# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 97ee8.catex.at ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 00:36:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/97ee8.catex.at/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 31.59.121.53 (FR, Paris) Hosting org: AS56971 AS56971 Cloud Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND Nameservers: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-10-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 786ce62457d6e27c2f0b8896791526d33e4c37282c79da876efe74eeae6435df Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - catex.at ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-21 21:16:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-21 19:17:23 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 00:30:05 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-22 00:26:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f861a-9d23-757e-8fe5-87080a43e070/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/1a5f49aa-622c-4502-9df8-7d4ea4d8d5fe Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/97ee8.catex.at crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.97ee8.catex.at Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=97ee8.catex.at AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/97ee8.catex.at URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/97ee8.catex.at/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-21 21:16:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is 97ee8.catex.at a phishing site? Analysis as of July 21 2026 indicates that the domain 97ee8.catex.at is actively used for generic phishing. The domain is registered with DNSpod and uses the authoritative nameservers a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com and c.dnspod.com. DNS resolution returns the single IPv4 address 31.59.121.53, which remains reachable at the time of analysis. The domain has been added to the PhishDestroy blocklist and is listed on one additional security blocklist, confirming that at least two independent threat‑intelligence feeds consider it malicious. VirusTotal has recorded 18 detections out of 95 scanned security vendors, demonstrating a moderate consensus among anti‑malware engines that the domain hosts malicious content. No public page title, SSL certificate details, or HTTP response codes have been disclosed, so the exact nature of the hosted page cannot be verified beyond the phishing classification present in the threat feed. The infrastructure appears to be static; no evidence of rapid IP changes or CDN usage was observed. Defenders should add 97ee8.catex.at and its resolved IP 31.59.121.53 to outbound and inbound deny lists, monitor DNS queries for the three DNSpod nameservers, and continue to reference the PhishDestroy feed for updates. Because the domain is still marked as active, continued observation is recommended to detect any shifts in hosting or additional payload delivery. Organizations that rely on brand‑specific email authentication should also consider tightening DMARC policies to mitigate credential harvesting attempts that may reference this domain. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260721-28588A TLS cert SHA-256: 786ce62457d6e27c2f0b8896791526d33e4c37282c79da876efe74eeae6435df ## 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/97ee8.catex.at/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=97ee8.catex.at 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: 187,720 domains (57,297 alive under monitoring, 128,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io