# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mexctrade.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-08-01 04:02:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mexctrade.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: MEXC ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, LevelBlue, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 83.229.124.116 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: AS139659 LUCIDACLOUD LIMITED Hosting org: S G IX Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Nameservers: a.share-dns.com, a1.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net, b1.share-dns.net Registered: 2026-05-30 Expires: 2027-05-30 Page title: MEXC HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-08-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 179d8a1468248c000832c2b6986da79fd3bc4a31161d2f7232b9f0b4a4579ac7 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - mexctrade.shop - www.mexctrade.icu - www.mexctrade.shop ## 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: 2026-05-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-30 22:29:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-30 20:32:54 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-08-01 06:00:51 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fb4b8-3c1c-72dc-aaee-2fd2ede717f3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0765738e-775e-47aa-9732-a3af0a3388cf Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/mexctrade.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mexctrade.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mexctrade.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mexctrade.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mexctrade.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-30 22:30:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] mexctrade.icu: Confirmed Phishing Site This domain is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing site, currently active as of the July 30, 2026 report date. Created on May 30, 2026, and registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., the domain uses nameservers a.share-dns.com, a1.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net, and b1.share-dns.net, which are often associated with fast-flux or disposable hosting infrastructure. It resolves to IP address 83.229.124.116, though no specific ASN or country information is available in the known intelligence. The domain appears on one security blocklist, PhishDestroy, and VirusTotal data shows 3 out of 91 security vendors flagging this domain as malicious. This detection rate, while low, indicates some recognition by the security community, though the majority of vendors have not yet classified it. No Safe Browsing, OTX, SSL certificate details, HTTP status, trust scores, page title, or brand target information are provided, meaning the exact content and nature of the phishing page remain unanalysed. Defenders should treat this domain as actively hostile and block all traffic to mexctrade.icu and its associated IP address at the network perimeter. Email gateways should quarantine any messages containing links to this domain. Continuous monitoring is recommended, as the domain may change IPs or nameservers to evade detection. Given the generic threat classification, this site likely hosts a credential harvesting or data collection form, but without page content analysis, the specific target cannot be confirmed. Security teams should also review logs for any past connections to this domain or its IP, as it has been active for approximately two months since creation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260730-C8592B Favicon MD5: 0e5433074ec8deae883170f44f3519d0 TLS cert SHA-256: 179d8a1468248c000832c2b6986da79fd3bc4a31161d2f7232b9f0b4a4579ac7 ## 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/mexctrade.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mexctrade.icu 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: 196,243 domains (91,186 alive under monitoring, 27,319 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io