# PhishDestroy threat dossier — admin.api.abqweather.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 00:46:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/admin.api.abqweather.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       eNom, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.dreamhost.com", "ns2.dreamhost.com", "ns3.dreamhost.com"]

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 00:20:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:25:45 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 21:28:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

admin.api.abqweather.com: Confirmed Phishing Site

Analysis of the domain admin.api.abqweather.com indicates active malicious use. The host returns an HTTP 301 redirect, a pattern frequently observed in credential‑harvesting campaigns that forward victims to secondary phishing pages. Independent scans on VirusTotal show that nine of ninety‑one security vendors have flagged the domain, confirming the presence of malicious payloads or phishing‑related infrastructure. The domain is currently listed on a public security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service, reinforcing the assessment of high‑risk activity. While the exact phishing page content has not been publicly disclosed, the convergence of redirect behavior, multi‑vendor detections, and blocklist inclusion provides sufficient confidence to categorize the site as a generic phishing vector targeting users who may be tricked by the sub‑domain’s resemblance to a legitimate API endpoint. Defenders should add admin.api.abqweather.com to network‑level deny lists, monitor DNS queries for this host, and inspect outbound connections for anomalous redirects. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised in case the domain’s infrastructure evolves, but present indicators warrant immediate blocking and heightened awareness across email and web gateway controls.

## 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/admin.api.abqweather.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=admin.api.abqweather.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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