# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usd-defi.top
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 01:27:49 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usd-defi.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.145.157 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     adam.ns.cloudflare.com, chan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2024-12-30
Expires:         2025-12-30
Page title:      defi-ETH
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2024-12-30 (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)
First reported:    2025-08-10 01:36:55 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 07:48:32 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/0198919f-1f72-76df-93ee-48488690d66f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usd-defi.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usd-defi.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usd-defi.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usd-defi.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usd-defi.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies usd-defi.top as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain designed to steal cryptocurrency assets from users. It operated under the page title 'defi-ETH', mimicking decentralized finance platforms to lure victims.

The domain was registered on December 30, 2024, and resolved to IP 172.67.145.157. It appeared in multiple security blocklists and was flagged by a handful of security vendors. The domain has since been taken offline, reducing its immediate threat.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with suspicious DeFi-related domains like usd-defi.top and to use updated security tools to detect crypto drainers. Always verify URLs carefully before connecting wallets or transferring assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       3daa9532902a56fd446e7dcd3203fc0c1f6bbb4d156cbca310398ecdf7259e8c

## 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/usd-defi.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usd-defi.top
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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