# PhishDestroy threat dossier — about-paybabln.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-08 19:03:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/about-paybabln.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Mimecast, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.59.11.196 (US, Council Bluffs)
ASN:             AS396982 Google LLC
Hosting org:     Google Cloud (us-central1)
Registrar:       Aceville Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com
Registered:      2026-04-29
Page title:      スマートフォンでQRコードを読み取ってください
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     TrustAsia Technologies, Inc. / LiteSSL RSA CA 2025
Expires:    2026-07-28
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 835789b3917b72dac9d673a1975d6dc6ed614b317284c66a2828dd7f7517fb76

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-04-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-08 11:15:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-08 20:25:36 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e06a4-4bfb-73e7-aea4-80dba209e666/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/about-paybabln.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.about-paybabln.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=about-paybabln.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/about-paybabln.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/about-paybabln.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-08 11:16:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies about-paybabln.com as an active generic phishing domain hosting a credential-stealing login page. The threat is currently classified as elevated, with confirmed malicious activity targeting unsuspecting users.

This domain was flagged by 20 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, registered through Aceville Pte. Ltd. using IP address 34.59.11.196. The domain was created on April 29, 2026, and appears on two public blocklists, including OpenPhish and PhishingArmy. Its SSL certificate, issued by TrustAsia Technologies, Inc., further suggests an attempt to appear legitimate. With a VirusTotal detection ratio of 21% and presence on two blocklists, this domain exhibits clear malicious indicators consistent with phishing infrastructure.

While the domain remains active as of this advisory, immediate action is required to mitigate risk. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain entirely. Organizations should update firewall rules, DNS sinkholes, and proxy filters to block traffic to about-paybabln.com and its associated IP. Security teams should also conduct endpoint scans to detect any potential compromise from prior exposure. PhishDestroy continues to monitor for changes in infrastructure or additional IOCs.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 20/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       516db5e3d5a53e3436a7719babc32ff4
TLS cert SHA-256:      835789b3917b72dac9d673a1975d6dc6ed614b317284c66a2828dd7f7517fb76

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