# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apexinvestmgt.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 17:38:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexinvestmgt.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.93.82 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Apex Investment Management :: Safe investment with Apex Investment Management

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:22:35 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 16:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 00:25:39 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/019885bc-e7b4-705c-804b-df9893a4d15f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apexinvestmgt.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apexinvestmgt.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apexinvestmgt.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apexinvestmgt.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apexinvestmgt.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:57:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The risk level associated with apexinvestmgt.com is elevated due to its involvement in generic phishing, specifically brand impersonation, where attackers disguise themselves as a legitimate entity to deceive victims. 

 This domain was flagged by 1 security blocklist and created on February 21, 2026, with an IP address of 198.12.93.82, and although it currently resolves to this IP, its status is offline, possibly due to the 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal that flagged it, indicating a potential threat, and considering its SSL certificate is R11, it's crucial to approach with caution. 

 To mitigate the risks associated with brand impersonation, such as apexinvestmgt.com, users should be cautious of emails or websites that ask for sensitive information, verify the authenticity of websites by checking for HTTPS and the lock icon in the address bar, and never provide credentials or financial information without ensuring the website is legitimate, thereby protecting themselves from potential credential theft and financial loss.

## 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/apexinvestmgt.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apexinvestmgt.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

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