# PhishDestroy threat dossier — assured-firms.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 03:21:40 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/assured-firms.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 61/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Netcraft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: Cosmotown Inc Nameservers: ["dns2.lytehosting.com", "dns3.lytehosting.com", "dns1.lytehosting.com", "dns4.lytehosting.com"] Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: assured-firms.xyz.com HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0cc50e21063d7fc2ab879b1f766b919a8c9a37d7f1b04eb03adf19cabc145621 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 20:55:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-21 17:57:00 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-22 05:02:05 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-21 22:06:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019db12d-6c97-7079-93d0-3a98bb3cb95f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/07c08ef8-9fea-4662-a9bb-3866cd3291de Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/assured-firms.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.assured-firms.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=assured-firms.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/assured-firms.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/assured-firms.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 20:56:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] assured-firms.xyz is a currently active domain engaged in generic phishing activities as of the latest assessment. PhishDestroy identifies this domain as posing an elevated risk due to its deployment in credential harvesting schemes, likely targeting unsuspecting users through deceptive service impersonation. assured-firms.xyz was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited but present detection of its malicious nature. The domain was registered through Cosmotown Inc, resolves to IP address 163.61.188.7, and was created on April 18, 2026. Its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which does not inherently indicate trustworthiness in this context. The domain’s recent creation date and sparse detection rate suggest it may be a newly launched operation with low visibility among security tools. Given the domain’s active status and its specific threat of generic phishing, users are strongly advised to avoid any interaction with assured-firms.xyz. Organizations should consider blocking the domain and the associated IP address (163.61.188.7) at the network level. Additionally, reporting this domain to threat intelligence platforms and security vendors can aid in broader detection and mitigation efforts. Users who may have already interacted with the domain are recommended to monitor their accounts for suspicious activity and change passwords where necessary. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260421-9CD04B Favicon MD5: dde1040b17ba00cdf53ca27129edf8cc TLS cert SHA-256: 0cc50e21063d7fc2ab879b1f766b919a8c9a37d7f1b04eb03adf19cabc145621 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/assured-firms.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=assured-firms.xyz Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io