# PhishDestroy threat dossier — advantagefinance.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 07:51:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/advantagefinance.net/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  16 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.55.149.9 (US, Miami)
ASN:             ASAS30447 INFB2-AS, CA
Hosting org:     AS30447 Internet Names For Business Inc.
Registrar:       Hostopia Canada Corp
Nameservers:     ns1.digitalspaceportal.net, ns2.digitalspaceportal.net
Registered:      2004-11-02
Expires:         2026-11-02
Page title:      AT&T Underconstruction
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2026-03-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cc2ec527f626ed65015636a5b89fcb5e3d07533186cec2ab332614acf873cc70

## 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: 2004-11-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-23 12:15:45 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 08:38:50 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:28:40 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019a10fe-c13f-775a-af00-9071f4d66204/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/advantagefinance.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.advantagefinance.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=advantagefinance.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/advantagefinance.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/advantagefinance.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:48:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

advantagefinance.net: Confirmed AT&T-Themed Phishing Site

This domain, advantagefinance.net, is confirmed to host an AT&T-themed phishing campaign targeting telecommunications credentials. Analysis of the page title, 'AT&T Underconstruction,' indicates an attempt to mimic legitimate AT&T infrastructure, likely to deceive users into submitting sensitive login or financial details. No specific drainer kit signatures were identified, but the generic phishing classification suggests broad targeting of user credentials under the guise of a trusted brand.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered through Hostopia Canada Corp and resolves to the IP address 216.55.149.9, hosted on AS30447 (Internet Names For Business Inc.) in the United States. The domain was created on November 02, 2004, though its malicious use appears to be recent. Google Safe Browsing explicitly flags it as phishing, and VirusTotal reports 15 out of 95 security vendors detecting it as malicious. The domain appears on two security blocklists, and its SSL certificate, issued by Sectigo Limited (Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36), does not mitigate the underlying threat.  As of the latest assessment, advantagefinance.net has been taken offline, likely in response to security vendor detections and blocklist inclusions. However, the domain's long-standing registration and prior hosting on reputable infrastructure pose residual risks. Organizations and users are advised to monitor for similar AT&T-themed phishing domains, particularly those leveraging aged domains or Sectigo-issued certificates. Proactive blocking of the IP 216.55.149.9 and domains registered via Hostopia Canada Corp may reduce exposure to related campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       8cc5501351f013de0ce76fa0a2c59d50
TLS cert SHA-256:      cc2ec527f626ed65015636a5b89fcb5e3d07533186cec2ab332614acf873cc70

## 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/advantagefinance.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=advantagefinance.net
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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