# PhishDestroy threat dossier — capitalgrouplimited.ltd
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 14:44:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/capitalgrouplimited.ltd/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Netcraft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      170.101.101.131 (US, Detroit)
ASN:             AS63023 GTHost
Hosting org:     GTHost
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     dnsdemo1.anitahost.com, dnsdemo2.anitahost.com
Registered:      2026-06-29
Expires:         2027-06-29
Page title:      Capital Group Fx
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: bd5015453020b5d746c5b97b5048fed29b9c4c00f96d3e999b63e044cde295da

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-07 17:45:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 16:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-09 00:01:50 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f3d40-3a9b-771b-8bd5-88904c989b97/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/0ec5c5e3-1166-4f4b-8a9c-aa1f7bb2f414
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/capitalgrouplimited.ltd
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.capitalgrouplimited.ltd
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=capitalgrouplimited.ltd
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/capitalgrouplimited.ltd
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/capitalgrouplimited.ltd/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 00:16:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, capitalgrouplimited.ltd, is actively flagged as a high-risk fake foreign exchange (FX) trading platform. Infrastructure analysis reveals it was registered on June 29, 2026, through Dynadot Inc, resolving to IP 170.101.101.131 hosted by GTHost in the United States. The domain uses Let's Encrypt SSL certificate YR2 and has MX records configured solely for capitalgrouplimited.ltd with priority 0, which may facilitate direct email spoofing. Nameservers dnsdemo1.anitahost.com and dnsdemo2.anitahost.com are used, a pattern observed in other fraudulent financial domains. The page title 'Capital Group Fx' explicitly suggests a fraudulent FX trading service, aligning with the reported scam type of a fake exchange. Security vendors have flagged the domain, with 5 of 91 engines detecting malicious activity, though the exact nature of these detections remains unconfirmed. The domain appears on one security blocklist and holds a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, indicating no established legitimacy. Defenders should treat this domain as an active threat, prioritizing blocking at DNS, proxy, and email gateway levels. The short registration lifespan and lack of legitimate business indicators further support immediate containment. No evidence suggests this is a legitimate financial service, and no brand association beyond the page title has been verified.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       4bbf597f3fc9ac4ed3e8c0de3bae6b1f
TLS cert SHA-256:      bd5015453020b5d746c5b97b5048fed29b9c4c00f96d3e999b63e044cde295da

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/capitalgrouplimited.ltd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=capitalgrouplimited.ltd
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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