# PhishDestroy threat dossier — connect-basedust.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 23:14:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/connect-basedust.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:     anastasia.ns.cloudflare.com, thaddeus.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-19
Expires:         2027-07-19
Page title:      Redirecting...
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5d84784d36622c759f8031678bed3b981674290c7ae7637ff25501477b32708d
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.connect-basedust.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: 2026-07-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-20 13:07:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-20 11:11:35 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 00:24:52 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7f34-a1ab-7537-9492-0b5a83cc7c94/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/2788379d-15f8-4fb9-b4c3-25447cb23f06
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/connect-basedust.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.connect-basedust.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=connect-basedust.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/connect-basedust.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/connect-basedust.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 13:08:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

connect-basedust.xyz Generic Phishing Alert

The domain connect-basedust.xyz was registered on July 19, 2026 through Unstoppable Domains Inc. and is currently active, resolving to IP address 45.9.148.81 via the Cloudflare authoritative nameservers anastasia.ns.cloudflare.com and thaddeus.ns.cloudflare.com. VirusTotal reports that 2 of 95 security vendors have flagged the domain, and it appears on three external blocklists. The domain has been blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, indicating that it is being used for malicious purposes. Threat intelligence classifies the activity as generic phishing, but no specific brand or credential‑stealing campaign details have been disclosed in public analyses. The limited evidence suggests the infrastructure is deliberately short‑lived, leveraging a newly created domain and reputable DNS hosting to increase credibility. Defenders should immediately add connect-basedust.xyz to network and email deny lists, monitor outbound connections to 45.9.148.81, and apply DNS sink‑holing where possible. Continuous re‑scanning of the domain with sandbox services is advised to capture any evolving payloads or page content that may later reveal the targeted brand or credential‑capture mechanisms.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260720-6EC039
TLS cert SHA-256:      5d84784d36622c759f8031678bed3b981674290c7ae7637ff25501477b32708d

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