# PhishDestroy threat dossier — capitalearners.us
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:18:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/capitalearners.us/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.23.141.202 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Atak Domain
Nameservers:     ns1.zanohosting.com, ns2.zanohosting.com
Registered:      2025-01-15
Expires:         2026-01-15
Page title:      capitalearners.us
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2025-01-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-22 11:26:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:53:27 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019a0baa-9b6f-7506-a8a1-b705b1735a21/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/capitalearners.us
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.capitalearners.us
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=capitalearners.us
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/capitalearners.us
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/capitalearners.us/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:54:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies capitalearners.us as a low-risk phishing domain, primarily engaged in generic phishing attempts. Although the threat level is considered low, caution is advised due to its history of suspicious activity.

The domain was registered recently on January 15, 2025, via Atak Domain and is listed on four security blocklists. It scores very low trust ratings (1/100) on both Scamadviser and Gridinsoft. VirusTotal flags 2 out of 95 security vendors, indicating some detection but not widespread consensus. The domain resolves to IP 198.23.141.202 and has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk.

Users should avoid interacting with capitalearners.us or providing sensitive information associated with it. Given its offline status, the current risk is minimized, but vigilance remains important as similar phishing domains can reappear. Employing standard phishing protections and consulting updated blocklists will help maintain safety.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       75d2cf02a78d0bc33133f75ac533934d65c1e6cbabd1a8233b1bd5eccf735934

## 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/capitalearners.us/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=capitalearners.us
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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