# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apex-clove.online
================================================================

Fetched:   2026-04-22 01:02:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apex-clove.online/

## VERDICT
----------------------------------------------------------------
TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Romance Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
----------------------------------------------------------------
VirusTotal:      9/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
----------------------------------------------------------------
IP address:      163.61.188.89 (US, New York City)
ASN:             ASAS153568 NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD
Hosting org:     AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Registrar:       UPPERLINK LIMITED
Nameservers:     dns1.cupisweb.com, dns2.cupisweb.com, vip1.cupisweb.com, vip2.cupisweb.com
Registered:      2025-09-05
Expires:         2026-09-05
Page title:      Apex Clove Trade | CFD Trading — Trading on Stocks, Gold, Oil, Indices
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
----------------------------------------------------------------
Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-09-05 (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:    2025-09-20 17:02:04 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:53:00 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
----------------------------------------------------------------
URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019968b8-10ec-7587-bed8-49c62b2d927e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apex-clove.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apex-clove.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apex-clove.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apex-clove.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apex-clove.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
----------------------------------------------------------------
[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:10:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apex-clove.online as a domain involved in generic phishing activities, potentially targeting users interested in trading. Though currently offline, it was flagged due to suspicious behavior and low trust scores, indicating risks of fraud and data theft.

This phishing site impersonated a trading platform under the name Apex Clove Trade, enticing users with offers related to CFDs on stocks, gold, oil, and indices. By mimicking a legitimate trading environment, it aimed to deceive victims into submitting sensitive financial information or login credentials, which attackers could misuse.

If you have visited apex-clove.online, it is recommended to immediately change any passwords entered and monitor your financial accounts for unusual activity. Avoid providing personal or payment information to this domain, and ensure your security software is up to date to help detect and block similar threats in the future.

## 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 (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
----------------------------------------------------------------
Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apex-clove.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apex-clove.online
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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform.
Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io