# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gro98htrade.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 12:30:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gro98htrade.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Exchange
Targeted brand: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       DYNADOT LLC
Nameservers:     becky.ns.cloudflare.com, lars.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-28
Expires:         2027-05-28
Page title:      DrableHub – Automatic AI trading platform

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 442dc11bac222379050edec7cb57861ccd9b5833fae3b036e54aa2dbf3569726

## 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: 2026-05-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-28 12:36:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-28 09:37:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 12:53:17 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:45 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/019e6df0-1eb4-7179-8d3b-b3fe9285f45e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/4d042a62-9908-439d-a2e9-0dd4f2e0ef07
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/gro98htrade.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gro98htrade.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gro98htrade.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gro98htrade.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gro98htrade.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 12:53:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain gro98htrade.com is a confirmed phishing/scam operation that impersonates an Investment Scam. It has been taken down and has a threat score of 75/100, indicating a high level of risk.

Risk Indicators
- 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious
- The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist
- The domain was created on 2026-05-28

Technical Details
- Registrar: DYNADOT LLC (US)
- Hosting IP: 188.114.96.3
- VirusTotal: 3 out of 95 security vendors detected this domain as malicious (domain scan)
- Domain Created: 2026-05-28

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform
- Monitor for any new domains associated with the same threat actor
- Educate users on recognizing investment scams and phishing attempts

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260528-BBDB7A
Favicon MD5:       0022ca0fc3cca6a0cc9644608bf03c18
TLS cert SHA-256:      442dc11bac222379050edec7cb57861ccd9b5833fae3b036e54aa2dbf3569726

## 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/gro98htrade.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gro98htrade.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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