# PhishDestroy threat dossier — p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 09:35:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com/

## VERDICT
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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: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.80.250 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Account Suspended

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R12
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-15 13:40:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 04:10:50 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199c838-12aa-7158-82cc-e13bb6eb0813/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:49:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting the cryptocurrency platform MEXC. The domain is actively used in phishing campaigns aimed at deceiving users into believing it is a legitimate MEXC site.

Supporting evidence includes its creation date on February 21, 2026, and resolution to IP 198.12.80.250. The domain is currently active and appears on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis flags this domain by 12 out of 95 security vendors, confirming its malicious nature. The page title 'Account Suspended' may be a tactic to evade detection or mislead visitors.

Users are advised to avoid visiting or interacting with this domain. PhishDestroy recommends using official MEXC channels for account access and reporting any suspicious activity. The domain remains active and should be treated with caution until further notice.

## 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/p2ppayment-livetrade.com.exchange-trademarket.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=p2ppayment-livetrade.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

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