# PhishDestroy threat dossier — trxchange.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 13:42:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/trxchange.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 18 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: ["carol.ns.cloudflare.com", "ricardo.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: TRXPAY - Convert USDT to TRX ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 56f1aed7090d001def86a03b76051ad034edf872e0f33287363523739466d165 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2026-02-06 21:16:41 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 07:51:08 UTC (STALE — 18 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-16 06:05:30 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 18 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 18 days stale) 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/019c3429-a80b-76fc-9e90-64b3880010eb/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/trxchange.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.trxchange.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=trxchange.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/trxchange.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/trxchange.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:29:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies trxchange.online as a generic phishing domain primarily targeting cryptocurrency users by offering services such as converting USDT to TRX. While the risk level is assessed as low, phishing attempts in this niche can lead to credential theft and financial loss, making awareness critical. The domain resolved to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered through Global Domain Group LLC. It appeared on three security blocklists and was flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Despite a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, the domain was recently taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. Notably, trxchange.online was created on February 21, 2026, indicating a very recent setup likely intended for quick exploitation. Users are advised to avoid interacting with trxchange.online or any suspicious crypto exchange websites. Always verify domain authenticity before submitting personal or financial information. Utilizing updated security tools and consulting trusted sources like PhishDestroy can help prevent falling victim to phishing scams in the evolving crypto landscape. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 62e112fd9fa16e9d340f5cda533fbee58e0d65fa937fa2cea54286a1c2e093cd TLS cert SHA-256: 56f1aed7090d001def86a03b76051ad034edf872e0f33287363523739466d165 ## 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/trxchange.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=trxchange.online 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