# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-18 07:48:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Bitcoin (and: ethereum, facebook, google, signal, telegram)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      213.165.249.109 (NL, Lelystad)
ASN:             ASAS22611 INMOTION, US
Hosting org:     AS22611 InMotion Hosting, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Apexfxtrade – Digital forex, binary option trade, Realestate, cryptomining and bitcoin investment financial solution…
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R10
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 23:20:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-17 03:54:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 04:28:09 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/01989c8c-a201-748e-94d6-34a935fd3c02/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:23:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com as a medium-risk generic phishing domain. The site impersonates financial services, including forex trading, binary options, and cryptocurrency investments, aiming to deceive users into divulging sensitive information.

Supporting intelligence shows this domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP address 213.165.249.109. It has been flagged by 7 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and appears on one security blocklist. The page title, "Apexfxtrade – Digital forex, binary option trade, Realestate, cryptomining and bitcoin investment financial solution…," suggests attempts at fraudulent financial promotion.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and refrain from providing any personal or financial details. Despite some detections, the site remains active, highlighting the importance of continuous vigilance and use of reputable security tools to prevent credential theft or 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/apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apftrde.com.cryptostockpulse.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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