# PhishDestroy threat dossier — amlbot.network ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 22:39:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/amlbot.network/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: AML Scam Targeted brand: AMLBot ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.90.204 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: jay.ns.cloudflare.com, margaret.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-17 Expires: 2027-05-17 Page title: AML Bot ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b78e59045e53cd02d177d21cfa01fdc9ed829fc51736332f19d94f10c67c5a69 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-29 00:58:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 23:02:27 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 00:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 06:17:57 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1074-0cce-757c-bb33-ca911f971fc1/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ae9ca83f-a657-49d6-bd38-5d758b42c985 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/amlbot.network crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.amlbot.network Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=amlbot.network AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/amlbot.network URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/amlbot.network/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-29 01:04:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing threat targeting financial institutions and cryptocurrency services under the guise of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance verification. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to harvest credentials, sensitive financial data, or deploy malicious payloads through fake regulatory portals. The specific threat type involves brand impersonation of legitimate AML monitoring tools, likely exploiting trust in compliance procedures to deceive victims into submitting confidential information or executing unauthorized transactions. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain amlbot.network was registered on May 17, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to present a false sense of legitimacy. VirusTotal detection metrics show 3 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, indicating early-stage detection with potential for increased scrutiny. The domain remains active with no observed presence on major blocklists, suggesting it may still be in the initial deployment phase of its malicious campaign. Mitigation steps for organizations and users include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP at the network perimeter. Security teams should monitor for any outbound connections to 188.114.97.3 and review logs for interactions with amlbot.network. Endpoint protection should be configured to detect and prevent access to newly registered domains impersonating compliance platforms. Financial institutions are advised to implement multi-factor authentication for all AML-related portals and conduct user awareness training to recognize phishing attempts leveraging regulatory compliance themes. Incident response protocols should include verification of any unexpected AML compliance requests through established secure channels. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-6E9321 Favicon MD5: d6de4405331a72d52ecfcbe7cf26a331 TLS cert SHA-256: b78e59045e53cd02d177d21cfa01fdc9ed829fc51736332f19d94f10c67c5a69 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/amlbot.network/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=amlbot.network Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,911 domains (12,815 alive under monitoring, 159,476 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io