# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hottradesignal.cc
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 11:18:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hottradesignal.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      148.72.153.160 (US, St Louis)
ASN:             AS30083 velia.net
Hosting org:     velia.net
Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.afeeshost.ltd", "dns2.afeeshost.ltd", "dns3.afeeshost.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-13
Page title:      Hotrade Signals – Professional Brokers and Crypto Traders

## 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: 2026-04-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-13 12:47:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-13 09:46:45 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-23 02:10:05 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-13 12:48:04 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019d8639-b911-74f8-a95e-e9adeeb3df5f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/hottradesignal.cc
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hottradesignal.cc
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hottradesignal.cc
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hottradesignal.cc
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hottradesignal.cc/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-13 12:48:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies hottradesignal.cc as an active cryptocurrency drainer posing as Hotrade Signals, a platform for professional brokers and crypto traders. This domain leverages a generic seed phrase in its naming convention to blend with legitimate trading services while executing malicious fund-draining operations.  PhishDestroy analysis reveals this domain resolves to IP 148.72.153.160 and was registered through Global Domain Group LLC on December 09, 2025. The domain carries a VirusTotal detection score of 2/95 security vendors, indicating low but present malicious signatures. No Google Safe Browsing (GSB) blocklist inclusion or additional blocklist counts were identified at time of analysis, leaving potential exposure to unprotected users.  The domain remains active as of this report, with no known takedown actions initiated. Users are advised to block this domain at network and endpoint levels. Remaining risk to unprotected users is elevated due to the active drainer operation and recent domain registration, which suggests ongoing campaign activity. Immediate verification on PhishDestroy is recommended for any interaction with hottradesignal.cc.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260413-BC3B3B
Favicon MD5:       7204850560e39efe1510bdf38e09b2da

## 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/hottradesignal.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hottradesignal.cc
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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