# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dcent-firmware.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 02:13:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dcent-firmware.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.1 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     Lefkoff Industries
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ["dion.ns.cloudflare.com", "georgia.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-21
Page title:      D'CENT Biometric Wallet Firmware Update – v2.36.0
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-07-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 3af501fe1d49d762f94d3136580cba8d8e20884f8fb07440fb4e37e2572c7b13

## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-21 11:28:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-26 22:16:14 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019daf24-cfc6-7208-8b7c-98da1d2428c8/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dcent-firmware.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dcent-firmware.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dcent-firmware.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dcent-firmware.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dcent-firmware.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-21 11:29:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain dcent-firmware.com is currently classified with a risk level of under investigation due to its association with generic phishing threats. While it has not yet been definitively flagged as malicious, the potential for phishing attacks targeting users remains a concern that warrants careful monitoring.

Technical intelligence reveals that dcent-firmware.com was created on April 16, 2026, and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It resolves to the IP address 216.198.79.1 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, which is common in both legitimate and malicious domains. VirusTotal analysis shows 0 detections out of 95 antivirus engines, indicating no current signatures or flags. No blocklist or trust score information is available, contributing to the uncertainty surrounding this domain's status.

Given the generic phishing threat type linked to dcent-firmware.com, users are advised to avoid clicking on links or submitting credentials through this domain. Security teams should continue monitoring network traffic for connections to 216.198.79.1 and consider implementing domain-based filtering or blocking rules pending further evidence. Regular user awareness training on phishing risks is recommended to reduce exposure to potential scams leveraging this domain.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5c25dc4385fe5963f245c0f0dc98b4ca
TLS cert SHA-256:      3af501fe1d49d762f94d3136580cba8d8e20884f8fb07440fb4e37e2572c7b13

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