# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aureuscapttradinglt.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 04:54:09 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aureuscapttradinglt.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, desenmascara.me Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.9 (US, New York City) Hosting org: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Registrar: TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown Nameservers: dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com, ns1.cprapid.com, ns2.cprapid.com Registered: 2025-09-14 Expires: 2026-09-14 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 318e9e8958e8ff2045d85b62f4f627a9c393b7fa5ece100e87e068e82ff1c2d8 ## 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: 2025-09-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-25 19:17:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-25 17:19:19 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 06:45:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-26 00:03:05 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019effc8-065f-7430-b29c-96fe4ef12ab6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/eda28628-d7c4-4b29-82d4-129c32045e8e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aureuscapttradinglt.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aureuscapttradinglt.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aureuscapttradinglt.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aureuscapttradinglt.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aureuscapttradinglt.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:27:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, aureuscapttradinglt.com, is flagged as a high-risk crypto drainer phishing site designed to deceive users into connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is actively targeting cryptocurrency holders with fake trading platforms, a tactic commonly associated with wallet-draining malware. The domain exhibits multiple red flags consistent with fraudulent financial schemes, including social engineering techniques to extract sensitive credentials or authorize unauthorized transactions. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 163.61.188.9 and was registered on September 14, 2025, through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown. It is currently active and employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, does not validate legitimacy. Google Safe Browsing has flagged the domain under the SOCIAL_ENGINEERING category, and it appears on at least one security blocklist. VirusTotal reports 8 out of 95 security vendors have detected the domain as malicious, with detections likely tied to its association with known phishing kits or wallet-draining scripts. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP at the network level. Users who may have interacted with the site should revoke any connected wallet permissions via blockchain explorers or wallet interfaces, as crypto drainers often exploit previously authorized smart contract interactions. Organizations should also monitor for outbound connections to 163.61.188.9 and audit logs for any attempted access to aureuscapttradinglt.com. Given the domain's recent registration and active status, security teams are advised to treat this as an ongoing campaign and prioritize awareness training on recognizing fake crypto trading platforms. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260625-79846D Favicon MD5: c4e6a0a532fb2c58e7951e90d800c878 TLS cert SHA-256: 318e9e8958e8ff2045d85b62f4f627a9c393b7fa5ece100e87e068e82ff1c2d8 ## 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/aureuscapttradinglt.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aureuscapttradinglt.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,051 domains (12,352 alive under monitoring, 157,076 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io