# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vortexprotocols.net
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 05:25:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vortexprotocols.net/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/94 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.74.250 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     lars.ns.cloudflare.com, sreeni.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-18
Page title:      VORTEX PROTOCOL — Perpetual yield on autopilot
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8eaafc5b73c65ebf3ea7c28c64407b561186145df0755f70c3c8f50d3baaad61

## 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: 2026-04-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-23 06:03:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-23 03:26:21 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 07:40:03 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019db849-8f78-74c3-8a3d-3ed3b0bdba27/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/1ed80352-3684-481e-bb21-f1ef4cb0467e
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vortexprotocols.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vortexprotocols.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vortexprotocols.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vortexprotocols.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vortexprotocols.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-23 06:05:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy is currently investigating vortexprotocols.net for potential crypto drainer activity. This domain may be designed to steal cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting users. No specific brand impersonation has been identified at this time, nor is any drainer kit explicitly known to be in use.

Technical indicators for vortexprotocols.net include a VirusTotal detection ratio of 0/95, indicating that it has not yet been widely flagged as malicious. The domain is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It resolves to IP address 104.21.74.250. The domain creation date is April 18, 2026. The Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status and blocklist counts are currently unavailable.

Vortexprotocols.net is currently active and under investigation. Users should exercise extreme caution when interacting with this domain or any services it promotes. Avoid entering any personal information, connecting cryptocurrency wallets, or making any transactions. Continue monitoring for updates and confirmed malicious activity.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 4/94 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260423-6C5DCD
TLS cert SHA-256:      8eaafc5b73c65ebf3ea7c28c64407b561186145df0755f70c3c8f50d3baaad61

## 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/vortexprotocols.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vortexprotocols.net
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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