# PhishDestroy threat dossier — android-tether.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 12:44:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/android-tether.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["carrera.ns.cloudflare.com", "nero.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-18
Page title:      Tether App — Download (US)

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-11
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cfbada3e79d5c3f5c05c890773486d59e1d902c52e97ab30b143d4324a12d771

## 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: 2026-04-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-18 21:15:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 07:40:19 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 00:23:31 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/019da1cc-ed5a-755e-b255-86c1a2da105b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/android-tether.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.android-tether.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=android-tether.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/android-tether.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/android-tether.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-18 21:15:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The current risk level for android-tether.com is under investigation, with the domain suspected of engaging in credential theft. This specific threat involves attempts to deceive users into divulging sensitive login information, which could lead to unauthorized account access and potential further exploitation.

According to available intelligence, android-tether.com was registered on March 13, 2026, through Cloudflare, Inc., and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain presents an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend it a deceptive appearance of legitimacy. VirusTotal analysis shows 0 detections out of 95 engines, indicating the domain has not yet been flagged by major antivirus or threat detection systems. There are currently no blocklist entries or additional trust scores available, emphasizing the need for further monitoring.

Given the domain's association with credential theft, users are recommended to exercise caution when interacting with it. Avoid entering any personal or login information without verifying authenticity through trusted sources. Security teams should consider implementing domain monitoring and blocking measures, and educate users about phishing tactics involving fake tethering or connectivity services. Promptly reporting suspicious activity linked to android-tether.com to security vendors and maintaining updated endpoint protections are also critical steps to mitigate risk.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b5fd145e7b838efc635f0a78d153a52a
TLS cert SHA-256:      cfbada3e79d5c3f5c05c890773486d59e1d902c52e97ab30b143d4324a12d771

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