# PhishDestroy threat dossier — desk-firelight.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 21:13:06 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/desk-firelight.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. 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: adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-19 Expires: 2027-06-19 Page title: Just a moment... ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0ebcd5fe9fd665e7e8265923c10d6b89c1d4ab4a9e5cac8477e83b38751d90f4 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 15:50:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-29 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e7d-fffd-728c-a796-8070b202a65c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/desk-firelight.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.desk-firelight.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=desk-firelight.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/desk-firelight.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/desk-firelight.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 18:00:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, desk-firelight.finance, is flagged as a high-risk phishing infrastructure targeting users of financial services. Analysis indicates it mimics legitimate finance portals, likely to harvest credentials, payment details, or deploy cryptocurrency drainer kits. No specific brand impersonation has been confirmed, but the domain structure and TLD suggest a focus on financial fraud. The absence of a known drainer kit fingerprint does not preclude the use of custom or obfuscated malware payloads delivered post-compromise. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain is detected by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with a low detection rate suggesting evasion techniques or recent deployment. It was registered on June 19, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious domains. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which may host additional phishing or malware distribution infrastructure. It appears on 3 security blocklists, indicating prior identification by threat intelligence platforms. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status is not explicitly provided, but the domain's presence on multiple blocklists suggests it is likely flagged or pending review. Current status remains active, with no evidence of takedown or sinkholing at the time of analysis. Response actions should include immediate blocking of the domain and IP at the network perimeter, as well as monitoring for related indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as SSL certificates, subdomains, or associated email addresses. The remaining risk is high due to the domain's recent registration, low detection rate, and unresolved status. Organizations are advised to alert users about phishing attempts leveraging this domain, particularly those involving financial transactions or credential submission. Proactive hunting for related infrastructure, such as newly registered domains under the same registrar or IP range, is recommended to mitigate further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 0ebcd5fe9fd665e7e8265923c10d6b89c1d4ab4a9e5cac8477e83b38751d90f4 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/desk-firelight.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=desk-firelight.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (13,179 alive under monitoring, 158,908 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io