# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tron-dex.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 10:52:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tron-dex.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam Targeted brand: Fake Staking ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 186.2.175.35 (BZ, Belmopan) ASN: AS59692 IQWeb FZ-LLC Hosting org: Iqweb LLC Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, ns3.dnsowl.com Registered: 2026-07-02 Expires: 2027-07-02 Page title: TRONDEX — #1 TRON DEX | Swap TRX, USDT, USDD · Staking · Pools · Rewards HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 59ee3949750279023144ce5af74c07138edab98be80359cba0b31eb378084cb6 ## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 18:28:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-07 00:01:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3842-392b-7518-b341-a20c3568130d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tron-dex.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tron-dex.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tron-dex.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tron-dex.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tron-dex.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:16:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis of the domain tron-dex.xyz shows it is actively hosting a brand‑impersonation site that targets users interested in cryptocurrency staking. The domain was registered on July 02, 2026 through NameSilo, LLC and resolves to IP address 186.2.175.35, which is geolocated to Belize and associated with Iqweb LLC. DNS resolution uses ns1.dnsowl.com, ns2.dnsowl.com, and ns3.dnsowl.com. The site serves content over HTTPS using a Let’s Encrypt certificate (YR1) and returns HTTP 200 responses. The page title "TRONDEX – #1 TRON DEX | Swap TRX, USDT, USDD • Staking • Pools • Rewards" indicates a focus on crypto exchange and staking services, aligning with the reported scam type of investment scam. VirusTotal records a single detection out of 91 security vendors, while the domain appears on one external blocklist (PhishDestroy). Technical fingerprints include Modernizr and DDoS‑Guard, and a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, reflecting a malicious assessment. The domain remains active, and no further content analysis is available beyond the title. Given the high‑risk classification, defenders should block the domain and its associated IP address at network perimeters, update intrusion detection signatures to include the observed hostnames and IP, and advise end users to avoid any unsolicited offers related to TRON staking or cryptocurrency investment originating from this domain. Continuous monitoring for additional infrastructure or related indicators is recommended. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 59ee3949750279023144ce5af74c07138edab98be80359cba0b31eb378084cb6 ## 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/tron-dex.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tron-dex.xyz 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: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io