# PhishDestroy threat dossier — api.vymdpreports.abqweather.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 21:35:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/api.vymdpreports.abqweather.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       eNom, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.dreamhost.com", "ns2.dreamhost.com", "ns3.dreamhost.com"]

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 20:20:25 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:25:45 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 21:28:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

api.vymdpreports.abqweather.com Safety — Generic Phishing

api.vymdpreports.abqweather.com is currently classified as a generic phishing infrastructure with a high risk rating and an active status as of July 19, 2026. VirusTotal scans have recorded detections from ten of ninety‑one security vendors, indicating that multiple anti‑malware engines have identified malicious activity associated with the domain. The site returns an HTTP 301 redirect response, which may be used to forward victims to a credential‑harvesting page. It is listed on a single external security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service. The available intelligence does not disclose the content of the redirected endpoint, the hosting provider, or any associated command‑and‑control infrastructure, leaving those aspects uncertain. Defenders should immediately add the domain to network‑level deny lists, enforce URL filtering rules that block both the primary hostname and any subdomains, and monitor DNS query logs for attempted resolutions. Because the domain continues to resolve and the redirect remains active, ongoing surveillance is advised to detect any changes in payload delivery or additional phishing campaigns that may leverage the same host. Further investigation, such as retrieving the final landing page after the redirect, would provide more context for remediation and attribution.

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