# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trc20tron.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 18:57:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trc20tron.exchange/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      13.52.188.95 (US, San Jose)
ASN:             ASAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns1.registrar-servers.com", "dns2.registrar-servers.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Tron - TRC20 | Secure Payment Gateway

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-04-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 62240783d205f333d96968729102c8e1df8bf3dd239ab4fabbdb9776365ea01b
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.trc20tron.exchange

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-19 17:20:59 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-16 06:05:04 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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c7644-ae37-74ef-97a0-4577ed3d6474/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/trc20tron.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trc20tron.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trc20tron.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trc20tron.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trc20tron.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:09:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies trc20tron.exchange as a high-risk phishing domain focused on generic phishing threats. The domain’s primary intent was likely to deceive users under the guise of a legitimate Tron TRC20 payment gateway. Due to its malicious nature, this domain posed serious risks of credential theft and fraud.

Supporting evidence includes its registration via NameCheap, Inc., with the domain created on February 21, 2026. The domain resolved to IP 13.52.188.95 and was flagged by Google Safe Browsing for social engineering. Additionally, it appears on a recognized security blocklist and has a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. VirusTotal’s analysis shows 16 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, reinforcing the high-risk classification.

Mitigation efforts have successfully taken trc20tron.exchange offline, preventing further fraudulent activity. Users are advised to avoid this domain and remain vigilant against similar phishing attempts. Continuous monitoring and blocking of associated infrastructure remain essential to reduce exposure to this threat.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 16/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       049e79f14538268f08cadd07aa6c8e79
TLS cert SHA-256:      62240783d205f333d96968729102c8e1df8bf3dd239ab4fabbdb9776365ea01b

## 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/trc20tron.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trc20tron.exchange
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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