# PhishDestroy threat dossier — auth-collab.net
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 23:01:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/auth-collab.net/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 53/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, G-Data, Kaspersky, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.26.2.145 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       arin
Nameservers:     1
Expires:         2024-03-25
Page title:      Attention Required! | Cloudflare

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2024-03-25 09:58:47 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 23:04:08 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/41ab8793-7076-41fe-968c-eacd8cbb45f9/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/auth-collab.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.auth-collab.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=auth-collab.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/auth-collab.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/auth-collab.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:26:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies auth-collab.net as a domain associated with generic phishing threats. The domain has raised concerns due to its suspicious nature and attempts to impersonate legitimate services, aiming to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. This detection serves as a warning for users and organizations to remain cautious when encountering communications linked to this domain.

Technical analysis reveals that auth-collab.net resolved to the IP address 104.26.2.145 and was registered through ARIN. The domain is flagged by multiple security vendors, appearing on at least one security blocklist and being flagged by several antivirus engines on VirusTotal. These indicators point to a concerted effort by threat actors to use this domain as part of phishing campaigns targeting unsuspecting users.

Currently, auth-collab.net has been taken offline, reducing the immediate risk posed by this domain. PhishDestroy recommends continued monitoring of associated infrastructure and educating users about phishing tactics. Users are advised to avoid interacting with suspicious links or emails referencing this domain to prevent compromise.

## 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/auth-collab.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=auth-collab.net
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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