# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xhex.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-08 17:15:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xhex.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/94 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      35.173.228.115 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Registrar:       Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Nameservers:     ns1.dn.com, ns2.dn.com
Registered:      2004-02-28
Page title:      xhex.com Premium domain name trading - xhex.com Buy and sell domain names at a fixed price- Dn.com domain name trading platform
HTTP response:   525

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2004-02-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-24 20:41:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-24 17:41:23 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-08 19:00:12 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dc093-7630-7308-96cd-ccc3af7e5b8f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/xhex.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xhex.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xhex.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xhex.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xhex.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-24 20:43:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xhex.com as an active fake giveaway phishing scam targeting unsuspecting users with fraudulent prize claims. The domain remains under investigation as threat actors continue to exploit its legitimacy for malicious campaigns. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed at this stage, but the infrastructure aligns with typical prize scam operations.

This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it has not yet been widely recognized as malicious despite its suspicious activity. Registered through Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., xhex.com resolves to IP 35.173.228.115 and was created on February 28, 2004. With no confirmed blocklist entries and default trust scores, the domain’s long-standing registration may contribute to its current low detection rate. However, its association with fake giveaway schemes poses significant risks to visitors.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with xhex.com, especially any claims involving prizes, surveys, or financial rewards. Block the domain at the network level and report suspicious communications to relevant authorities. PhishDestroy continues to monitor this domain under seed 80ddd6 for updates on its threat status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260424-8C3A8D
Favicon MD5:       cab3c54b2ff5dd2a1e40fea525155e9c

## 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/xhex.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xhex.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

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