# PhishDestroy threat dossier — zephyr.trading
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 13:36:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/zephyr.trading/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      138.68.58.64 (US, Santa Clara)
Hosting org:     AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-05-01
Expires:         2027-05-01
HTTP response:   200

## 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: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-27 21:28:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-27 18:30:03 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 06:29:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:55 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/019e6ab0-19aa-76d2-8916-94499baa243c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/7859e560-f43a-401c-94b9-8b2ff4ee757b
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/zephyr.trading
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.zephyr.trading
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=zephyr.trading
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/zephyr.trading
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/zephyr.trading/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 06:29:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview  
zephyr.trading operates as a generic phishing/scam domain. Its threat score is high at 70/100, and the site status is currently unknown. No brand impersonation is identified.

Risk Indicators  
- 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious  
- The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist  
- Google Safe Browsing has not flagged this domain  
- The domain was created on 2026-05-01  

Technical Details  
- Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.  
- Hosting IP: 138.68.58.64  
- VirusTotal: 1 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious  

Recommendations  
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform  
- Monitor for any changes in site status or increased detection rates  
- Educate users about the risks of engaging with unknown trading platforms

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260527-C82FBD
Favicon MD5:       80038c30ff874add4cd6efe111b11aad

## 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/zephyr.trading/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=zephyr.trading
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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