# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 898a51.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:48:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/898a51.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 11:57:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

898a51.com Safety Check — Phishing Site Detected

Analysis of the domain 898a51.com, observed on July 22, 2026, indicates an active generic phishing infrastructure with a high risk rating. The web server responds with HTTP 200, suggesting the site is reachable and serving content. Hosting traces to Amazon Web Services, leveraging Nginx and OpenResty, while content delivery is routed through Amazon CloudFront. Front‑end assets include jQuery, confirming a typical web‑application stack. The TLS certificate is issued by Amazon, aligning with the AWS hosting environment. DNS resolution is handled by Cloudflare nameservers davina.ns.cloudflare.com and hugh.ns.cloudflare.com, a common choice for fast, globally distributed resolution. Registration was performed through GoDaddy.com, LLC, providing a legitimate registrar fingerprint that may obscure malicious intent.

Threat intelligence platforms have flagged the domain: three of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners reported malicious activity, and a single security blocklist has already listed the domain. Additionally, the anti‑phishing service PhishDestroy has blocked the domain, reinforcing evidence of phishing use. No further details such as page title, targeted brand, or specific phishing kit are currently available, leaving the exact luring method uncertain.

Defenders should treat any traffic to 898a51.com as hostile. Recommended actions include adding the domain to local blocklists, enforcing DNS sink‑hole rules, and monitoring outbound connections for attempts to resolve the Cloudflare nameservers linked to this domain. Continuous re‑scanning on VirusTotal and similar platforms is advised to capture any changes in vendor detections. Given the active status and high risk classification, organizations should alert end‑users to avoid interacting with any links or emails referencing this domain until further remediation is confirmed.

## 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/898a51.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=898a51.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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