# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appbifrost.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 23:05:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appbifrost.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.76.21.21 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns53.domaincontrol.com, ns54.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2025-01-20
Page title:      Bifrost: Direct, Instant and Genuine
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-01-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-11-25 12:22:40 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-26 01:28:50 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 06:08:03 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/019abaf6-f173-749c-af80-0e1059cd613b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/appbifrost.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appbifrost.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appbifrost.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appbifrost.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appbifrost.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:06:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies appbifrost.com as a high-risk domain engaged in generic phishing activities. The domain was designed to deceive users with a page titled 'Bifrost: Direct, Instant and Genuine,' aiming to capture sensitive information through social engineering tactics.

Supporting intelligence reveals that appbifrost.com was flagged by 17 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared on two notable security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing categorizes it under social engineering threats. The domain resolved to IP 76.76.21.21 and was registered recently on January 20, 2025, via GoDaddy.com, LLC, indicating a new but suspicious infrastructure often associated with phishing campaigns.

Mitigation efforts have resulted in the domain currently being taken offline, effectively reducing immediate risk to users. Organizations and individuals are advised to continue monitoring for any related phishing attempts and to maintain vigilance against similar emerging threats. Appbifrost.com’s removal from active circulation underscores the importance of rapid detection and response in combating phishing risks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       f1824a89a44a1c020debcec03172ebf76a5c4dfb02118f34eeed3a693a6af006

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