# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 898a156.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:49:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/898a156.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["davina.ns.cloudflare.com", "hugh.ns.cloudflare.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## 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 13:00:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:32 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 22:00:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

898a156.com - Generic Phishing Investigation

The domain 898a156.com is currently active and returns HTTP status code 200, indicating that a web service is reachable. VirusTotal analysis shows that three of ninety‑one security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious, providing early evidence of suspicious activity. The domain is listed on one external security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy filtering service. These indicators collectively support a high‑risk rating for a generic phishing operation. No additional context such as page titles, targeted brands, or specific phishing kits is available at this time, leaving the exact payload and victim profile uncertain. Defenders should treat the domain as hostile: immediately add it to DNS and URL filtering policies, monitor network traffic for any outbound connections to the host, and consider sandbox execution of the resolved content to capture potential credential‑harvesting forms. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as further analysis may reveal additional malicious components or attribution.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       1383544cf5f52e3d01c248ebaaf4e391

## 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/898a156.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=898a156.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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