# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mercuryelitetraders.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 03:24:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mercuryelitetraders.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Stock)
Targeted brand: across (and: amazon, apple, avalanche, binance, chainlink)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, Seclookup
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      107.173.193.235 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     ns1.ltxcloud.com, ns2.ltxcloud.com
Registered:      2025-06-01
Expires:         2026-06-01
Page title:      Mercury Elite Crypto | Forex | Stock | Commodities Investments
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-06-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-09 14:51:01 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 07:48:32 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/01988ff5-0119-773b-894f-2b9064d586d1/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mercuryelitetraders.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mercuryelitetraders.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mercuryelitetraders.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mercuryelitetraders.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mercuryelitetraders.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies mercuryelitetraders.com as a medium-risk domain engaged in brand impersonation targeting the Stock brand. The domain’s deceptive use of the 'Mercury Elite Crypto' page title aims to confuse users into believing it is affiliated with legitimate financial services. Such tactics are common in phishing and fraud attempts designed to harvest sensitive information or mislead investors.

Technical analysis shows mercuryelitetraders.com was registered recently, on 2025-06-01, through WEBCC and resolves to the IP address 107.173.193.235. VirusTotal scans indicate that 4 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, and it appears on one known security blocklist, reinforcing its suspicious nature. The domain's infrastructure suggests it was set up quickly, a typical characteristic of fraudulent sites aiming to exploit brand trust.

Currently, mercuryelitetraders.com is offline, reducing immediate risk to users. However, the presence of this domain on blocklists and its impersonation tactics warrant caution. Users and organizations should continue to monitor for any reactivation and avoid interacting with communications referencing this domain. It is recommended to maintain updated security filters and educate end-users on recognizing brand impersonation threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       486c8746305d7ab9684e76025763a5ff835bd3cf77979bd345cfe9881367c8ff

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