# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 5300samhouston.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-05 03:10:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/5300samhouston.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, ESET, SOCRadar, Sophos Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 70.32.80.194 (US, Ashburn) ASN: AS398101 GoDaddy.com, LLC Hosting org: GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns39.domaincontrol.com, ns40.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2014-02-20 Expires: 2028-02-20 HTTP response: 503 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 416bea9d72bb3204dd6074948bc0a0b392822ebf6ea26702eb044e1c84c870c6 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.5300samhouston.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2014-02-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-05 02:39:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-05 04:30:03 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-05 03:02:47 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f2fb6-59bb-75c1-a2c1-21dc041b11f3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/5300samhouston.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.5300samhouston.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=5300samhouston.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/5300samhouston.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/5300samhouston.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-05 02:46:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, 5300samhouston.com, is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing threat designed to harvest user credentials through deceptive login interfaces. Analysis indicates no direct association with a specific brand or drainer kit, but the infrastructure mimics trusted services to manipulate victims into disclosing sensitive information. The domain employs social engineering tactics, such as fake login portals, to exploit user trust and facilitate unauthorized access to accounts. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on February 20, 2014, through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and currently resolves to the IP address 70.32.80.194. Detection metrics show that 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain as malicious. The domain employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, is frequently abused in phishing campaigns to lend a false sense of legitimacy. Technologies detected on the server include PHP and Apache HTTP Server, common components in both legitimate and malicious web infrastructure. No Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status or blocklist count is publicly disclosed at this time, but the low detection rate suggests evasion techniques may be in use. As of the latest assessment, 5300samhouston.com remains active, posing an ongoing risk to unsuspecting users. Response actions should include immediate blocking of the domain and IP address within enterprise and consumer security solutions. Users who may have interacted with the domain are advised to reset credentials for any accounts accessed during the suspected compromise and enable multi-factor authentication where available. The persistent nature of this threat, combined with its low detection rate, underscores the need for heightened vigilance and proactive monitoring of similar domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 4a23c90ae348e0a2d2113e817b7a1f68 TLS cert SHA-256: 416bea9d72bb3204dd6074948bc0a0b392822ebf6ea26702eb044e1c84c870c6 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/5300samhouston.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=5300samhouston.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,758 domains (12,606 alive under monitoring, 161,284 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io