# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 238700.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 16:45:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/238700.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:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.33.96.60 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Hosting org:     Linode
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com, ns3.linode.com, ns4.linode.com, ns5.linode.com
Registered:      2015-05-30
Expires:         2029-05-30
Page title:      Writing - Writing.Com
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE2
Expires:    2026-09-20
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 65cc221c4bf09ebee8f92b34f6ec18ebade8007f90438e7409377bdd5280a8be

## 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: 2015-05-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-09 02:13:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 16:20:45 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f4438-881b-73ea-bc4a-a978cb001fdb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/238700.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.238700.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=238700.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/238700.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/238700.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-09 02:14:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

238700.com has been identified as presenting a generic phishing threat. The site currently uses the page title 'Writing - Writing.Com', which may be intended to mimic a legitimate writing platform and lure users into entering sensitive information under false pretenses. This tactic is consistent with phishing schemes where familiar branding and interfaces are used to increase the success rate of credential harvesting.

Technical analysis confirms that 238700.com is registered through Dynadot Inc and resolves to IP address 45.33.96.60. The domain was created on May 30, 2015. The web server is secured by a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which does not provide inherent trustworthiness but may be used to create a false sense of security. At the time of review, VirusTotal reports 0/95 detections, and the domain is not yet listed on any major blocklists; however, the risk profile remains elevated due to its phishing classification and impersonation indicators.

Users who have visited 238700.com should immediately avoid submitting any credentials or personal information. It is recommended to monitor for any signs of phishing-related compromise, perform a full security scan, and update credentials that may have been used on this domain. Organizations should consider blocking access to 238700.com at the network level until further intelligence is available. Continued monitoring for reputation changes and new detections is advised.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fdb337694fa8293caad05cddc88384fe
TLS cert SHA-256:      65cc221c4bf09ebee8f92b34f6ec18ebade8007f90438e7409377bdd5280a8be

## 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/238700.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=238700.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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