# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cryptofxtrade.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 17:46:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cryptofxtrade.net/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 3/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, Fortinet, Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        -1 detections
AlienVault OTX:  6 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.54.120.90 (US, Phoenix)
ASN:             ASAS22612 NAMECHEAP-NET, US
Hosting org:     AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       DropCatch.com 1425 LLC
Nameservers:     ["nsg1.namebrightdns.com", "nsg2.namebrightdns.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Crypto fx trade - Home
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-09-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 84178ed0215364af34c78dcc29970d40634992d3ba6bcffe61a3cc99ec0c1e78

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:22:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-31 16:21:11 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019961a2-14f8-74f0-be3b-2e63f583c5a4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cryptofxtrade.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cryptofxtrade.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cryptofxtrade.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cryptofxtrade.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cryptofxtrade.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 23:49:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

cryptofxtrade.net Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

The domain cryptofxtrade.net presents itself as a cryptocurrency trading platform under the name "Crypto fx trade," based on its page title. Such sites commonly pose as investment portals to facilitate financial fraud, typically by soliciting deposits from victims with promises of high returns, then absconding with funds. The threat is primarily financial loss through a deceptive trading scheme.

Technical analysis reveals 3 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors flagged the site (alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, SOCRadar), and it appears on 1 blocklist. The domain is registered through DropCatch.com 1425 LLC, hosted on IP 198.54.120.90 (US), assigned to AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. It was created on 2026-02-21, has no SSL certificate, and uses nameservers nsg1.namebrightdns.com and nsg2.namebrightdns.com.

The site is currently offline or down. With a domain risk score of 73 out of 100, the risk level is elevated, indicating a high probability of malicious intent. The lack of SSL and recent creation date further support this assessment.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      84178ed0215364af34c78dcc29970d40634992d3ba6bcffe61a3cc99ec0c1e78

## 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/cryptofxtrade.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cryptofxtrade.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

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