# PhishDestroy threat dossier — acn-awards.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-13 03:35:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/acn-awards.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 66/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      19/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ernest.ns.cloudflare.com", "vera.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-27
Page title:      Sign in to your account

## 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: 2026-05-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-27 21:30:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-11 03:52:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-28 00:07:34 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-09 06:25:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain acn-awards.com is a generic phishing/scam operation, currently down/taken down, with a critical threat score of 95/100. It does not impersonate any specific brand. This domain poses a significant threat due to its malicious activities.

Risk Indicators
- 19 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious
- 1 public blocklist has listed this domain
- The domain has a critical threat score of 95/100
- The domain was taken down, indicating potential harm caused before its takedown
- 14 specific security vendors, including ESET, Fortinet, and BitDefender, detected this domain as malicious

Technical Details
- Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
- Hosting IP: not resolved
- VirusTotal: 19 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain as malicious
- Domain Created: 2026-05-27

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform
- Monitor for similar domains that may be used as substitutes for this taken-down domain
- Update security filters to include this domain in the list of blocked URLs to prevent potential future attacks if it becomes active again

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       bec7709b9b723b0b8f2e17e8198da35e

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