# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ethostradeoptions.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 08:32:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ethostradeoptions.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: across (and: facebook, linkedin, twitter)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.245.14.131 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     agni1.gfireservers.in, agni2.gfireservers.in
Registered:      2025-05-07
Expires:         2026-05-07
Page title:      Ethos Trade Options | Access a Wealth of Trading Opportunities
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2025-05-07 (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)
First reported:    2025-08-07 17:49:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 16:13:40 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/0198864b-8493-74e4-901d-123ecd8aaf04/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ethostradeoptions.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ethostradeoptions.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ethostradeoptions.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ethostradeoptions.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ethostradeoptions.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:50:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified EthosTradeOptions.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain impersonating a trading platform. The site presented itself under the guise of "Ethos Trade Options," promising users access to lucrative trading opportunities, which is a common lure in financial phishing attacks designed to steal credentials or funds.

Technical analysis reveals the domain was registered recently on May 7, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB. It resolved to the IP address 172.245.14.131 and was flagged by one security vendor on VirusTotal out of 95 scanned, indicating minimal but non-negligible suspicion. The domain also scored poorly on Scamadviser with a trust score of only 10/100 and appeared on one security blocklist, further supporting its classification as a phishing threat.

Currently, EthosTradeOptions.com is offline, likely due to takedown actions or hosting suspension in response to its malicious activity. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain or any related communications. PhishDestroy recommends vigilance against similar trading scams and verifying the legitimacy of online trading platforms before sharing sensitive information.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       508f0e6eaae8a6d27de246d5f19b91b5a163ece2b4b3205b6c322b6b3095e2c8

## 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/ethostradeoptions.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ethostradeoptions.com
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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