# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apexminers-investments.online
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 09:30:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexminers-investments.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, DNS8, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      107.172.61.186 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-03-13
Expires:         2025-08-06
Page title:      Home - Apex Miners Investment
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: 2025-03-13 (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 23:10:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 11:19:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 02:44:19 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/01987e42-63c0-76fc-a672-cac2ccd35f93/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apexminers-investments.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apexminers-investments.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apexminers-investments.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apexminers-investments.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apexminers-investments.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:26:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apexminers-investments.online as a high-risk generic phishing domain. It was designed to mimic legitimate investment services under the name "Apex Miners Investment" with the intent to deceive users into providing sensitive information. Such phishing sites commonly aim to steal credentials, financial data, or personal details.

The domain was registered recently through Sav.com, LLC and resolves to the IP address 107.172.61.186. Analysis from multiple security vendors, including VirusTotal, flagged this site on 13 occasions while it also appears on a security blocklist. Currently, the domain is offline, indicating possible takedown or abandonment following detection.

Users are advised to avoid visiting apexminers-investments.online and not to enter any personal or financial information if encountered. Continuous caution with investment-related domains is critical, especially newly created or suspicious sites. Rely on trusted and verified platforms for financial activities and report any phishing attempts to relevant authorities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       afb727c828f3957ada8e546f9bce9c9c733bc1d2f09a83eb47f2114302cd9f2b

## 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/apexminers-investments.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apexminers-investments.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

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