# PhishDestroy threat dossier — amlchecker-tg.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 13:48:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/amlchecker-tg.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: AML Scam
Targeted brand: AML Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.69.35 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Nameservers:     razvan.ns.cloudflare.com, rihana.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-22
Expires:         2026-09-22
Page title:      Just a moment...
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 4896ca8813d11788604365ad5b2367f46f75b5cb38635baa7f8ea8987262ed3a

## 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: 2025-09-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-29 01:07:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-01 12:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-29 06:17:57 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/019f107c-502f-74bc-802f-3cdedca6c7e1/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/amlchecker-tg.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.amlchecker-tg.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=amlchecker-tg.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/amlchecker-tg.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/amlchecker-tg.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-29 01:15:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Risk level is high. This domain poses a specific brand impersonation threat by mimicking the AML Scam brand to deceive users into believing it is a legitimate verification or compliance tool. The domain is currently active and presents a high risk of credential theft or malware distribution through social engineering.

Technical indicators: VirusTotal detection count shows 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging this domain. The domain was created on September 22, 2025, and is registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc. It resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain is not currently on major blocklists but has low trust scores due to recent registration and impersonation indicators.

Actionable mitigation steps: Organizations should block access to amlchecker-tg.xyz at the network level and add it to DNS filtering policies. Users should be warned not to interact with any emails or messages referencing this domain. Security teams should monitor for any internal communications mentioning AML Scam verification requests and report the domain to relevant threat intelligence platforms.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      4896ca8813d11788604365ad5b2367f46f75b5cb38635baa7f8ea8987262ed3a

## 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/amlchecker-tg.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=amlchecker-tg.xyz
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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