# PhishDestroy threat dossier — admin.octobits.abqweather.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 12:32:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/admin.octobits.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"]
HTTP response:   502

## 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:     2026-07-22 12:20:32 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:25:46 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 21:28:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

admin.octobits.abqweather.com Safety — Phishing Detected

The domain admin.octobits.abqweather.com is presently listed on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by PhishDestroy. HTTP analysis shows the host returns a 301 redirect, indicating it forwards traffic to another location, though the target URL has not been disclosed. VirusTotal scans have recorded nine positive detections out of ninety‑one participating security vendors, confirming that a subset of scanners identify malicious activity associated with this domain. The threat is categorized as generic phishing and is assigned a high risk rating, with its status marked as active. Infrastructure evidence is limited to the HTTP 301 response; no additional details on hosting provider, IP address, or ASN are available. Consequently, confidence in the exact phishing payload or landing page is low, and further forensic examination of the redirect target would be required to clarify the attack vector. Defenders should immediately add the domain to block lists, enforce DNS filtering, and monitor outbound connections for any attempts to resolve or contact the subdomain. Network sensors should be tuned to flag HTTP 301 responses originating from this host, and user‑facing security awareness campaigns should highlight the presence of a phishing campaign linked to admin.octobits.abqweather.com.

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