# PhishDestroy threat dossier — algotraders.ru
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Fetched:   2026-07-30 17:48:34 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/algotraders.ru/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      algotraders.ru

## 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 23:24:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:24:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-30 16:21:07 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-28 04:44:43 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/019bc458-eb6f-778b-a8ad-05bb830f914f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/algotraders.ru
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.algotraders.ru
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=algotraders.ru
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/algotraders.ru
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/algotraders.ru/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:54:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is algotraders.ru a Generic Phishing Domain?

The domain algotraders.ru poses a generic phishing threat and is currently offline, having been taken down after being identified as a potential scam. 
   
This domain was flagged by 6 of 95 VirusTotal vendors and appears on 1 security blocklist, indicating a significant risk to users, with its creation date being February 21, 2026, and it is associated with a specific IP address, although the exact registrar name is not provided, the fact that it has been flagged by multiple security vendors raises concerns about its legitimacy.

The current status of algotraders.ru being offline is a positive development, but users are still advised to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of any website before providing personal or financial information, and PhishDestroy recommends checking the website's trust scores and reviewing threat intelligence pulses, such as the one from AlienVault OTX, to stay informed about potential threats and to avoid falling victim to generic phishing scams like the one associated with algotraders.ru

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - WHOIS creation date: 2026-02-21
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/algotraders.ru/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=algotraders.ru
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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