, and report any suspicious domain interactions to their security teams. Remaining risk is assessed as elevated for finance teams and cryptocurrency holders until automated and manual blocklists converge. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 10/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260407-A14559 Favicon MD5: 936386e361020ac6bcebbcc772491fbb TLS cert SHA-256: c66d676efcd810debf008b7ea6375da75f23d055c7c41bc3b6aa06ed1283ac54 ## 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/tavomex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tavomex.com 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io