# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-29 19:35:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 51/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      192.3.190.186 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 HostPapa
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Name SRS AB
Nameservers:     dns1.webproserver.com, dns2.webproserver.com
Registered:      2025-07-07
Expires:         2026-07-07
Page title:      Sterling Trust Financial Partners
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2025-07-07 (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:    2025-08-08 03:55:34 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 13:17:55 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988887-1d84-73e0-8a57-69128764d681/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:01:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com as a low-risk phishing domain that was created recently and has since been taken offline. Phishing domains like this aim to trick users into revealing sensitive information by impersonating legitimate financial services. Although this domain is no longer active, it was flagged due to suspicious activity and appears on security blocklists.

This phishing attempt likely involved mimicking the appearance and name of a trusted financial partner to deceive visitors into entering personal or financial details. The site resolved to a specific IP address and was registered through Name SRS AB, which can sometimes be used by attackers to mask their identity. Only one security vendor flagged this domain on VirusTotal, indicating a low but non-negligible threat.

If you visited sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com, it is important not to provide any personal or financial information. Users should run security scans on their devices and monitor accounts for unusual activity. Always verify the legitimacy of financial websites by checking URLs carefully and using official contact channels. Avoid clicking on suspicious links or responding to unsolicited requests for sensitive data.

## 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/sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sterlingtrustfinancialpartners.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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