# PhishDestroy threat dossier — join.trader-arcus.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-27 15:06:54 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/join.trader-arcus.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 61/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.20.144 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: fay.ns.cloudflare.com, sergi.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-19 Expires: 2027-07-19 Page title: Arcus — Join Waitlist HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: dc5b2ae9e451d09706456b1e8871e39d45b98ff149895ebc66f9d90b0b0bf7ee Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - trader-arcus.xyz ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-27 09:38:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-27 11:25:34 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-27 16:20:20 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa28b-3fde-767a-ae3d-861e767f9261/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/8d619d59-772e-4e30-8eb3-81c5a16fe924 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/join.trader-arcus.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.join.trader-arcus.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=join.trader-arcus.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/join.trader-arcus.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/join.trader-arcus.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 09:39:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] join.trader-arcus.xyz: Confirmed Phishing Site join.trader-arcus.xyz is currently active and has been identified as a high‑risk phishing site. The domain was registered on July 19 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and is hosted on the Cloudflare network, resolving to the IP address 172.67.192.248. Authoritative name servers fay.ns.cloudflare.com and sergi.ns.cloudflare.com confirm the use of Cloudflare’s DNS infrastructure. VirusTotal analysis shows that one of ninety‑one security vendors flagged the domain, indicating at least a single detection of malicious activity. The domain is listed on two public blocklists—PhishDestroy and ScamSniffer—which further corroborates its malicious status. The presence on PhishDestroy indicates that the domain is associated with known phishing campaigns, while ScamSniffer's inclusion reflects its detection in broader scam monitoring. The single vendor flag on VirusTotal suggests that the malicious behavior may be recent or limited in scope, but the high risk rating assigned by internal assessment reinforces the need for proactive protection. The use of Cloudflare's CDN can obscure the true origin of the hosting server, complicating attribution and forensic analysis. Defenders should therefore prioritize DNS‑level blocking rather than relying solely on IP blocking, as the Cloudflare address may serve multiple unrelated sites. Logging of TLS handshake metadata, such as SNI values, can aid in identifying attempts to connect to the domain. Organizations should also educate users about the likelihood of phishing attempts referencing the “trader‑arcus” brand, even though no specific brand targeting information is currently available. Recommended mitigations include adding the domain to network deny lists, configuring DNS filtering to block the IP 172.67.192.248, and monitoring for any internal connections to the Cloudflare name servers. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260727-C4D20B TLS cert SHA-256: dc5b2ae9e451d09706456b1e8871e39d45b98ff149895ebc66f9d90b0b0bf7ee ## 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 (operator 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/join.trader-arcus.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=join.trader-arcus.xyz 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 205,660 domains (80,832 alive under monitoring, 123,797 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io