# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cows-change.org
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 14:16:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cows-change.org/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.54.117.242 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Hosting org:     Web-hosting.com
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["failed-whois-verification.namecheap.com", "verify-contact-details.namecheap.com"]
Page title:      Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com
HTTP response:   200

## 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:    2026-07-19 12:38:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 15:02:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 23:32:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is cows-change.org a phishing site?

The domain cows-change.org is currently active and classified as a high‑risk generic phishing operation. Its web server returns HTTP 200 and presents the page title "Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com," indicating a possible credential‑harvesting page that mimics a registrar verification flow. The domain resolves to IP 198.54.117.242, which is geolocated to the United States according to Web‑hosting.com, and the registration was performed through NameCheap, Inc. Nameserver records point to "failed-whois-verification.namecheap.com" and "verify-contact-details.namecheap.co," both of which are atypical and have been associated with phishing infrastructure. The domain appears on two security blocklists and has been flagged by PhishDestroy and ScamSniffer. VirusTotal analysis shows that 4 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, reinforcing the malicious assessment. While the exact content of the site has not been publicly analysed, the combination of a verification‑style title, suspicious nameservers, and multiple security detections suggests active phishing activity. Defenders should block the domain at perimeter firewalls, add the IP address 198.54.117.242 to deny‑list rules, monitor DNS queries for the associated nameservers, and consider sinkholing or sandbox analysis should any traffic be observed. Continuous monitoring for related domains using the same nameserver patterns is recommended to mitigate potential campaign expansion.

## 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/cows-change.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cows-change.org
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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