# PhishDestroy threat dossier — defendid.us ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 03:49:15 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/defendid.us/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, Lionic, MalwareURL, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 52.204.246.179 (US, Ashburn) ASN: AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (us-east-1) Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc. Nameservers: ["ns-884.awsdns-46.net", "ns-1921.awsdns-48.co.uk", "ns-1273.awsdns-31.org", "ns-317.awsdns-39.com"] Registered: 2026-05-11 HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-06-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5592fa5dea2fac03e6f163f68e00916b61323b034757f4657c2998a49e6b72f6 ## 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: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-11 05:30:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-13 04:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-11 09:06:39 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/75edc294-0fc9-424f-b8ef-fbdd97a35aa3 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/defendid.us crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.defendid.us Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=defendid.us AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/defendid.us URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/defendid.us/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 14:01:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged for hosting a generic phishing campaign designed to mimic identity verification portals. Analysis indicates the threat type involves credential harvesting through fake login interfaces, presenting an elevated risk to users who may inadvertently disclose sensitive authentication details. The campaign does not appear to target a specific brand but instead employs a broad, opportunistic approach to deceive victims. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain defendid.us was registered on May 11, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 52.204.246.179, located within the AWS EC2 us-east-1 region. The domain is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate issued by the R13 intermediate authority, a common tactic to lend superficial legitimacy to phishing sites. Detection metrics show 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain as malicious. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is currently blocked by PhishDestroy. At the time of assessment, the domain has been taken offline, though its prior operational status suggests active exploitation attempts. Mitigation against this threat type requires heightened user awareness and technical controls. Organizations should implement email filtering rules to quarantine messages containing links to newly registered domains or those with low reputation scores. Endpoint protection systems should be configured to block access to domains flagged by multiple security vendors, particularly those with detection counts exceeding 10/95 on VirusTotal. Users should be trained to scrutinize domain names, SSL certificate issuers, and unexpected verification requests, especially those originating from unsolicited communications. Network administrators are advised to monitor for connections to the IP address 52.204.246.179 and domains registered within the same timeframe, as these may indicate related malicious infrastructure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 14/92 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 5c25dc4385fe5963f245c0f0dc98b4ca TLS cert SHA-256: 5592fa5dea2fac03e6f163f68e00916b61323b034757f4657c2998a49e6b72f6 ## 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 (operator 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/defendid.us/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=defendid.us 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,009 domains (49,743 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io