# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdtcexperimental.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-07 10:10:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdtcexperimental.com/

## VERDICT
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SUSPICIOUS — under active investigation
Composite threat score: 36/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      84.32.84.28
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     apollo.dns-parking.com, athena.dns-parking.com
Registered:      2026-04-22
Page title:      Next Aim
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: aadfb2ba4649a9f3ea3b0de049e62b99c903c3a5b8cf534c08d097490c293711

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-07 09:45:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-07 06:45:36 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 13:00:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e012b-d30f-72dd-836e-045a1b77dc2a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdtcexperimental.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdtcexperimental.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdtcexperimental.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdtcexperimental.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdtcexperimental.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-07 09:47:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies usdtcexperimental.com as an active phishing domain designed to impersonate a legitimate USDT experimental project in order to trick cryptocurrency users into surrendering wallet credentials or transferring funds. The site leverages the perceived novelty of a USDT-related experiment to lower victim defenses, presenting itself as an exclusive opportunity while secretly harvesting sensitive data or initiating unauthorized transactions.

This domain was flagged by only 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, which indicates limited but not absent detection. usdtcexperimental.com was created on April 22, 2026 — a very recent registration — and is hosted through Namecheap Inc., a commonly abused registrar due to low barrier-to-entry and minimal identity verification. The site uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which may lend false legitimacy to visitors, masking its malicious intent behind a deceptive cloak of authenticity.

If you visited usdtcexperimental.com, avoid entering any wallet addresses, seed phrases, or private keys. Immediately disconnect from the site and inspect your browser for unexpected extensions or downloaded files. Scan your device with updated antivirus software and consider rotating passwords and wallet keys if any information was entered. Report the domain to your security team or through platforms like PhishDestroy. Monitor your cryptocurrency wallets and financial accounts for unauthorized activity, especially within 24–48 hours of exposure. When in doubt, verify any crypto-related opportunity through official channels using a separate, trusted device.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260507-25215D
Favicon MD5:       ba19b464cc36d74a1d25a08403d0c14b
TLS cert SHA-256:      aadfb2ba4649a9f3ea3b0de049e62b99c903c3a5b8cf534c08d097490c293711

## 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/usdtcexperimental.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=usdtcexperimental.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

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