# PhishDestroy threat dossier — silkytrades.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-27 14:12:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/silkytrades.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Netcraft
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.213.253.45 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Hosting org:     Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.namecheaphosting.com, dns2.namecheaphosting.com
Registered:      2026-04-14
Expires:         2027-04-14
Page title:      SilkyTrades - Home
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2026-10-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9d64b3a03474135115d598180714898cd06f30cd7a7bb0cbe626df10477bbeb2

## 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: 2026-04-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-27 08:10:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-27 09:22:18 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-27 12:58:20 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019fa245-e4a8-70ef-a094-e804b70da239/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/a61e7b35-43f9-4844-bf7d-e570242079f0
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/silkytrades.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.silkytrades.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=silkytrades.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/silkytrades.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/silkytrades.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 08:10:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is silkytrades.com a Fake Online Store Scam?

Analysis of the domain silkytrades.com indicates it is actively involved in phishing operations as of July 27, 2026. The domain was registered on April 14, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, with nameservers dns1.namecheaphosting.com and dns2.namecheaphosting.com, suggesting the use of Namecheap’s hosting infrastructure. It resolves to the IP address 162.213.253.45, though no additional details about the hosting provider or autonomous system number (ASN) are currently available.

The domain appears on at least one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, and is flagged by 2 out of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal, confirming detection by multiple independent sources. No specific brand impersonation or scam category has been confirmed in the available data, and the exact content or target of the phishing site remains unanalyzed. The domain’s registration recency, combined with its presence on security blocklists and vendor detections, strongly suggests malicious intent.

Defenders are advised to treat this domain as high-risk and implement blocking measures at the network and endpoint levels. Organizations should monitor for any connections to 162.213.253.45 or related domains registered through the same infrastructure. Further investigation into the site’s content and associated campaigns is recommended to determine the precise nature of the threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260727-37C0CD
TLS cert SHA-256:      9d64b3a03474135115d598180714898cd06f30cd7a7bb0cbe626df10477bbeb2

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/silkytrades.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=silkytrades.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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