# PhishDestroy threat dossier — brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 05:29:15 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: 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:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare Pages
Page title:      brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1b9c0af0196e57f080511b4eb4d1e823c49258c5c7ecc6434c918e24f267fdcc

## 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 17:34:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev – High‑Risk Generic Phishing

The domain brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev is currently flagged as a high‑risk generic phishing site. Analysis confirms the domain is still active and responds with an HTTP 301 redirect, indicating that it forwards requests to another location. The phishing indicator set PhishDestroy has already blocked the domain, and Google Safe Browsing classifies it under social engineering, confirming its malicious intent.

VirusTotal scans show that 15 of 91 security vendors have reported the domain as malicious, reinforcing the suspicion of phishing activity. The domain appears on a single public security blocklist, further corroborating its threat status. No additional data on the registrar, hosting IP, SSL certificates, or page title has been disclosed, leaving those aspects unverified at this time.

Defenders should add brand-ads-2026018.pages.dev to network and endpoint blocklists, monitor DNS queries for the domain, and ensure that web filtering solutions reference the latest threat intelligence feeds that include this indicator. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as future changes in hosting or content could alter the risk profile.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      1b9c0af0196e57f080511b4eb4d1e823c49258c5c7ecc6434c918e24f267fdcc

## 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-2026018.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=brand-ads-2026018.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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