# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vir-tual.trade
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Fetched:   2026-05-09 03:16:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vir-tual.trade/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Ermes
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ryan.ns.cloudflare.com", "ligia.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-28
Page title:      vir-tual.trade | 522: Connection timed out

## 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: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-28 16:24:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-06 19:40:21 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-28 16:32:07 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/019dd442-87b6-71c2-85c4-4d542b0b9405/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vir-tual.trade
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vir-tual.trade
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vir-tual.trade
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vir-tual.trade
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vir-tual.trade/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-28 16:27:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies vir-tual.trade as an active crypto drainer scam designed to steal cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users. This domain poses an elevated risk due to its confirmed malicious activity and recent creation, making it a pressing threat to digital asset holders. The site exploits user trust to facilitate unauthorized fund transfers, often mimicking legitimate trading interfaces to deceive visitors. All users should treat this domain as hostile and refrain from any interaction, including clicking links or entering credentials.

This domain was flagged by multiple security systems, including SEAL and MetaMask, with VirusTotal reporting only 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging it at the time of analysis. The domain vir-tual.trade was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. on April 26, 2026, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. It appears on two security blocklists and holds a valid SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt, which attackers often use to appear legitimate. The domain’s recent registration date and low detection rate on VirusTotal suggest it may be newly operational but already active in malicious campaigns.

To mitigate risks associated with vir-tual.trade, users should immediately block the domain and IP address 188.114.97.3 on their network and devices. If any interaction with the site has occurred, such as connecting a wallet or entering private keys, users should revoke any connected permissions via their wallet provider’s security settings and transfer remaining funds to a new, secure wallet. For verification and real-time threat intelligence, PhishDestroy’s database should be consulted to confirm the latest status of this domain. Always cross-check URLs against trusted sources before engaging in any financial transactions online.

## 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/vir-tual.trade/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vir-tual.trade
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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