# PhishDestroy threat dossier — varudix.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 15:12:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/varudix.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: ethereum (and: visa)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.59.158 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Registered:      2025-05-26
Expires:         2026-05-26
Page title:      Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Varudix

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2025-05-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:41:02 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-21 22:03:44 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/01991261-9b05-736f-a9ff-dbc617ccb75a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/varudix.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.varudix.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=varudix.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/varudix.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/varudix.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:04:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies varudix.com as a suspicious domain impersonating the Ethereum brand. Although classified as low risk, this domain poses a threat by attempting to mislead users into believing it is a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange. Such impersonation can result in theft of sensitive data or financial loss, especially for those engaged in buying or selling digital currencies.

This phishing scheme works by presenting a site that mimics a trusted crypto trading platform, with page titles like "Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Varudix" to lure users into providing login credentials or payment information. The domain was created recently and currently remains active, resolving to an IP address associated with suspicious activity. It appears on at least one security blocklist, and one security vendor flagged it on VirusTotal out of 95 scanned.

Users who have visited varudix.com should immediately cease any interactions on the site. It is recommended to change any passwords or wallet credentials potentially entered, monitor accounts for unauthorized activity, and enable two-factor authentication where possible. Reporting this domain to your security provider and avoiding similar impersonation sites can help protect your cryptocurrency and personal data from harm.

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