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

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 46/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Atak Domain
Nameservers:     ns1.host-forest.com, ns2.host-forest.com
Registered:      2025-02-02
Expires:         2026-02-02
Page title:      Secure and Easy Way To Earn
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: 2025-02-02 (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:    2025-08-29 14:18:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:44:06 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/0198f6d6-870e-75dc-9b36-fd9cc44a6d1b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/circuitcoreshifts.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.circuitcoreshifts.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=circuitcoreshifts.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/circuitcoreshifts.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/circuitcoreshifts.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:38:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies circuitcoreshifts.com as a generic phishing threat with a low risk level. The site advertised easy earning opportunities, which is commonly used to lure victims into divulging sensitive information.

The domain was registered recently on February 2, 2025, through Atak Domain and resolves to IP 198.12.66.123. It holds a moderate trust score of 45/100 on Scamadviser and appears on one security blocklist. VirusTotal reports a single detection out of 95 scans.

Currently, circuitcoreshifts.com is taken offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid attempting access or providing personal data if contacted. Continued monitoring is recommended to detect any domain resurrection or related phishing campaigns.

## 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/circuitcoreshifts.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=circuitcoreshifts.com
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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