# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trustedexchange166.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 18:08:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trustedexchange166.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.245.220.33 (HK, Tung Chung) ASN: ASAS150452 LANDUPS-AS-AP - LANDUPS LIMITED, HK Hosting org: AS150452 LANDUPS LIMITED Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns13.domaincontrol.com, ns14.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2026-05-22 Expires: 2027-05-22 Page title: Trust Exchange ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 155bc575720552ed87de18aa1d524fc91b4f1ca8ddbfb0755531c541a9a68318 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - exchange16889.work - trustedexchange188.com - www.exchange16889.work - www.trustedexchange166.com - www.trustedexchange188.com ## 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: 2026-05-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-15 13:52:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 18:00:56 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 16:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 00:40:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ecb1e-939a-756f-bc29-a4a6fa2b699e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7e70b169-50e7-4561-9afa-f59402749cd8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/trustedexchange166.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trustedexchange166.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trustedexchange166.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trustedexchange166.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trustedexchange166.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-23 10:45:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The website trustedexchange166.com presents itself as "Trust Exchange," a fake exchange platform designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate cryptocurrency trading service. The primary threat is financial fraud, where victims may be tricked into depositing funds or sharing sensitive information under false pretenses. Technical analysis reveals the site has a low reputation score, with VirusTotal showing 3 out of 95 security vendors flagging it as malicious, including Fortinet and Gridinsoft. The domain was registered on 2026-05-22 through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and is hosted on IP address 162.245.220.33 in Hong Kong, assigned to AS150452 LANDUPS LIMITED. It uses an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt (R12) and has nameservers ns13.domaincontrol.com and ns14.domaincontrol.com. Three blocklists have flagged the domain. The site is currently offline or down, reducing immediate risk, but its domain risk score of 68 out of 100 indicates a high potential for malicious activity. GridinSoft rates its trust at 0 out of 100, confirming its fraudulent nature. Users should avoid any interaction with this domain. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-37A5B9 Favicon MD5: dd2d033863c3040abc022e3f5cc7e3a7 TLS cert SHA-256: 155bc575720552ed87de18aa1d524fc91b4f1ca8ddbfb0755531c541a9a68318 ## 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/trustedexchange166.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trustedexchange166.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,923 domains (14,619 alive under monitoring, 158,575 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io