# PhishDestroy threat dossier — bounces.top
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 23:18:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bounces.top/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Ltd
Nameservers:     ["dolly.ns.cloudflare.com.", "nick.ns.cloudflare.com."]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Troll Network

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-03 01:16:53 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-09 10:41:11 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019af9cd-ee6f-703b-9b38-24799f685437/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/bounces.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.bounces.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=bounces.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/bounces.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/bounces.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:30:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies bounces.top as an active phishing domain posing a medium risk to users. This site, titled "Troll Network," is designed to trick victims into revealing sensitive information, which could lead to credential theft or further cyberattacks. Phishing threats like this remain significant because they exploit human trust, potentially resulting in financial loss or identity compromise.

The domain bounces.top was created recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. It appears on two security blocklists and is flagged as suspicious by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating ongoing malicious activity but a relatively low detection rate. The infrastructure behind this domain is actively maintained, as evidenced by its current active status and fresh registration date, suggesting it remains a persistent threat.

Users are advised to exercise caution when encountering emails or links referencing bounces.top. Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from unknown or untrusted sources associated with this domain. Employing email filtering, updating security software, and verifying website authenticity before entering credentials can mitigate the risk. Reporting suspicious activity related to this domain to IT or security teams helps contain the threat.

## 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/bounces.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=bounces.top
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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