# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mail.embertrades.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 21:47:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mail.embertrades.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      194.36.191.196 (NL, Naaldwijk)
Hosting org:     AS60117 Host Sailor Ltd
Registrar:       Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Nameservers:     ns1.lexahost.online, ns2.lexahost.online
Registered:      2026-01-31
Expires:         2027-01-31
Page title:      Welcome to EmberTrades LLC.

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-08-31
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: dd46821bdd22b13141c5056e916eb42191d52bbee68088ef8d706b3058b0b005
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - embertrades.com

## 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: 2026-01-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 02:21:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 00:30:32 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 23:27:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-20 00:16:34 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/019edd40-12cb-73ce-8117-72ea9305f7c7/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/4b842887-d728-4f43-af3e-06e35b7a4d63
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mail.embertrades.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mail.embertrades.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mail.embertrades.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mail.embertrades.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mail.embertrades.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:27:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

mail.embertrades.com impersonates EmberTrades LLC, aiming to deceive users into sharing sensitive information. The domain, created on January 31, 2026, was first flagged by PhishDestroy on June 19, 2026. Despite its recent creation, it has already been taken offline, reducing its immediate threat.

The domain is hosted on IP 194.36.191.196 in the Netherlands, under Host Sailor Ltd. It uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which is common among phishing sites to lend a false sense of security. With a platform risk score of 56/100 and an abuse score of 19/100, this domain presents a moderate risk level.

VirusTotal lists the domain as malicious by only one vendor, highlighting the importance of early detection. PhishDestroy's proactive measures capture these threats in the critical window before they are widely recognized by antivirus databases. This underscores the need for continuous monitoring and rapid response to emerging threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-ABDA03
Favicon MD5:       b15e0cfba377368b92479333113e3662
TLS cert SHA-256:      dd46821bdd22b13141c5056e916eb42191d52bbee68088ef8d706b3058b0b005

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