# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 97ee9.catex.at
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Fetched:   2026-07-19 03:19:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/97ee9.catex.at/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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
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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)
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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
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First detected:    2026-07-18 19:31:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-18 17:33:47 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-19 04:20:25 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7646-9a35-7272-b23a-29df1fdcc225/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/3e98f438-63a8-4264-98fd-6937328e1fa2
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/97ee9.catex.at
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.97ee9.catex.at
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=97ee9.catex.at
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/97ee9.catex.at
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/97ee9.catex.at/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-18 19:40:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

97ee9.catex.at Safety Check — Phishing Detected

This domain is flagged as a generic phishing threat and remains under investigation as of July 18, 2026. The domain resolves to IP address 31.59.121.53 and uses three separate nameservers: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, and c.dnspod.com. The presence of multiple nameservers from the same provider is not inherently malicious but is noted for infrastructure tracking. The domain is currently active. No additional technical details such as ASN, country of hosting, or page content are available in the current intelligence. Defenders should monitor traffic to this domain and block it at the DNS or proxy level if it is not required for legitimate business operations. Further analysis is recommended to determine the exact phishing mechanism and potential impact.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260718-A0C915
TLS cert SHA-256:      786ce62457d6e27c2f0b8896791526d33e4c37282c79da876efe74eeae6435df

## 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/97ee9.catex.at/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=97ee9.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

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