# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appextrades.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 16:34:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appextrades.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 18 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: across (and: google, revolut) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Fortinet, Netcraft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 192.3.141.251 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registrar: Cosmotown, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.anitahost.com, ns2.anitahost.com Registered: 2024-08-11 Expires: 2025-08-11 Page title: Appex Trades - Lifetime Forex Investments ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a4251e98348a799e8e1babaa1168400010fb326f28a9970c44f5e97e4218553f ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2024-08-11 (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: 2025-08-08 04:08:55 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 00:51:40 UTC (STALE — 18 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 12:08:28 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 18 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 18 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988882-bcc5-7524-a28b-7fe8ecc3fb63/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appextrades.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appextrades.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appextrades.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appextrades.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appextrades.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 05:18:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies appextrades.org as a medium-risk phishing domain associated with generic phishing threats. The website’s primary focus appears to be on lifetime forex investments, a common lure used to attract victims into fraudulent schemes. The domain was registered very recently on August 11, 2024, and is currently offline. Its low trust scores—0/100 on Gridinsoft and 1/100 on Scamadviser—along with its presence on a security blocklist, underscore its suspicious nature. VirusTotal flagged this domain by 4 out of 95 security vendors, reinforcing concerns about its legitimacy. The domain resolves to IP address 192.3.141.251 and was registered through Cosmotown, Inc., a registrar sometimes used by malicious actors. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with appextrades.org or providing any personal or financial information. Since the site is offline, the immediate risk is reduced; however, vigilance is necessary as phishing sites can reemerge under different domains. Employing updated security software and consulting trusted sources like PhishDestroy can help maintain safe online experiences. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 8beb5aca1979692d27b38295c7fa062aeaf0ab601b08725a9f3768d1d58ec226 TLS cert SHA-256: a4251e98348a799e8e1babaa1168400010fb326f28a9970c44f5e97e4218553f ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appextrades.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appextrades.org 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io