# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xfexgroup.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 16:08:32 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xfexgroup.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: OwnRegistrar, Inc. Nameservers: dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com Registered: 2026-01-22 Expires: 2027-01-22 Page title: XFEX | AI-Powered Smart Crypto Investments ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 748e13748f488e2784f35effc4c1087306c3671d95ceba9f5ff478dc10c5884a ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-01-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 03:56:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 02:37:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1b62-9d52-7034-8553-a3136f598686/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/56e864fd-8a7f-4fd7-b71d-a29e0d8bbd78 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xfexgroup.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xfexgroup.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xfexgroup.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xfexgroup.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xfexgroup.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 04:56:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk crypto investment scam designed to deceive users into depositing cryptocurrency under the guise of AI-powered trading. Analysis of the page title, "XFEX | AI-Powered Smart Crypto Investments," indicates an attempt to impersonate legitimate cryptocurrency trading platforms by leveraging false claims of artificial intelligence and automated profit generation. Such schemes typically operate as crypto drainers, siphoning funds from victims' wallets once connected, or as fake investment portals that vanish after collecting deposits. The domain exhibits multiple indicators of malicious infrastructure, warranting immediate caution for users and security teams. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on January 22, 2026, through OwnRegistrar, Inc., a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 163.61.188.7 and is currently active. Security vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain at a detection rate of 2/95, while Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites due to its free and automated issuance process. The combination of low detection rates and high-risk registrar usage suggests the infrastructure is either newly deployed or actively evading detection. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include blocking the domain and its associated IP address (163.61.188.7) at the network perimeter. Security teams should monitor for connections to this infrastructure, particularly from endpoints handling cryptocurrency transactions. End users should be educated to recognize red flags such as unsolicited investment offers, promises of guaranteed returns, and pressure to connect wallets to unknown platforms. Wallet connection prompts from this domain should be treated as malicious, and any funds linked to it should be considered at risk. Organizations should also review registrar policies for OwnRegistrar, Inc., to assess the feasibility of preemptive domain suspensions for high-risk registrations. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-9ABF54 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 748e13748f488e2784f35effc4c1087306c3671d95ceba9f5ff478dc10c5884a ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (operator 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xfexgroup.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xfexgroup.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,403 domains (13,595 alive under monitoring, 159,990 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io