virlex.ng is a phishing page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-09-19. Risk: critical (81/100). Registrar: TRUEHOST CLOUD. Status: Content unavailable. Hosting: NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP - NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 6/89 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.
“Virlex | Social media growth, virtual numbers, web and ads”
virlex.ng presented itself as "Virlex", a one-stop shop for social media growth, virtual phone numbers, web work and ad services. Its likely audience was small businesses, influencers and anyone shopping for followers or verification numbers. PhishDestroy flagged it on 2026-09-19, the same day the domain was registered, and classifies it as impersonation phishing. The page title describes an ordinary marketing storefront, while our classification is impersonation phishing. The site went offline on 2026-09-21 and was still unreachable when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Impersonation storefronts like this copy the look of a legitimate service so visitors trust it with payment and account details. Growth and virtual-number services are an easy cover because buyers expect to pay upfront and often hand over social media usernames or even login credentials "for delivery". Victims typically lose the money they paid, any card or payment details entered at checkout, and sometimes control of the social media accounts they asked to have boosted.
Evidence
Six of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain by 2026-09-21: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That is a modest count, but it comes from several unrelated vendors within two days of registration. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as spam, an independent signal from outside the antivirus ecosystem. The domain also appears in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses. PhishDestroy is the only blocklist carrying it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through TRUEHOST CLOUD on 2026-09-19 and was detected that same day, which fits a short-lived site set up quickly for a single campaign. It was hosted at 163.61.188.5 on the New Dhaka Hardware network, a Bangladeshi-registered provider, with the server located in the United States. A free Let's Encrypt certificate gave the site a padlock, which proves only that the connection was encrypted, not that the business behind it was real.
What to do
If you paid virlex.ng for followers, numbers or ads, contact your bank or payment provider, report the charge as fraud and watch for further unauthorised transactions. If you shared a social media password, change it immediately, enable two-factor authentication and log out all other sessions. Remove any third-party apps or connections you granted during the order. Defenders should block the domain and 163.61.188.5 and search proxy and DNS logs for visits since 2026-09-19 to identify affected users.
No. PhishDestroy classifies virlex.ng as a phishing page (risk: critical, 81/100); it was first detected on 2026-09-19. VirusTotal: 6/89 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Treat the site as unsafe.
Is virlex.ng safe to connect a wallet?
No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on virlex.ng. Phishing sites ask for approvals (approve, setApprovalForAll, Permit2) that let the operator move your assets, and a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed.
What should I do if I used virlex.ng?
Change every password you entered there and turn on two-factor authentication. If you connected a wallet or signed something, revoke the approvals and move the remaining funds to a new wallet; never share your seed phrase. Step-by-step help: emergency guide.
What we count
Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedSep 19, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Sep 20, 2026score 81/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttps://virlex.ng/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
Observed page title
Virlex | Social media growth, virtual numbers, web and ads
Automated brand references
Across
TLS Certificate
Issued by Let's Encrypt / YR1· stored validity ends in 56 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
163.61.188.5
Network ASN
AS153568
Organization
NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Observed location
New York City, US
Server header
LiteSpeed
Nameservers 4
dns1.lytehosting.com
dns2.lytehosting.com
dns3.lytehosting.com
dns4.lytehosting.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
virlex.ngpriority 0
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR1
Valid from
2026-09-19 07:30:14
Valid until
2026-12-18 07:30:13
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-19 22:02:07 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprintb28907a92402d665074b812e56232a06539e8a3579763bfb0a5afb5fbc7fc7a4Certificate names · 2 SANs
virlex.ng.oshofix.com.ng
www.virlex.ng.oshofix.com.ng
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · virlex.ng
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches5
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
7 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsContent unavailable
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including virlex.ng)
Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used
Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.
Where should I report the scam?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
