# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nexxus.markets ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 14:25:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nexxus.markets/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 26 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 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: ["austin.ns.cloudflare.com", "marlowe.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-23 Page title: Nexus Market Links (2025) – Official Verified Onion Mirrors & Guide ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a35d3af13cdc554e53c562de529d642c306cc0ee66faeac3c1c043fefc944f19 ## 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: 2026-02-23 (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: 2026-02-23 02:33:03 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:28:52 UTC (STALE — 26 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-17 00:03:43 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 26 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 26 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c87b1-3423-774e-a5d5-bce727a04cf4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nexxus.markets crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nexxus.markets Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nexxus.markets AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nexxus.markets URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nexxus.markets/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 06:08:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies nexxus.markets as a domain associated with generic phishing activities, though currently assessed at a low-risk level. The domain’s page title, "Nexus Market Links (2025) – Official Verified Onion Mirrors & Guide," suggests an attempt to impersonate darknet market resources, potentially deceiving users seeking legitimate onion site links. Technically, nexxus.markets is registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. Despite a poor trust score of 0/100 from Gridinsoft and inclusion on one security blocklist, only 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain, indicating limited but notable detection. The domain was created on February 23, 2026, and shows minimal active threat infrastructure, which may contribute to its current low-risk classification. Currently, nexxus.markets is taken offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. PhishDestroy recommends that users remain cautious of any resurfacing or similar domains, avoid clicking suspicious links, and maintain updated security software. Organizations should continue monitoring this domain and related infrastructure to prevent potential phishing campaigns targeting users interested in darknet markets. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f71c8c7b6fc7cd33011c9a99e3505a1d TLS cert SHA-256: a35d3af13cdc554e53c562de529d642c306cc0ee66faeac3c1c043fefc944f19 ## 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/nexxus.markets/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nexxus.markets 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