Security engines reporting a detection: 4. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is compliance@tucows.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 2 months has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
dark.direct returned HTTP status 200 in a check dated 2026-10-01, one of several dated source observations recorded for this domain. The same evidence set records a registration date of 2021-10-02 with Tucows Domains Inc. as registrar.
Recorded Evidence
A PageSpeed check on 2026-08-11 recorded a performance score of 100 for dark.direct. VirusTotal, checked on 2026-09-25, reported 4 detections across 91 scanners. OTX, checked on 2026-08-21, listed 4 pulses. The domain was first observed on 2026-08-11, and the PhishDestroy internal listing is recorded as true. The IP address 172.67.181.150 is associated with AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. in the US.
Interpretation
The named sources measure different things: an HTTP response code, a performance score, scanner detections, OTX pulses, and a publisher-owned catalogue entry. Because the checks carry separate dates, the records can be compared as a chronology without treating any single metric as a verdict. The PhishDestroy listing is the only catalogue entry in this evidence set, so it should be read as one publisher's record rather than a consensus.
Recommended Actions
For dark.direct, preserve the HTTP, PageSpeed, VirusTotal, OTX, and PhishDestroy records as separate dated artifacts. Compare the VirusTotal and OTX observations against later checks to see whether the recorded counts move. Review the PhishDestroy catalogue entry alongside the other source records rather than in isolation. Re-check the domain's HTTP response and performance score on a fresh date to extend the timeline.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not yet scannedNo crawler-versus-browser difference has been recorded yet
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
RegistrationCreated Oct 2, 2021 —Expires Oct 2, 2030
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedAug 11, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Aug 11, 2026score 81/100
Submitted URLhttps://dark.direct/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-11 22:23:00 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-11 22:23:00 UTClast content: 2026-10-11 22:23:00 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 4 identified
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HSTS
Security
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Last analyzed First positive detection Previous stored snapshot: 4 detections
alphaMountain.ai
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Gridinsoft
SOCRadar
Site Performance Analysis
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of dark.direct· checked Aug 11, 2026
100
Good
Performance
FCP
0.77s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
0.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
0ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
0.8s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
ThreatLifecycleTelemetry
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
VirusTotal Detections Update2026-08-13 01:00:33 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 3 to 4. Added scanner alerts: alphaMountain.ai.
VirusTotal Detections Update2026-08-12 05:46:12 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 2 to 3. Added scanner alerts: Gridinsoft.
VirusTotal Detections Update2026-08-11 23:41:31 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 0 to 2. Added scanner alerts: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar.
Threat First Observed2026-08-11 16:17:10 UTC
Domain ingestion complete. Initial state is marked as unknown pointing to IP 104.21.31.249.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Notifications
Monitoring
12 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
The domain remains reachable or access-restricted; future checks may update this observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 reports recordedLast known active
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · dark.direct
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches1
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
