# PhishDestroy threat dossier — croftoption.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 01:00:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/croftoption.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Netcraft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 51.38.146.100 (PL, Warsaw) Hosting org: AS16276 OVH SAS Registrar: Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A._. Nameservers: ns10.pmasteck.com, ns9.pmasteck.com Registered: 2025-12-23 Expires: 2026-12-23 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 552c024d5b0495049c4915322d29dde64f3bbae102f61942fe7224b6d8f27d81 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-12-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 17:34:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-18 15:41:35 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 02:46:47 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:18:20 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edb5d-5bc0-715e-8c19-dbc1510210eb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9f46a3fa-cafc-49a3-a94f-7b8b83c8f176 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/croftoption.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.croftoption.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=croftoption.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/croftoption.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/croftoption.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:06:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Croftoption.org poses a significant threat in the cryptocurrency space, with 6 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors flagging it as malicious. The domain employs cloaking techniques, presenting benign content to scanners while targeting unsuspecting users. This deceptive strategy is evident in its low cloaking score of 1/10, indicating a sophisticated attempt to evade detection. Registered with Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A._., croftoption.org is hosted on an IP in Poland under OVH SAS. The domain's SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for malicious actors due to its free and automated nature. This domain has been active since December 2025 and was first detected by PhishDestroy in June 2026, highlighting its relatively recent emergence in the threat landscape. The platform risk score for croftoption.org is a perfect 100/100, underscoring its high potential for harm. Public blocklists, including those from PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, have flagged the domain, reflecting its recognized threat level. The combination of cloaking, recent registration, and active phishing tactics makes croftoption.org a critical concern for cryptocurrency users. Phishing domains like croftoption.org exploit the gap between domain registration and antivirus database updates, often operating undetected for 24-72 hours. PhishDestroy's early detection capabilities capture these threats in their nascent stages, offering a crucial window of protection before traditional AV systems flag them. This underscores the importance of proactive threat intelligence in combating emerging phishing threats. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260618-FBB31F TLS cert SHA-256: 552c024d5b0495049c4915322d29dde64f3bbae102f61942fe7224b6d8f27d81 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/croftoption.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=croftoption.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,760 domains (12,359 alive under monitoring, 158,004 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io