# PhishDestroy threat dossier — columbus.paywev.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 13:01:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/columbus.paywev.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.21.179 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["matteo.ns.cloudflare.com", "norah.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-12

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 22:30:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 00:14:39 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 22:17:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk phishing site specializing in fake payment portal fraud. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was designed to mimic legitimate payment gateways, likely targeting users attempting financial transactions or entering sensitive billing details. The threat type aligns with credential harvesting and potential financial theft, where victims are tricked into submitting payment information on fraudulent interfaces.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain columbus.paywev.cc was registered on June 12, 2026, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. It resolves to the IP address 104.21.21.179 and is associated with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. The domain has been flagged by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on at least one security blocklist. Despite its current offline status, historical data confirms its use in phishing operations, with detection rates and registrar choice consistent with known fraudulent activity patterns.  Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and associated IP address across network security controls. Organizations should monitor for indicators of compromise, such as unusual payment portal access attempts or unauthorized transactions linked to this domain. End users should be educated on verifying payment gateway authenticity, particularly checking for SSL certificate details and domain legitimacy before entering sensitive information. Security teams are advised to review logs for connections to 104.21.21.179 and correlate with any reported fraud incidents.

## 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/columbus.paywev.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=columbus.paywev.cc
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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