# PhishDestroy threat dossier — drift-trade.world
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 05:24:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/drift-trade.world/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: aptos (and: arbitrum, avalanche, celestia, chainlink, discord)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, G-Data, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Drift | Trade Perpetual Futures

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R13
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 05:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 02:24:02 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/019968b4-030d-713c-b23b-d985a503127b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/drift-trade.world
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.drift-trade.world
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=drift-trade.world
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/drift-trade.world
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/drift-trade.world/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:34:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies drift-trade.world as an active phishing domain impersonating the legitimate Drift brand. This site poses a medium risk by attempting to deceive users into believing they are engaging with a trusted platform for trading perpetual futures. Such impersonation can lead to unauthorized access to personal and financial information.

This phishing scheme works by mimicking Drift’s branding and website elements to lure users into submitting sensitive data, such as login credentials or payment details. The domain is relatively new, created in February 2026, and has been flagged on two security blocklists. Although only a small number of security vendors have detected threats on VirusTotal, the site’s presence on blocklists and its deceptive nature warrant caution.

Users who have visited drift-trade.world should immediately cease any interaction with the site. It is advisable to change passwords associated with Drift accounts and monitor financial statements for unusual activity. Always verify the legitimacy of trading platforms by accessing them through official URLs and trusted sources. Reporting suspicious sites to security services helps protect the broader community from similar scams.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/drift-trade.world/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=drift-trade.world
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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