# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ads.quantumtraders.ai
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 05:29:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ads.quantumtraders.ai/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 46/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.host-forest.com, ns2.host-forest.com
Registered:      2024-11-06
Page title:      Invest in Renewable Energy | QuantumTraders.ai
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2024-11-06 (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:    2025-08-12 00:17:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-02 04:52:07 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/01989c48-0a14-7220-a7fd-4b6af2695b5f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ads.quantumtraders.ai
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ads.quantumtraders.ai
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ads.quantumtraders.ai
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ads.quantumtraders.ai
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ads.quantumtraders.ai/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:33:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ads.quantumtraders.ai as a low-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the legitimate QuantumTraders.ai investment platform. Users faced with this domain risk exposure to deceptive tactics aiming to steal personal or financial data.

This phishing scheme involved creating a fake website focused on renewable energy investments to lure unsuspecting visitors. Although currently offline, the domain was flagged on one security blocklist and showed a minor detection by one security vendor. The site’s goal was likely to trick users into submitting sensitive information under the guise of legitimate investment opportunities.

If you have visited ads.quantumtraders.ai, it is important to avoid entering any personal or financial details. Monitor your accounts for unusual activity and consider updating your passwords as a precaution. Always verify website legitimacy before sharing information and report suspicious domains to security platforms such as PhishDestroy.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       412edd2008e5f7dfc4a86b864dcca396f7699308ec92abef7623ca151bf78d66

## 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/ads.quantumtraders.ai/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ads.quantumtraders.ai
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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