# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aurumvanguard.digital
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 01:48:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aurumvanguard.digital/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 26 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: binance, metamask, pancakeswap, trustwallet)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.147.168 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     colin.ns.cloudflare.com, tricia.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      Aurum Vanguard | Premier BNB Asset Management

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 11872e167e1cac5308d7f16b2da9414b0e2588519e777d23006d23785bb0b67e

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-07 15:03:03 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 01:05:42 UTC (STALE — 26 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-21 18:06:22 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 26 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 26 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019af956-1c06-771d-aea2-b1c34902e1ca/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aurumvanguard.digital
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aurumvanguard.digital
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aurumvanguard.digital
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aurumvanguard.digital
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aurumvanguard.digital/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:51:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified aurumvanguard.digital as a generic phishing domain masquerading under the title "Aurum Vanguard | Premier BNB Asset Management." The domain was classified as low risk based on its limited detection rates and overall threat footprint, indicating minimal but present phishing activity targeting unsuspecting users.

Technical investigation reveals the domain resolved to the IP address 172.67.147.168 and was registered via Cloudflare, Inc. It appeared on two security blocklists and was flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, reflecting sparse but noteworthy concern. The Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 signals a lack of reputation, reinforcing suspicion despite the low overall risk.

Currently, aurumvanguard.digital is offline, indicating a possible takedown or voluntary suspension of malicious activity. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining vigilance as the domain’s infrastructure and registration details suggest deliberate phishing attempts, even if presently inactive. Users are advised to avoid engagement with any associated links or communications.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       696808e31d250f4f22743825d11a1f68
TLS cert SHA-256:      11872e167e1cac5308d7f16b2da9414b0e2588519e777d23006d23785bb0b67e

## 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/aurumvanguard.digital/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aurumvanguard.digital
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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