# PhishDestroy threat dossier — a-paso.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 04:49:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a-paso.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Unstoppable Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns1.afternic.com", "ns2.afternic.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 12:59:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 04:20:20 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 22:14:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is a-paso.com involved in generic phishing?

The domain a-paso.com is currently classified as a generic phishing infrastructure with a high risk rating. It remains active and responds with HTTP 200, indicating that the web service is reachable. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is listed as blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, confirming that at least one anti‑phishing service has taken mitigation action. AlienVault OTX records show the domain in three separate threat‑intel pulses, suggesting that multiple independent contributors have observed malicious activity associated with the host. VirusTotal analysis indicates that two of ninety‑one scanners flagged the domain, providing additional independent detection evidence. No further details about the hosting provider, registrar, or IP address have been disclosed in the available intelligence, leaving the underlying infrastructure opaque. Defenders should continue to block or sinkhole the domain, monitor DNS queries for related resolutions, and consider adding the host to local deny lists. Ongoing observation is recommended to detect any escalation or additional payloads that may be delivered through the site.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c9ac92eecdcf2fd9ed909a82ce81cb8d

## 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/a-paso.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=a-paso.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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