# PhishDestroy threat dossier — acon-traders.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-25 03:26:56 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/acon-traders.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Targeted brand: Ethereum (and: google) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.23.141.202 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: ns1.zanohosting.com, ns2.zanohosting.com Registered: 2025-08-27 Expires: 2026-08-27 Page title: acon-traders.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6ecd0a95a730e33aab4ad45e8c9e49389afc729e44ccb11f38e7588bd2de00bc Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - ftp.acon-traders.com - mail.acon-traders.com - pop.acon-traders.com - smtp.acon-traders.com - www.acon-traders.com ## 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: 2025-08-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-09-23 13:02:13 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-25 03:37:19 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:28:31 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019976aa-1af8-7700-9a41-ae8142449606/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/acon-traders.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.acon-traders.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=acon-traders.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/acon-traders.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/acon-traders.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-27 05:29:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] acon-traders.com Fake Ethereum Wallet Drainer Alert This domain is flagged for elevated-risk brand impersonation targeting Ethereum users through a crypto wallet drainer scheme. The infrastructure is designed to mimic legitimate cryptocurrency platforms, tricking victims into connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts that execute unauthorized transactions, resulting in fund theft. Analysis indicates the domain acon-traders.com was registered on August 27, 2025, through Dynadot LLC. It resolves to the IP address 198.23.141.202 and is currently offline. VirusTotal detection shows 6 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is blocked by PhishDestroy. Trust scores from Scamadviser and Gridinsoft are 1/100 and 0/100, respectively, reinforcing its malicious classification. The page title matches the domain name, a common tactic to appear legitimate while impersonating Ethereum-related services. Mitigation requires immediate action from cryptocurrency users and security teams. Users should verify domain authenticity before interacting with any platform requesting wallet connections. Security teams should block the domain and its resolving IP (198.23.141.202) at the network level. Ethereum wallet providers are advised to monitor for unauthorized transaction patterns linked to this domain. Organizations should update endpoint protection rules to detect and prevent access to known malicious domains impersonating cryptocurrency brands. User education on recognizing brand impersonation tactics, such as checking domain registration dates and verifying official communication channels, is critical to reducing exposure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 6ecd0a95a730e33aab4ad45e8c9e49389afc729e44ccb11f38e7588bd2de00bc ## 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/acon-traders.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=acon-traders.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: 189,386 domains (59,697 alive under monitoring, 128,126 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io