# PhishDestroy threat dossier — web3exchange.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 23:17:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/web3exchange.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      13.248.169.48 (US, Seattle)
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns5.afternic.com, ns6.afternic.com, verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.verify.hn
Registered:      2026-06-12
Expires:         2027-06-12

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2026-12-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e9f9944d0279d1f2d58afeda2b0870b75742ecc421926971a72b972af4db4b97

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-14 14:32:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 20:18:36 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 00:40:27 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 00:18:00 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/019ecada-baaa-7559-9650-a28b549c5c9b/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/49a18759-335c-4818-903f-67955eeb0068
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/web3exchange.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.web3exchange.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=web3exchange.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/web3exchange.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/web3exchange.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:38:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant generic phishing threat, attempting to deceive users into divulging sensitive information. 
   
   PhishDestroy identifies that web3exchange.xyz was created on June 12, 2026, and is registered through GMO Internet, Inc, with its SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, while 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag this domain, and it appears on 3 security blocklists, indicating a high level of risk associated with this domain.

   The domain resolves to IP 13.248.169.48, and with the registrar being GMO Internet, Inc, and considering it was found in 1 threat intelligence pulse by AlienVault OTX, users who have visited this domain should immediately monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity, change their passwords, and consider reporting the incident to their security teams to mitigate potential damage, as the threat level is deemed high and the domain remains active

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-44AA30
Favicon MD5:       0f51e723b5ea18cf223bd66aaf0bda85
TLS cert SHA-256:      e9f9944d0279d1f2d58afeda2b0870b75742ecc421926971a72b972af4db4b97

## 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/web3exchange.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=web3exchange.xyz
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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