# PhishDestroy threat dossier — desktop-crossword.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-30 10:55:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/desktop-crossword.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.82.158 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: james.ns.cloudflare.com, magdalena.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-13 Expires: 2027-06-13 Page title: Desktop Crossword Puzzles | Free Printable Crosswords HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c3389655ad73551c62e62995b40b7ecb1242cd4e81a29f95e2e7f17640d1fc54 ## 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: 2026-06-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-22 20:25:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-22 18:31:35 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-30 12:20:33 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f8b12-2e88-77cc-aa2b-42d5428455ed/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/1883128d-bb18-4789-992c-6d78b18f87f8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/desktop-crossword.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.desktop-crossword.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=desktop-crossword.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/desktop-crossword.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/desktop-crossword.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-22 20:26:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] desktop-crossword.com — Generic Phishing Domain Investigation Analysis of desktop-crossword.com indicates a recently registered domain exhibiting characteristics consistent with phishing infrastructure. The domain was created on June 13, 2026, and is currently active as of July 22, 2026. It resolves to IP address 104.21.82.158, which is associated with Cloudflare nameservers (james.ns.cloudflare.com and magdalena.ns.cloudflare.com), a common pattern observed in phishing campaigns leveraging CDN services for obfuscation and resilience. The domain is registered through Spaceship, Inc., a registrar frequently utilized by threat actors for its accessibility and privacy features. Desktop-crossword.com appears on one security blocklist, as flagged by PhishDestroy, though it has not been widely detected by commercial antivirus vendors at the time of this report. A VirusTotal scan conducted by 95 vendors returned no detections; however, this absence of flags does not confirm the domain's safety and should not be interpreted as an all-clear. The domain's content and specific phishing objectives remain unconfirmed, as no brand target, scam type, or page title data is currently available for analysis. Defenders are advised to monitor this domain for further indicators of compromise, including changes in hosting infrastructure, SSL certificate anomalies, or shifts in detection status across threat intelligence platforms. Network-level blocking of the IP address 104.21.82.158 and associated domains may mitigate potential exposure, particularly in environments where phishing-resistant controls are not fully deployed. Given the domain's recent registration and limited detection footprint, continued scrutiny is warranted to assess its evolution and potential threat to users. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260722-199F6F Favicon MD5: 000bf649cc8f6bf27cfb04d1bcdcd3c7 TLS cert SHA-256: c3389655ad73551c62e62995b40b7ecb1242cd4e81a29f95e2e7f17640d1fc54 ## 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/desktop-crossword.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=desktop-crossword.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,594 domains (83,321 alive under monitoring, 110,013 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io