# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 49735.tax
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 23:11:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/49735.tax/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 61/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["ns7.alidns.com", "ns8.alidns.com"]

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:59:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 00:23:46 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 22:57:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is 49735.tax a Phishing Site?

Analysis indicates that the domain 49735.tax is currently active and returns an HTTP 200 response, confirming that a web service is reachable. VirusTotal records show that 15 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, suggesting a notable level of malicious reputation. The domain is listed on one public security blocklist and has been actively blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service, reinforcing the view that it is being used for malicious purposes. The specific phishing campaign or targeted brand has not been disclosed in the available intelligence, so the exact lure or victim demographic remains uncertain. Defenders should continue to block DNS resolution for 49735.tax, monitor network traffic for outbound connections to the domain, and incorporate the domain into intrusion detection signatures. Incident response teams should treat any observed communications with the domain as potentially hostile and consider quarantine or remediation steps for affected endpoints. Ongoing observation is advised to capture any emerging indicators that could clarify the underlying phishing payload or victim targeting.

## 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/49735.tax/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=49735.tax
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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