# PhishDestroy threat dossier — p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-18 04:47:42 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: MEXC Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 2/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.12.80.250 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Index of / HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:21:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-18 05:43:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-09 04:36:58 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0197ff0d-7da1-77db-a977-7463dc16a09f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 02:07:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com as a high-risk domain engaged in brand impersonation targeting MEXC users. This domain attempts to deceive victims by mimicking legitimate services associated with the MEXC brand, potentially aiming to harvest sensitive information or execute fraudulent transactions. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP address 198.12.80.250. It currently remains active and has been flagged on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis indicates that 10 out of 95 security vendors have detected malicious activity related to this domain. The page title, "Index of /," suggests a misconfigured or placeholder webpage typically observed in malicious setups. Given the ongoing activity of p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com, users are strongly advised to avoid accessing the site or providing any personal or financial information. Organizations should consider blocking this domain at network levels and monitor for any related phishing attempts. Continuous vigilance and the use of updated threat intelligence are essential to mitigate risks from this impersonation campaign. ## 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/p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=p2plivepayment.com.exchange-trademarket.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: 150,739 domains (34,681 alive under monitoring, 115,619 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io