# PhishDestroy threat dossier — balmoraltours.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-17 11:12:53 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/balmoraltours.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.128.154.247 (US, Elk Grove Village)
ASN:             AS20473 The Constant Company, LLC
Hosting org:     The Constant Company, LLC
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ns1.hpdns.net, ns2.hpdns.net, ns3.hpdns.net, ns4.hpdns.net
Registered:      2022-10-26
Expires:         2026-10-26

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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Domain registered: 2022-10-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 11:16:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-17 12:40:02 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f6f5c-318b-72dd-8a6c-37910ee61df3/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/balmoraltours.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.balmoraltours.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=balmoraltours.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/balmoraltours.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/balmoraltours.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 11:20:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis of balmoraltours.com shows that the domain was registered on October 26, 2022 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and is served by the nameservers ns1.hpdns.net, ns2.hpdns.net, ns3.hpdns.net, and ns4.hpdns.net. The domain resolves to the IPv4 address 216.128.154.247 and remains active as of the report date. VirusTotal scans have flagged the domain in 14 of 91 security vendor engines, indicating a moderate level of detection across independent scanners. The domain also appears in a single AlienVault OTX threat pulse, further corroborating its association with malicious activity. The threat type is listed as generic_phishing, and the risk level is classified as high. While these indicators confirm that the domain is being used in phishing campaigns, the specific payload, targeted brands, or victim interaction flow have not been publicly disclosed. Defenders should block network traffic to 216.128.154.247, add balmoraltours.com to URL filtering lists, and monitor for related DNS queries. Continuous re‑evaluation is recommended, as additional intelligence may emerge regarding the phishing kit or victim profile.

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