# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.astramarkets.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 15:48:08 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.astramarkets.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Bitcoin ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Fortinet, Google Safebrowsing, Netcraft, Sophos, Trustwave URLQuery: -1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.2 (US, Newark) ASN: ASAS153568 NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD Hosting org: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Home | The easiest place to invest bitcoin ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R11 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:24:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:24:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-29 16:21:04 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-17 18:03:27 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01992596-e545-7373-9f86-2895d231d633/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.astramarkets.top crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.astramarkets.top Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.astramarkets.top AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.astramarkets.top URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.astramarkets.top/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-24 15:25:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is app.astramarkets.top a Bitcoin impersonation scam? The domain app.astramarkets.top was registered on 21 February 2026 and is currently listed as offline. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 163.61.188.2, which belongs to ASN 153568 (NEW DHAKA HARDWARE) and is geolocated in the United States. The site presented the page title “Home | The easiest place to invest bitcoin”, indicating a brand‑impersonation attempt toward the Bitcoin ecosystem. An SSL certificate identified as “R11” was observed, but no further certificate details are available. VirusTotal analysis shows that eight of ninety‑five scanning engines flagged the domain, confirming malicious intent. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service. The risk rating assigned is elevated, reflecting the combination of brand impersonation, vendor detections, and hosting characteristics. Because the site is no longer reachable, dynamic content could not be captured, leaving the exact phishing kit or payload unknown. Defenders should continue to block the domain and its underlying IP address at network perimeter, update DNS filtering policies, and monitor for any re‑appearance of the host or similar certificate patterns. Additional reconnaissance on the ASN and related hostnames is recommended to uncover possible supporting infrastructure. The evidence presently points to a coordinated impersonation campaign targeting Bitcoin investors, and proactive blocking remains the primary mitigation. ## 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 (operator 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/app.astramarkets.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.astramarkets.top 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,484 domains (83,251 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io