visual-traders.net appeared on the PhishDestroy blocklist on 2026-10-19 after being registered only two days earlier on 2026-10-17. The site’s purpose and any brand it may imitate remain unclear, and its current online status is unknown as of the same date. Its rapid appearance suggests a short‑lived operation aimed at catching users quickly. No legitimate content has been identified.
How the scam works
Although the exact page content is not known, domains of this type are typically used to lure cryptocurrency enthusiasts into entering wallet addresses, private keys, or login credentials. Victims may be tricked into approving malicious transactions or sending funds to attacker‑controlled wallets. The loss can include the full value of any deposited crypto assets. The site’s brief lifespan indicates a fast‑action fraud model that relies on immediate victim interaction.
Evidence
VirusTotal scanned the domain on 2026-10-19 and recorded one detection out of 92 scanning engines, with Netcraft flagging it as suspicious. PhishDestroy added the domain to its blocklist the same day. No additional detections from Google Safe Browsing, urlscan.io, or Spamhaus are available, indicating limited but notable exposure. The single detection still warrants caution because it originates from a reputable security vendor.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-10-17 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, a registrar that often hosts short‑term domains. Hosting is provided from IP address 23.153.104.17, suggesting a single‑server deployment. The brief interval between registration and blocklisting points to a rapid‑deployment attack infrastructure rather than a long‑standing service.
What to do
Anyone who visited visual-traders.net should immediately change passwords on any crypto‑related accounts and enable two‑factor authentication. If wallet addresses or private keys were entered, move remaining funds to a new wallet and revoke any approvals granted to unknown contracts. Monitor transaction histories for unauthorized activity and report the incident to the relevant exchange or wallet provider. Defenders should add the domain to internal blocklists, monitor DNS queries for the IP address, and watch for similar newly registered domains from the same registrar.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月20日score 81/1004 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://visual-traders.net/
Favicon Hash
Observed page title
Bot Verification
Automated brand references
AcrossBaseFacebookInstagram
TLS証明書
発行者 Let's Encrypt / YR2· stored validity ends in 88 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
23.153.104.17
Network ASN
AS32561
Organization
Aquiryn LLC
Observed location
Sheridan, US
Server header
LiteSpeed
ネームサーバー 1
ns8.my-control-panel.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
visual-traders.netpriority 0
Location describes the IP network.
TLS証明書
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR2
Valid from
2026-10-18 18:02:31
Valid until
2027-01-16 18:02:30
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-20 07:02:04 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint0dd76c8565c9cc3c35f48123f3c6bdd6a8ae135ec048f1aaf7eb412efa679fffCertificate names · 1 SANs
visual-traders.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeReachable but protectedreason: Captcha85% confidence
Attributionmechanism: Challengesource: Current Http Probe
Evidence layersAvailability: Reachable but protectedContent: UnknownDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationReachable but protectedCaptchaChallenge85%2026-10-19 22:00:14 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:40 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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