# PhishDestroy threat dossier — authbotcheck.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 14:07:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/authbotcheck.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: streaming

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.72.249 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       MAT BAO CORPORATION
Nameservers:     ["lilith.ns.cloudflare.com", "logan.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 92a77762f90988d4fd83aca2e8be04200af39bf328db0d4f2ef3429b16246e5b

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:50:47 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-02 20:20:58 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/0198f1a4-0f78-7435-b99e-b00f9396dd4b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/authbotcheck.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.authbotcheck.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=authbotcheck.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/authbotcheck.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/authbotcheck.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies authbotcheck.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain designed to impersonate verification or authentication checks, as suggested by its page title "Just a moment...". The domain aims to trick users into divulging sensitive information through deceptive tactics.

The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, via MAT BAO CORPORATION and resolves to IP address 104.21.72.249. It has appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by only one of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating limited detection but potential threat. Its infrastructure suggests basic phishing operations without advanced evasion.

Currently, authbotcheck.com is taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users and organizations should remain cautious and avoid any interaction with this domain or similar URLs. Regular updates to security filters and blocklists are recommended to prevent future exposure to this or related phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       45a6931d7701fb62d462a2ffc152527a
TLS cert SHA-256:      92a77762f90988d4fd83aca2e8be04200af39bf328db0d4f2ef3429b16246e5b

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