# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ansem-updates.live
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 09:53:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ansem-updates.live/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.136.61 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     aria.ns.cloudflare.com, derek.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-02
Expires:         2027-07-02
Page title:      Just a moment...
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-30
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 557a1517e97dc73e5c337e10b129b794237788f60b87bd3ece9598a94d756223

## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-08 20:41:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 08:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-09 04:09:12 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/019f4308-75a9-711d-a5db-553b0bf17e0b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ansem-updates.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ansem-updates.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ansem-updates.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ansem-updates.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ansem-updates.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-08 20:44:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, ansem-updates.live, is an active credential phishing site specifically designed to impersonate MetaMask, a cryptocurrency wallet service. The site is currently operational and poses a high risk by attempting to harvest user login credentials and private keys through deceptive interfaces mimicking legitimate MetaMask updates or security alerts. Analysis indicates the domain is actively used in targeted phishing campaigns against cryptocurrency users.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on July 02, 2026, through Dynadot Inc. It resolves to the IP address 172.67.136.61 and is flagged by 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain appears on two security blocklists and is currently blocked by MetaMask and SEAL. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. Despite these detections, the domain remains active and continues to resolve.  Current status confirms ansem-updates.live is still operational and actively targeting users. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain and associated IP address at the network level. Users should be educated to verify URLs before entering credentials, particularly for cryptocurrency-related services. Security teams are recommended to monitor for connections to 172.67.136.61 and review logs for any interaction with this domain. Immediate reporting to the registrar (Dynadot Inc) for takedown is also advised to mitigate ongoing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       40231d30e7eb335ffa86f478f7668a7c
TLS cert SHA-256:      557a1517e97dc73e5c337e10b129b794237788f60b87bd3ece9598a94d756223

## 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/ansem-updates.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ansem-updates.live
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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