# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gro87x-fxempire.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 22:41:09 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gro87x-fxempire.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/94 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: 2 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: kia.ns.cloudflare.com, luke.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-31 Page title: GRO87X Presale: Elon Musk’s AI-Blockchain Vision Captures Global Investor Imagination | FXEmpire ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-03-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-01 04:52:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-01 01:54:39 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-22 01:40:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 00:26:28 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d46bc-019d-72c0-a0bf-13dfddeab01a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ea6717b2-794d-4fd8-9cf4-4215e990c875 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gro87x-fxempire.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gro87x-fxempire.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gro87x-fxempire.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gro87x-fxempire.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gro87x-fxempire.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-01 04:52:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies gro87x-fxempire.com as an active fake investment portal designed to harvest user credentials and payment details. The domain mimics the legitimate FXEmpire platform, luring victims with fraudulent trading opportunities. This site poses a high risk of financial fraud and identity theft, particularly targeting users seeking cryptocurrency or forex trading platforms. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy’s seed a887cd for generic phishing activity. VirusTotal currently shows 0/95 security engines detecting the threat, indicating it remains under the radar of traditional antivirus solutions. The domain was registered on March 31, 2026, through NameSilo, LLC, and resolves to IP 188.114.96.3. The SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt suggests an attempt to appear legitimate, though the domain lacks any verified association with FXEmpire. As of this report, gro87x-fxempire.com has not been listed on major threat intelligence blocklists or reputation databases, further highlighting its stealthy nature. To mitigate risks, users should avoid interacting with this domain entirely—do not click links, download files, or input any personal or financial information. Security teams should block IP 188.114.96.3 and the domain at the network level. If exposure occurs, advise users to revoke any shared credentials immediately, monitor financial accounts for unauthorized transactions, and report the incident to relevant authorities. This domain exemplifies the evolving tactics of credential phishing, where threat actors exploit time-to-detect gaps before automated defenses catch up. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 5/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260401-75F47C Favicon MD5: d287f9405f439f808a7b0871071632fe ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gro87x-fxempire.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gro87x-fxempire.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io