# PhishDestroy threat dossier — checkconnect-dev.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 18:10:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/checkconnect-dev.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.9.148.81 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             AS49447 Nice IT Services Group Inc.
Hosting org:     Nice IT Services Group Inc.
Registrar:       Unstoppable Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     bethany.ns.cloudflare.com, moura.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-18
Expires:         2027-07-18
Page title:      BlankFX — Stablecoin FX Settlement Layer for Enterprise
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-10-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5e46b8cb50d788470cc475dae4102f8ff603253a430c726a2382bf95d01ffe6b
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.checkconnect-dev.xyz

## 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: 2026-07-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-20 13:08:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-20 11:11:24 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 16:20:21 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7f35-6296-71d2-9cc8-33fb996be457/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/f29f253d-5c2d-48e8-bf4a-cc19d2e6350a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/checkconnect-dev.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.checkconnect-dev.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=checkconnect-dev.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/checkconnect-dev.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/checkconnect-dev.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 13:10:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is checkconnect-dev.xyz a Phishing Site?

Analysis indicates that the domain checkconnect-dev.xyz was registered on July 18 2026 through Unstoppable Domains Inc. and is currently resolved to the IPv4 address 45.9.148.81. The authoritative name servers are bethany.ns.cloudflare.com and moura.ns.cloudflare.com, both hosted by Cloudflare. Within two days of registration the domain appeared on three security blocklists and has been actively blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. VirusTotal reports that two of ninety‑one scanning engines have flagged the domain, confirming a low‑level detection signal. The domain is classified as a generic phishing site, but no public payload or landing page content has been released for analysis, leaving the exact scam technique and targeted brand undefined. Defenders should consider adding the domain and its resolved IP address to deny‑list rules, monitor DNS queries for the associated Cloudflare name servers, and enforce outbound filtering to prevent credential submission. Ongoing observation is advised to detect any evolution in the infrastructure or associated malicious URLs.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260720-A2C23A
Favicon MD5:       582eaad5ab6622be7285b0441b8ee73c
TLS cert SHA-256:      5e46b8cb50d788470cc475dae4102f8ff603253a430c726a2382bf95d01ffe6b

## 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/checkconnect-dev.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=checkconnect-dev.xyz
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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