# PhishDestroy threat dossier — crowntrust-union.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:16:31 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/crowntrust-union.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      135.181.129.183 (FI, Helsinki)
ASN:             ASAS24940 HETZNER-AS Hetzner Online GmbH, DE
Hosting org:     AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Registrar:       Atak Domain
Nameservers:     route-a1.cyberguard.zelt.ae, route-a2.cyberguard.zelt.ae
Registered:      2025-05-02
Expires:         2026-05-02
Page title:      Crown Trust Union - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying, and humanizing digital banking.
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-05-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-23 13:09:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:49:12 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-24 18:09:42 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019976b0-dce7-7667-9595-cdd11c3b6c8e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/crowntrust-union.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.crowntrust-union.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=crowntrust-union.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/crowntrust-union.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/crowntrust-union.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:29:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies crowntrust-union.com as a low-risk brand impersonation threat targeting generic banking services. The domain presented itself with the page title “Crown Trust Union - Dedicated to innovating, simplifying, and humanizing digital banking,” aiming to mislead users by mimicking a legitimate financial institution. Despite limited flags from security vendors, its inclusion on a security blocklist underscores its potential for deception.

The domain was registered recently through Atak Domain and resolves to the IP address 135.181.129.183. Although it appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by a minority of security tools, the domain has since been taken offline, reducing immediate risk. The infrastructure suggests a straightforward setup commonly used in brand impersonation campaigns.

Users should remain cautious when interacting with banking-related websites, especially newly registered domains. Always verify the legitimacy of digital financial services through official channels before sharing sensitive information. In cases of suspected fraud, reporting the site and consulting trusted security resources like PhishDestroy can help prevent potential harm.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       9f7151b3e26b095d806b675bba27f93a95237a8450ece306ad492f45e18f2e98

## 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/crowntrust-union.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=crowntrust-union.com
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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