# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 898a165.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:48:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/898a165.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 13:00:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:32 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-22 11:57:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

898a165.com High-Risk Phishing Domain Alert

As of July 22, 2026, the domain 898a165.com is identified as a high-risk phishing domain. The HTTP status of 200 indicates that the site is active and accessible. The domain is flagged by 3 out of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting a moderate level of detection but indicating potential risks. The domain appears on one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, which further corroborates the threat.

Infrastructure analysis reveals that 898a165.com is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and uses Cloudflare nameservers (davina.ns.cloudflare.com, hugh.ns.cloudflare.com). The SSL certificate is issued by Amazon, and the site employs technologies such as Nginx, Amazon Web Services, OpenResty, jQuery, and Amazon CloudFront. The exact content and target of the phishing site have not been analyzed, but the combination of active status, security flags, and use of reputable hosting services suggests that it may be part of a sophisticated phishing campaign.

Defenders should block this domain at the network level and educate users to avoid visiting it. Regular monitoring of this domain and its associated infrastructure is recommended to detect any changes in threat behavior. If the domain is encountered in emails or other communications, it should be treated with extreme caution and reported to security teams for further investigation.

## 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/898a165.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=898a165.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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