# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apexunion.trustspheres.pro
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 16:22:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexunion.trustspheres.pro/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 27 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Netcraft
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      163.61.188.222 (US, New York City)
ASN:             ASAS153568 NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD
Hosting org:     AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns102.registrar-servers.com", "dns101.registrar-servers.com"]
Page title:      Apex Bank - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying, and humanizing digital banking.
HTTP response:   500

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 3d06aee6d9d23f1c0b90fd3a7fbc2e025d095c6504b9759b5b3558f6ef1c7929
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - trustspheres.pro

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-07 17:36:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:41:26 UTC (STALE — 27 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-06 01:19:14 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 27 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 27 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198863f-c172-761f-bd2e-209ab7207b37/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apexunion.trustspheres.pro
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apexunion.trustspheres.pro
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apexunion.trustspheres.pro
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apexunion.trustspheres.pro
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apexunion.trustspheres.pro/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:16:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apexunion.trustspheres.pro as an active domain impersonating a generic banking brand. The domain uses the page title "Apex Bank - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying," potentially misleading users seeking legitimate banking services. Though the threat level is assessed as low, brand impersonation can still pose risks of fraud or information theft.

Technical analysis shows the domain resolves to IP address 198.18.0.232 and currently appears on one security blocklist, indicating some detection by security systems. VirusTotal shows minimal detection with one of 95 vendors flagging the domain. The lack of detailed registration information adds to the uncertainty around its legitimacy.

This domain remains active and should be monitored closely. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this site or providing any personal information. Organizations should consider adding this domain to internal blocklists and educating users about the risks of brand impersonation attempts to mitigate potential exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       53f7eaccc5cabff8999753b23d2e2aab91a4fa445707494f4ce0d0af103fa211
TLS cert SHA-256:      3d06aee6d9d23f1c0b90fd3a7fbc2e025d095c6504b9759b5b3558f6ef1c7929

## 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/apexunion.trustspheres.pro/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apexunion.trustspheres.pro
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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