# PhishDestroy threat dossier — banterspots.org
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Fetched:   2026-07-30 23:26:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/banterspots.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: across (and: amazon, apple, celer, facebook, google)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Ermes, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.245.14.131 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Crypto and Stock Trading with Banterspots

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R10
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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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:19:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:19:39 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-30 20:21:17 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 17:11:22 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/019968e1-cecd-7569-8340-b1fa3ecf3232/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/banterspots.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.banterspots.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=banterspots.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/banterspots.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/banterspots.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 15:51:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

banterspots.org Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

This report analyzes the domain banterspots.org, which was observed impersonating an unspecified brand to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The site's page title, "Crypto and Stock Trading with Banterspots," indicates it falsely presented itself as a trading platform. The threat posed is financial fraud, as it likely aimed to deceive users into depositing funds or sharing credentials under the guise of a legitimate trading service.

Technical evidence shows the domain received 4 detections out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, with flags from alphaMountain.ai, Ermes, and Fortinet. It is listed on 1 blocklist. The domain was created on 2026-02-21, hosted on IP address 172.245.14.131 in the United States, associated with AS36352 HostPapa. It uses an R10 SSL certificate.

The domain is currently DOWN/OFFLINE. GridinSoft trust rating is 0 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 71, indicating a high-risk threat. Although inactive, the domain remains a potential risk if reactivated for future fraudulent campaigns.

## 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/banterspots.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=banterspots.org
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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