# PhishDestroy threat dossier — armstrong-2025.org
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 04:42:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/armstrong-2025.org/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  17 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2606:4700:3030::6815:4001 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-07-27
Expires:         1970-01-01
Page title:      Coinbase Crypto Giveaway - Join Now!

## 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: 2025-07-27 (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:    2025-09-20 23:10:24 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 05:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019877b3-4a8f-7743-a666-cd8528aa7ee4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/armstrong-2025.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.armstrong-2025.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=armstrong-2025.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/armstrong-2025.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/armstrong-2025.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:02:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies armstrong-2025.org as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Coinbase. This domain attempted to deceive users with a fake 'Coinbase Crypto Giveaway' page.

The domain was registered in July 2025 and quickly appeared on multiple security blocklists. It was flagged by 16 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors and noted in 17 AlienVault OTX pulses. Its poor trust score and association with a known registrar heighten suspicion around its infrastructure.

Currently offline, armstrong-2025.org no longer resolves, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to remain cautious and avoid engaging with similar domains, ensuring credentials and sensitive data remain protected.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e9639e3c4681ce85f852fbac48e2eeee5ba51296dbfec57c200d59b76237ab80

## 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/armstrong-2025.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=armstrong-2025.org
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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