# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vortexdapp.live
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 22:28:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vortexdapp.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Drainer
Targeted brand: MetaMask

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.227.69.121 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS14061 DIGITALOCEAN-ASN - DigitalOcean, LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, ns3.digitalocean.com
Registered:      2026-05-25
Expires:         2027-05-25
Page title:      VORTEX App

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 387041bf55429baeb5cf14880f9de1921006987276cce27f0289ed8f2efb5d8d
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - statistics.vortexdapp.live

## 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: 2026-05-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-24 19:23:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-24 17:27:59 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 00:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-25 12:18:56 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/019efaa6-5ea3-72d4-8996-52d11bf97eb6/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/77ff18dd-758c-435e-98e7-4d379abe030f
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vortexdapp.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vortexdapp.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vortexdapp.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vortexdapp.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vortexdapp.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 20:23:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This report analyzes the domain vortexdapp.live based on available data. The domain appears to be a deceptive website, likely designed to impersonate a decentralized application platform, given the "dapp" branding in its name. Such sites typically pose a threat by attempting to trick users into connecting cryptocurrency wallets or entering sensitive information, leading to theft of digital assets.

Technical analysis shows the domain has zero detections from 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it is not widely flagged as malicious. However, it is listed on one blocklist. The domain is registered with NameCheap, Inc. and was created on 2026-05-25. It resolves to IP address 64.227.69.121 and utilizes nameservers ns1.digitalocean.com, ns2.digitalocean.com, and ns3.digitalocean.com. The domain status is currently ACTIVE.

The domain is active and poses a moderate risk level. The absence of VirusTotal detections suggests it may be a recently deployed threat that has not yet been widely identified. Users should exercise extreme caution and avoid interacting with this site.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260624-E1942C
Favicon MD5:       43a703393dda5cd8c1c1be1a6e57c8dd
TLS cert SHA-256:      387041bf55429baeb5cf14880f9de1921006987276cce27f0289ed8f2efb5d8d

## 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/vortexdapp.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vortexdapp.live
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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