# PhishDestroy threat dossier — catch-and-optimized.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 14:52:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/catch-and-optimized.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: LevelBlue ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: magali.ns.cloudflare.com, odin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-24 Page title: Catch HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f15d49a0deef020644fcee38f6cb75a3763c2cd79d1d2e21425e95dac325eb18 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-24 22:57:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-26 13:02:24 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dc110-5457-7470-977b-ae7faaa04df3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/catch-and-optimized.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.catch-and-optimized.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=catch-and-optimized.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/catch-and-optimized.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/catch-and-optimized.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-24 22:58:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] catch-and-optimized.pages.dev is a currently active domain under investigation for hosting generic phishing content, as identified by PhishDestroy's seed-based threat detection system (seed: 7cd0e6). The domain is specifically flagged for phishing attacks that may mimic legitimate services to deceive users into divulging sensitive information such as login credentials or financial details. While the threat is under investigation, preliminary assessments indicate a high potential for malicious activity based on behavioral patterns and infrastructure analysis. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors at the time of analysis, indicating a lack of widespread detection but not ruling out targeted or emerging threats. The domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, suggesting an attempt to appear legitimate. Registered through Cloudflare, Inc., the domain leverages Cloudflare's infrastructure for obfuscation and potential redirection. These technical indicators, combined with the use of a Cloudflare-provided domain (pages.dev subdomain), complicate direct takedown efforts and require advanced investigative techniques to trace the true origin and purpose of the phishing campaign. As of this assessment, the domain remains active and poses an active risk to unsuspecting users. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid interacting with catch-and-optimized.pages.dev entirely and report any suspicious activities to their cybersecurity teams or relevant authorities. Organizations should implement network-level blocking for this domain and IP address (188.114.97.3) to prevent accidental exposure. Additionally, users who may have already engaged with the domain should conduct a thorough review of their credentials, enable multi-factor authentication on critical accounts, and monitor for signs of compromise such as unusual login attempts or data exfiltration. Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 2f60b9b48b960c730d5075f42127e3f5 TLS cert SHA-256: f15d49a0deef020644fcee38f6cb75a3763c2cd79d1d2e21425e95dac325eb18 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/catch-and-optimized.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=catch-and-optimized.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io