# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xmev.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 01:13:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xmev.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: compound, jito)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.155.200 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["macy.ns.cloudflare.com", "rory.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      xmev.money

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:20:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 00:20:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-15 00:32:37 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/019a6d49-c60e-725b-8b82-44a67ec30775/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/xmev.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xmev.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xmev.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xmev.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xmev.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:46:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xmev.io as a medium-risk phishing domain currently active and posing a generic phishing threat to users. The domain is designed to deceive victims and potentially harvest sensitive information.

Supporting evidence includes the domain's presence on two security blocklists and a VirusTotal report flagging it by 3 out of 95 security vendors. It resolves to the IP address 172.66.155.200 and was registered recently on February 21, 2026, indicating a possibly new but active phishing infrastructure. The page title found is "xmev.money," suggesting an attempt to mimic or confuse legitimate financial websites.

Users and organizations are advised to avoid visiting or interacting with xmev.io. Employ updated security software and monitor for phishing attempts linked to this domain. Despite detection on multiple blocklists, xmev.io remains active, necessitating continued vigilance and reporting of suspicious communications or links associated with this domain.

## 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/xmev.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xmev.io
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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