# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nexuscryptotrade.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 06:23:36 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nexuscryptotrade.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: celer (and: google, youtube) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, Seclookup Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2025-03-23 Expires: 2026-03-23 Page title: nexuscryptotrade.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-03-23 (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 14:47:25 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-26 02:54:58 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-24 03:00:21 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988ff1-ad7f-719a-b37f-9dc9e349ed00/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nexuscryptotrade.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nexuscryptotrade.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nexuscryptotrade.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nexuscryptotrade.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nexuscryptotrade.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 02:35:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies nexuscryptotrade.com as a medium-risk phishing domain primarily targeting users interested in cryptocurrency trading. The threat is categorized under generic phishing, aiming to deceive visitors into divulging sensitive information. The domain was created recently on March 23, 2025, and has already been flagged by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It appears on two security blocklists, indicating active monitoring by cybersecurity entities. The domain is registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited and resolves to the IP address 107.173.193.235, which has been linked to suspicious activity in the past. Currently, nexuscryptotrade.com is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid clicking links or providing any credentials related to this domain. Security teams should ensure it remains blocked in corporate environments and update phishing filters accordingly to prevent exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: e2a8cf1c1dc322d7b0e4a6c9dfe6b12a722b2dcf9810fe3b3dd296444a40058a ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nexuscryptotrade.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nexuscryptotrade.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io