# PhishDestroy threat dossier — americanbusinessmag.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 23:11:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/americanbusinessmag.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 46/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns4001.hostgator.com", "ns4002.hostgator.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 00:23:34 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-22 11:59:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

americanbusinessmag.com: Confirmed Phishing Site

The domain americanbusinessmag.com is currently active and returns HTTP 200 responses, indicating that a web service is reachable. Registration details show the registrar as Tucows Domains Inc., and the domain remains live as of the report date. VirusTotal analysis records a single positive detection out of 91 scanned security vendors, confirming that at least one vendor identified malicious activity. The domain is listed on one external security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service, reinforcing the high‑risk classification.

MX records resolve to us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com with priority 10, suggesting the use of Mimecast's inbound email gateway, a common choice for phishing campaigns that rely on reputable email delivery. Nameservers are ns4001.hostgator.com and ns4002.hostgator.com, indicating hosting on a shared HostGator environment, which provides limited attribution beyond the hosting provider. Detected technologies include WordPress, MySQL, PHP, Apache HTTP Server, jQuery, jQuery Migrate, Twitter Ads scripts, and the Imperva security platform, a stack typical of compromised or maliciously configured content management sites. The SSL certificate is issued by GlobalSign nv-sa, a trusted certificate authority; the presence of a valid certificate does not mitigate the phishing risk.

The combination of a reachable web service, a single vendor flag, blocklist inclusion, and the use of reputable email infrastructure aligns with a generic phishing operation targeting users who may trust the domain's apparent legitimacy. Defenders should ensure the domain is added to DNS and proxy deny lists, monitor outbound connections to the associated IP ranges, and consider sinkholing any observed command‑and‑control traffic.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       000bf649cc8f6bf27cfb04d1bcdcd3c7

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