# PhishDestroy threat dossier — brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 05:29:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.44.249 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare Pages
Page title:      brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9a1550961644bed8217b3b4d8ec76fdbe3881f27fdeb7fe4707562d11e5e9c8b

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-27 17:33:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 04:20:47 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-28 00:56:57 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 17:34:23 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev a phishing site?

Analysis of brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev indicates that the domain is actively being used for a generic phishing campaign. The site returns an HTTP 301 redirect, suggesting that the original URL is being forwarded to another location, a technique commonly employed to evade static analysis. Google Safe Browsing has classified the domain under the social engineering category, confirming that the URL is associated with attempts to deceive users into disclosing credentials or personal information.

Independent threat‑filtering services have taken action: PhishDestroy lists the domain as blocked, and it appears on one external security blocklist. VirusTotal scans show that 16 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent. The current operational status is marked as active, meaning the infrastructure remains reachable and potentially harmful.

No public information on the hosting IP, ASN, SSL certificate, or page title has been disclosed, and the page content has not been publicly analyzed, leaving those aspects uncertain. Defenders should treat the domain as high‑risk: incorporate it into URL filtering rules, monitor network traffic for any connections to the pages.dev sub‑domain, and consider proactive blocking at perimeter defenses. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as threat actors may modify the redirect target or host additional payloads behind the same domain.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      9a1550961644bed8217b3b4d8ec76fdbe3881f27fdeb7fe4707562d11e5e9c8b

## 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/brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=brand-ads-2026013.pages.dev
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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