# PhishDestroy threat dossier — auroracryptrade-invest.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-13 18:49:54 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/auroracryptrade-invest.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam Targeted brand: argent (and: base, binance, coinbase, ethereum, kraken) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: anna.ns.cloudflare.com, denver.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Aurora Cryptrade - Plataforma Oficial | Trading IA 2025 | Más de 10.000 Reseñas HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none 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: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-07 06:44:14 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-13 18:34:51 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-02 12:00:38 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b971d-ccac-734d-a1dc-510dc0854549/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/fcf4e62e-cd6b-4c1c-9095-12f61d6e4295 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/auroracryptrade-invest.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.auroracryptrade-invest.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=auroracryptrade-invest.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/auroracryptrade-invest.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/auroracryptrade-invest.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies auroracryptrade-invest.net as a generic phishing domain targeting users interested in trading platforms. The domain brands itself as "Aurora Cryptrade - Plataforma Oficial | Trading IA 2025," aiming to lure victims with promises of AI-driven trading and numerous positive reviews. It is classified as low risk but remains a threat due to its phishing intent. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and appears on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis shows only one out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, suggesting limited but credible suspicion from the security community. The technical footprint indicates an attempt to impersonate legitimate trading services to deceive users. Currently, auroracryptrade-invest.net is offline and no longer active, reducing immediate risk to end users. However, the presence of this domain on blocklists highlights the need for vigilance. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding interaction with any remnants or redirects related to this domain and continuing to monitor for similar emerging threats using the unique seed c22c5a for intelligence correlation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260107-1D432A Favicon SHA-256: d7eff8631da5eb23321129952d2774c1c19ce0ea04b41e29b5227386602befc0 ## 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/auroracryptrade-invest.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=auroracryptrade-invest.net 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: 148,995 domains (40,670 alive under monitoring, 107,978 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io