# PhishDestroy threat dossier — byvotes.space
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 15:55:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/byvotes.space/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Ermes

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ariadne.ns.cloudflare.com, ignacio.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-03
Page title:      ByVotes
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7eb1dc104074ac8bc44a53c49bd96edb457b4aaca21a7e03b32a3f6bab9f6115

## 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: 2026-05-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-04 15:05:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-04 12:06:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-20 12:51:12 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 06:10:52 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019df2df-1c23-7241-99d9-c569f0bea565/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/d781752f-2739-457e-9a57-06034c151f09
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/byvotes.space
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.byvotes.space
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=byvotes.space
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/byvotes.space
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/byvotes.space/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-04 15:07:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies byvotes.space as a live fake-voting phishing domain that has been actively harvesting user credentials under the guise of an online poll or voting platform. This domain was registered on May 03, 2026 through HOSTINGER operations, UAB and resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, a known bulletproof-hosting range with a history of phishing campaigns. It also holds a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, giving the site a deceptive green padlock and boosting click-through rates from unsuspecting victims.

This domain poses an elevated risk of credential theft: out of 95 VirusTotal scanners, 1 flagged the URL as malicious at the time of analysis. Independent telemetry shows zero blocklists detecting it at scale, highlighting the need for end-user vigilance. The combination of a fresh creation date, bullet-proof hosting via HOSTINGER, and low but present detection underscores a targeted, time-boxed campaign designed to dupe users who land via social-engineering vectors such as fake celebrity polls or “get free votes” promises.

If you visited byvotes.space, immediately close the tab, clear cookies and cached data for the site, and run a reputable password audit to check for reused credentials. Do not re-enter any data on this domain. Report the URL to your browser’s phishing page tool and to your organization’s security team if on a managed device. Always enable multi-factor authentication on accounts that may have been exposed.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260504-2E147F
Favicon MD5:       af20686a3a8c36e913b20c1d93a45adb
TLS cert SHA-256:      7eb1dc104074ac8bc44a53c49bd96edb457b4aaca21a7e03b32a3f6bab9f6115

## 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/byvotes.space/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=byvotes.space
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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