# PhishDestroy threat dossier — updex.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-17 01:15:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updex.cc/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      138.226.237.221 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
Hosting org:     AS205775 NEON CORE NETWORK LLC
Registrar:       Cloud DNS Ltd
Nameservers:     pns71.cloudns.net, pns72.cloudns.com, pns73.cloudns.net, pns74.cloudns.uk
Registered:      2026-05-31
Expires:         2027-05-31
Page title:      Crypto Exchange | Buy & Sell Bitcoin, Ethereum & more

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE1
Expires:    2026-08-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 458a3f5a0b3c9841885068a792de53b14d9c0a3f65fadd7c5d00aa3d7e665cf7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - api.updex.cc
  - www.updex.cc

## 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: 2026-05-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 13:20:24 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-18 11:23:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-17 00:20:45 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-20 00:02:52 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019eda75-0cca-72c6-8104-a76138e95435/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/77caed54-988f-4fde-9209-55b8175e5939
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/updex.cc
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.updex.cc
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=updex.cc
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/updex.cc
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/updex.cc/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 15:05:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain updex.cc, impersonating Ethereum, has a high threat score of 85/100 and is currently down. It has been flagged as malicious by 5 out of 95 security vendors, including notable names like Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and SOCRadar, and is listed on one public blocklist. Google Safe Browsing has not flagged this domain, indicating it may not yet be widely recognized in the threat landscape.

Registered with Cloud DNS Ltd, the domain was created on May 31, 2026, and first detected on June 18, 2026. It is hosted on the IP address 138.226.237.221. The site's down status suggests it has been taken down, but the infrastructure details warrant further investigation.

Block the domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar's abuse desk for further action.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260618-18E6B6
Favicon MD5:       2179cef4da4c8098426f0ec94fefbe32
TLS cert SHA-256:      458a3f5a0b3c9841885068a792de53b14d9c0a3f65fadd7c5d00aa3d7e665cf7

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updex.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=updex.cc
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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