# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cryptoguard.finance
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 14:13:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cryptoguard.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     ["earl.ns.cloudflare.com", "nataly.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      cryptoguard.finance | 522: Connection timed out

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 65fecf717a32dfbfde2d88627650c4234e5b41961c14f0d3b71f827891441478

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:41:24 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01981709-af60-77df-8266-eea68e7586b4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cryptoguard.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cryptoguard.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cryptoguard.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cryptoguard.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cryptoguard.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:57:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies cryptoguard.finance as a domain exhibiting generic phishing behavior. Classified as low risk, the domain was created on February 21, 2026, and is associated with attempts to deceive users, likely targeting cryptocurrency-related credentials or assets.

Technical analysis reveals cryptoguard.finance resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and was registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited. VirusTotal flagged the domain with 2 detections out of 95 security vendors, indicating limited but notable suspicion. Additionally, the domain appears on one security blocklist, reinforcing its potentially harmful nature.

Currently, cryptoguard.finance is offline, returning a connection timeout error. This status limits active threat exposure, but users are advised to remain cautious and avoid any attempts to access or interact with this domain. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for any future activity or related domain variations to ensure continued safety.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      65fecf717a32dfbfde2d88627650c4234e5b41961c14f0d3b71f827891441478

## 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/cryptoguard.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cryptoguard.finance
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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