# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vandexbn.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 18:45:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vandexbn.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 85/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: fake_exchange
Targeted brand: vandex

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      163.61.188.5 (US, Staten Island)
ASN:             AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Hosting org:     MIT
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.lytehosting.com", "dns2.lytehosting.com", "dns3.lytehosting.com", "dns4.lytehosting.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-13
Page title:      Home - Vandex Bank©
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-08-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 020384b2725886cad8ae32c1734061db480e5f49f6dab87ae7079f03c2696e8f

## 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: 2026-05-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-13 15:30:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 06:36:46 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 04:10:59 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:59:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies vandexbn.com as a domain involved in brand impersonation, specifically targeting the Vandex brand, with no known drainer kit associated with it. This domain has a VirusTotal score of 12/95, was registered through Sav.com, LLC, resolves to IP 163.61.188.5, and was created on May 13, 2026, with a current status of being listed on 1 security blocklist. 

 The domain vandexbn.com has been taken offline, which indicates that response actions have been taken to mitigate the threat, however, with its recent creation and the fact that it was able to obtain an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt, there is still a remaining risk associated with this domain, as users may have already fallen victim to the phishing campaign. 

 As vandexbn.com is now offline, the immediate risk has been reduced, but it is essential for users to remain vigilant and cautious when interacting with websites, especially those that may have been compromised or impersonated, and to always verify the authenticity of a website before entering sensitive information, to avoid falling victim to similar phishing campaigns in the future.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       289ca844f56028a166ec70167eb7ec1d
TLS cert SHA-256:      020384b2725886cad8ae32c1734061db480e5f49f6dab87ae7079f03c2696e8f

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