# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 898a58.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:48:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/898a58.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## 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: 2026-07-19 21:56:23 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

898a58.com used for high‑risk credential harvesting

Analysis on 898a58.com indicates the domain remains active as of July 19, 2026, returning HTTP 200 responses. The site is listed on a single security blocklist and has been flagged by three of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners, suggesting a non‑trivial detection rate for phishing‑related activity. PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain, confirming its classification as a generic phishing host. No additional intelligence such as hosting ASN, geographic location, or targeted brand has been disclosed, and the page content has not been publicly examined. Given the high risk rating, defenders should immediately add 898a58.com to outbound and inbound filtering rules, monitor DNS queries for related look‑alike domains, and ensure endpoint protection solutions are updated to include the current detection signatures. Continuous observation is advised to capture any evolution in payload or targeting tactics.

## 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/898a58.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=898a58.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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