# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 08:04:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam
Targeted brand: whatsapp

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.23.193.170 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       HOSTAFRICA
Nameservers:     ns1.wenahost.com, ns1.wenahost.top, ns2.wenahost.com, ns2.wenahost.top
Registered:      2025-02-26
Expires:         2026-02-26
Page title:      AAY INVESTMENTS LOAN (PTY) | Personal Loan

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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Domain registered: 2025-02-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-19 08:06:46 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-17 14:53:03 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 16:27:40 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/0199fb81-2065-7709-a7d2-9e148a762395/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:37:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy categorizes aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za as a medium-risk phishing domain. The site was designed to impersonate a loan service, potentially deceiving users seeking personal or financial assistance. Although currently offline, its prior activity poses ongoing caution for potential victims.

Investigation reveals the domain was registered recently on February 26, 2025, via HOSTAFRICA, resolving to IP address 198.23.193.170. It appeared on at least one security blocklist, and VirusTotal scanners flagged it among multiple vendors, indicating detection by security tools. The page title mimics legitimate loan providers to lure users into divulging sensitive information, which is a common phishing technique.

Users should avoid interacting with this domain; any communications or web pages associated with it are likely fraudulent. Organizations and individuals must ensure their security solutions block this domain and educate users to verify loan providers through official channels. Reporting such domains to cybersecurity entities aids in faster takedown and containment of phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       728c73d086cf05538aca199b47e25a5b18a0458eefedf9f2687f27ebf25848d9

## 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 (volunteer 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/aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aayinvestmentsloanpty.co.za
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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