Domain security and threat intelligence

zcash-zec[.]exchange

“Zcash Swap – Anonymous Exchange to Bitcoin, USDT, ETH”

Threat verdict High 65/100 evidence score

Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 5/91 Brand impersonation: Bitcoin

Jan 24, 2026 Bitcoin CDN

Evidence Summary

HIGH

This domain, zcash-zec.exchange, is actively flagged as a high-risk crypto scam impersonating Bitcoin. Registered on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, the site resolves to Cloudflare IP 104.21.43.139 (AS13335, US) and uses Cloudflare nameservers (will.ns.cloudflare.com, jo.ns.cloudflare.com). The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), and the site returns an HTTP 200 status, indicating operational hosting. Detected technologies include Cloudflare Browser Insights and HTTP/3.

Analysis of available intelligence reveals the domain is classified as a crypto scam, with its page title explicitly referencing 'Zcash Swap – Anonymous Exchange to Bitcoin, USDT, ETH.' While the site targets Bitcoin users, the title suggests broader cryptocurrency exchange functionality. The domain appears on one security blocklist (PhishDestroy) and is flagged by 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, though the specific detection rationale remains unverified. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, reinforcing its high-risk classification. Defenders should treat this domain as malicious infrastructure.

The use of Cloudflare hosting and SSL does not mitigate the threat, as these are commonly abused by threat actors to lend false legitimacy. Network-level blocking is recommended, particularly in environments handling cryptocurrency transactions or financial data. Further investigation into associated wallet addresses or transaction patterns may reveal additional fraudulent activity linked to this domain. No evidence of takedown or sinkholing has been observed as of July 24, 2026.

VirusTotal

5 det.

URLScan

Report ↗

TLS Certificate

WE1

Observed status

Unverified

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 5 / 91 URLQuery report stored — detailed verdict pending PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict Analysis completed DNS blocks 14 checked — no blocks TLS valid certificate, 62d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed

Network Security Intelligence Registrar context

Registrar context NiceNIC

Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.

NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Checks

Reports

Availability

16/18

URLScan.io Capture

Stored URLScan report with capture artifacts

Jan 24, 2026

URLScan Verdict

URLScan analysis completed; this web-capture result does not change the page threat verdict · score 0

Jul 29, 2026

Cloudflare Radar Report

A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.

Web Archive

Preserved in Wayback Machine — historical evidence archived

Mar 14, 2026

VirusTotal

5/91 recorded on VirusTotal

Jul 26, 2026

Google Safe Browsing

Checked via Google Transparency Report

Mar 2, 2026

Registrar Context: NiceNIC

Separate registrar research is available. Registrar association is contextual and is not scored as an independent detection.

robots.txt Found

A valid robots.txt was observed; no disallowed/allowed paths were extracted

Aug 8, 2026

Sitemap: 1 pages

Site publishes a sitemap with 1 listed page

Aug 8, 2026

Brand Impersonation

Impersonation of Bitcoin

Forensic Evidence Collected

Stored evidence from URLScan.io, stored screenshot

Jan 24, 2026

Technical Analysis Recorded

The report contains stored technology or forensic-analysis results.

Aug 19, 2026

VT Detection +1

+1 new detection (2 → 3): Fortinet

Mar 1, 2026

Cloudflare Radar Scan

Scanned with Cloudflare Radar; network analysis completed.

Feb 27, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Screenshot of zcash-zec.exchange — **URLScan capture**2026-01-24 18:32 UTC 2 / 2

View Full Size Source Report Wayback Download

Page Title

Zcash Swap – Anonymous Exchange to Bitcoin, USDT, ETH

TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by WE1 · valid for 62 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

URLScan Verdict Analysis completed score 0 report ↗

Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.

IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.

Registrar NiceNIC

(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation

Abuse contactabuse@nicenic.com

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for zcash-zec.exchange →

IP Address 104.21.43.139 CDN

Geo

San Francisco, US

NetworkAS13335 · Cloudflare, Inc.

Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →

The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.

Elapsed Since First Report 50 days

What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Unverified.

What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.

Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedJan 24, 2026

DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 10, 2026score 0/100

IoC Extractionscanned Jul 29, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs

Submitted URLhttps://zcash-zec.exchange/

Nameserversjo.ns.cloudflare.com

TLS Observationvalid from Jan 31, 2026scanned Mar 15, 2026

Favicon Hash

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety seal. Verify ICANN fees Read RAA §3.18 PHISHDESTROY INVESTIGATIONICANN funding, contracts, and DNS abuse oversight

Accountability draft Nothing is sent automatically.

Latest Classified Outcome 2026-08-19 02:49:53 UTC

Primary outcome Live content reason: Ordinary HTTP content served 90% confidence

Attribution source: Current Http Probe

Evidence layers Availability: Content serving Content: Content served at root DNS: Resolved Registration: Active

Latest HTTP observation Live content Ordinary HTTP content served 90% 2026-08-19 02:49:53 UTC

RDAP registration Active NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 RDAP HTTP 200 source: Rdap Status Collector clientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibited expires 2026-10-02 13:34:46 UTC checked 2026-08-05 18:32:10 UTC

Observed timeline last reachable: 2026-08-19 02:49:53 UTC last content: 2026-08-19 02:49:53 UTC

Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.

Technologies · 3 identified

Cloudflare Browser Insights

Analytics RUM

Performance monitoring tool that measures website speed from real users.

www.cloudflare.com

Cloudflare

CDN

Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS mitigation, and DNS services.

www.cloudflare.com

HTTP/3

Miscellaneous

Third major version of HTTP protocol, built on QUIC for faster, more reliable connections.

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

5 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-07-26 05:17:24 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 2 detections

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CRDF

CyRadar

Gridinsoft

Webroot

Archived Evidence

Wayback Machine Snapshot

A historical snapshot is available for evidence review

View Archive

Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of zcash-zec.exchange · checked Mar 2, 2026

Good

Performance

FCP

2.59s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

2.59s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

0ms

Total Blocking Time

2.85s

Speed Index

Site Configuration Analysis

Stored observations are retained with their original collection time.

robots.txt Present · HTTP 200

Valid robots.txt; no Disallow/Allow paths were extracted.

Sitemap 1 page · HTTP 200

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

URLScan Analyzed VirusTotal 5 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery Report stored Gridinsoft SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

OSINT & Intelligence

Web-Check Full scan SOCRadar Dark web report LeakIX Leak search Shodan Censys ThreatFox Hudson Rock Sign-in search IntelX crt.sh Certs WHOIS Wayback Archived

DNS & Network

nslookup.io DNS bgp.tools ASN/Route

SEO & Domain

SpyFu Moz DA/PA Ahrefs Backlinks Deep Analysis

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zcash-zec[.]exchange

Threat Response Pipeline

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture