# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bonsaipots.click ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 14:06:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bonsaipots.click/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP Nameservers: irma.ns.cloudflare.com, kaiser.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-06-01 Page title: Appy Bonsai - Bonsai Care HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-08-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: cdb61c0dc90b470703d63e7d3286646e79ba6634e056b12b7b83f89c486eee98 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 21:43:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-12 21:43:15 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-28 12:20:50 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ebd5a-56c7-7109-b4bf-19f7ec202c11/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/bonsaipots.click crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bonsaipots.click Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bonsaipots.click AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bonsaipots.click URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bonsaipots.click/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:51:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] bonsaipots.click: Fake Bonsai App Phishing Site Impersonation This domain, bonsaipots.click, is identified as a generic phishing site designed to impersonate a legitimate bonsai care application, likely targeting users of a brand or service associated with "Appy Bonsai." The domain is currently offline, but prior activity indicates it was actively used for credential harvesting or fraudulent transactions under the guise of a trusted platform. Analysis indicates the domain was flagged by 5 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, reflecting moderate detection but persistent risk. It was registered through NAMECHEAP on June 12, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain appears on 2 security blocklists, including PhishDestroy and OISD, and is associated with 4 threat intelligence pulses in AlienVault OTX. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of Cloudflare services and HTTP/3 protocol, alongside a Google Trust Services SSL certificate. The Gridinsoft trust score for this domain is 0/100, further confirming its malicious nature. The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk to users. However, historical activity and infrastructure details suggest potential for reactivation or reuse in future campaigns. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain and its associated IP (188.114.97.3) at the network level. Users who may have interacted with the site should reset credentials for any accounts accessed during the exposure window, particularly those related to bonsai care or app-based services. Security teams should monitor for related indicators of compromise, including HTTP/3 traffic patterns and Cloudflare-hosted domains registered via NAMECHEAP. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 5/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: cdb61c0dc90b470703d63e7d3286646e79ba6634e056b12b7b83f89c486eee98 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bonsaipots.click/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bonsaipots.click Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 211,104 domains (85,544 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io