# PhishDestroy threat dossier — about-paybadtzz.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-08 17:57:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/about-paybadtzz.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:      22/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Mimecast, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## 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:      2026-04-30
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:    2026-07-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8e4e6997f84e14e329cc3b85583d1f51bf0b91c6e1801a403ee738d6de3ed77f

## 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: 2026-04-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-08 11:17:33 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/019e06a6-1322-745c-8d80-5e682263e679/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/about-paybadtzz.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.about-paybadtzz.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=about-paybadtzz.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/about-paybadtzz.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/about-paybadtzz.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-08 11:19:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified about-paybadtzz.com as a high-risk phishing domain actively engaged in impersonating payment services to steal user credentials and financial information. This site likely mimics legitimate payment platforms to deceive users into entering sensitive data, potentially leading to identity theft and financial loss.

This domain, registered through Aceville Pte. Ltd. and created on April 30, 2026, has been flagged as malicious by multiple security entities. It resolves to IP address 34.59.11.196 and appears on 3 security blocklists, including OpenPhish, PhishingArmy, and InversionDNS. VirusTotal reports that 22 out of 95 security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious. Google Safe Browsing flags indicate social engineering tactics.

Users who have visited about-paybadtzz.com should immediately avoid entering any personal information or credentials. If you have already submitted data, change your passwords on other accounts, especially those related to financial services. It is crucial to monitor financial accounts for any unauthorized activity and report any suspicious transactions to your bank or financial institution immediately. Scan your system for malware and consider reporting the incident to relevant cybersecurity authorities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       516db5e3d5a53e3436a7719babc32ff4
TLS cert SHA-256:      8e4e6997f84e14e329cc3b85583d1f51bf0b91c6e1801a403ee738d6de3ed77f

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