# PhishDestroy threat dossier — closer.website
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 11:03:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/closer.website/

## 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:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      94.130.129.186 (DE, Falkenstein)
ASN:             AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Hosting org:     Hetzner
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.closer.ws", "ns2.closer.ws"]
Page title:      Create a website for free | Online website builder — Closer.ws
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-08-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c2604b89b3a832277fadfd42958068ad98f03a7484a4a08807ecc03016d05b64

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-27 11:53:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 12:20:28 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 11:54:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

closer.website used for high‑risk generic phishing

This domain, closer.website, is currently classified as a generic phishing threat with a high risk rating. The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and resolves to the authoritative nameservers ns1.closer.ws and ns2.closer.ws. HTTP requests to the site receive a 302 redirection response, indicating that visitors are forwarded to another location, a common technique in credential‑harvesting campaigns.

The domain is listed on a single security blocklist and has been intercepted by the PhishDestroy mitigation service, confirming active abuse. VirusTotal analysis shows that 15 of 91 scanned security vendors flag the domain as malicious, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent. The infrastructure remains active as of the report date, July 27 2026, and no further public attribution or hosting details have been disclosed.

Defenders should continue to block the domain at network perimeter devices, update URL filtering rules, and monitor for any related indicators such as the nameserver entries or the 302 redirect pattern. Additional investigation of the destination URL behind the redirect may reveal the ultimate payload or credential‑collection site. Until more detailed content analysis is available, the domain should be treated as hostile and excluded from any legitimate traffic.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fba37bfcf4bdd551c7a17c892eeea119
TLS cert SHA-256:      c2604b89b3a832277fadfd42958068ad98f03a7484a4a08807ecc03016d05b64

## 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/closer.website/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=closer.website
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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