# PhishDestroy threat dossier — autotrader-africa.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 20:19:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/autotrader-africa.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: mary.ns.cloudflare.com, newt.ns.cloudflare.com Page title: Autotrader Africa — Buy & sell cars HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e2a889e52783a289226d0af9b705c39ac1db82e57a6ca49a40ba016ec54b9f83 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-21 06:22:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ee869-baaa-74eb-81cf-07c2f097f2ab/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/autotrader-africa.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.autotrader-africa.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=autotrader-africa.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/autotrader-africa.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/autotrader-africa.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:29:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, autotrader-africa.pages.dev, operates as a fraudulent vehicle marketplace impersonating the legitimate Autotrader Africa platform. Analysis indicates the site is designed to harvest user credentials, payment details, and personal information under the guise of car sales transactions. The phishing page mimics the authentic Autotrader Africa interface, including branding elements, search functionality, and vehicle listings, to deceive visitors into initiating contact with fake sellers or entering sensitive information directly on the site. Technical evidence supports the phishing classification. The domain currently shows 0 detections out of 95 security engines on VirusTotal, indicating it has not yet been widely flagged by automated detection systems. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain is registered through Cloudflare, Inc. and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, hosted on Cloudflare's network (AS13335). The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), providing a false sense of security. Despite only appearing on 1 security blocklist, the site remains active and continues to serve phishing content, as confirmed by the page title 'Autotrader Africa — Buy & sell cars' and the absence of legitimate vehicle inventory. Users who have visited autotrader-africa.pages.dev should immediately cease all interaction and take protective measures. Clear browser cache and cookies to remove any stored session data. If credentials were entered, change passwords on the legitimate Autotrader Africa site and any other platforms where identical credentials may have been reused. Monitor financial accounts for unauthorized transactions, as payment information may have been compromised. Report the incident to local cybercrime authorities and consider placing a fraud alert on credit files. Organizations should update security systems to block both the domain and the associated IP address 188.114.96.3 to prevent further access attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: e2a889e52783a289226d0af9b705c39ac1db82e57a6ca49a40ba016ec54b9f83 ## 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/autotrader-africa.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=autotrader-africa.pages.dev 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: 173,987 domains (14,678 alive under monitoring, 158,576 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io