# PhishDestroy threat dossier — almerafininstitution.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 16:06:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/almerafininstitution.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: google (and: scroll)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Seclookup, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      163.61.188.5 (US, New York City)
ASN:             ASAS153568 NEWDHAKAHARDWARE-AS-AP NEW DHAKA HARDWARE, BD
Hosting org:     AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Registrar:       OwnRegistrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com
Registered:      2025-05-25
Expires:         2026-05-25
Page title:      Almera Financial Institution - Easy Banking
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-05-25 (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:    2025-08-07 17:58:49 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-30 05:07:25 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/01988654-3754-71df-a725-2103220282a4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/almerafininstitution.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.almerafininstitution.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=almerafininstitution.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/almerafininstitution.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/almerafininstitution.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:39:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies almerafininstitution.com as a generic phishing domain masquerading under the name "Almera Financial Institution - Easy Banking." The domain was registered recently on May 25, 2025, and is classified as a medium-risk threat aimed at deceiving users into divulging sensitive banking credentials.

The domain resolves to IP address 163.61.188.5 and was registered via OwnRegistrar, Inc. Technical analysis reveals that almerafininstitution.com appears on one security blocklist, with 5 out of 95 security vendors flagging it on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection across security tools. Its infrastructure and naming suggest attempts to impersonate a legitimate financial institution to exploit user trust.

Currently, almerafininstitution.com is offline, likely due to takedown efforts following detection. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and remain vigilant against similar phishing attempts. PhishDestroy continues monitoring related threats to protect users from emerging phishing campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       ff517a802a12ea5d20d995774ec0213ebce70888beda6fe2d3d15e72d33edad7

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