# PhishDestroy threat dossier — distribution-flarefn.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-25 21:32:09 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/distribution-flarefn.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Emsisoft, Fortinet, Netcraft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.202.4 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: carrera.ns.cloudflare.com, merlin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-23 Expires: 2027-07-23 Page title: Flare — FLR Rewards Vote HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 679398a518b9e66d5002bfdbc0aa64c974158bb1cd2acaed363b1a786d6efd8a ## 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: 2026-07-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-23 18:26:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-23 16:40:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-25 20:20:20 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-24 00:26:42 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f8fcc-1caf-7117-a24a-a8f2fb70050a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a5337094-031f-4eee-8c39-3dfc76c23d8e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/distribution-flarefn.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.distribution-flarefn.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=distribution-flarefn.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/distribution-flarefn.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/distribution-flarefn.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-23 18:27:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] distribution-flarefn.live Safety Check — Phishing Detected distribution-flarefn.live was registered on July 23 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and is currently resolved to the Cloudflare edge address 172.67.202.4. The domain is served by the Cloudflare nameservers carrera.ns.cloudflare.com and merlin.ns.cloudflare.com, indicating the operator is leveraging a reputable CDN to hide the true hosting infrastructure. Early detection shows that three of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners have flagged the domain as malicious, and it has been added to a single external blocklist. PhishDestroy has also confirmed the domain as blocked, categorizing it as a generic phishing vector. No public SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, or page metadata have been released, so the exact payload or impersonated brand cannot be confirmed at this time. The lack of visible page analysis means the specific phishing campaign tactics (e.g., credential harvesting, malicious download) remain uncertain. However, the combination of recent registration, Cloudflare fronting, and multiple vendor detections aligns with typical fast‑flux or throwaway phishing infrastructure. Defenders should immediately add distribution-flarefn.live to domain deny lists across DNS resolvers and web filtering solutions. Monitoring of DNS query logs for the 172.67.202.4 address is advised to catch any internal attempts to resolve the domain. Because the domain is hosted on Cloudflare, blocking the IP may affect legitimate services; therefore, rule sets should target the FQDN rather than the IP range. Continuous re‑scanning with VirusTotal and inclusion in threat‑intel sharing platforms will help capture any subsequent changes in classification. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260723-B3B2E6 Favicon MD5: dc270172d1648eb90a7ac9e496aaa7ec TLS cert SHA-256: 679398a518b9e66d5002bfdbc0aa64c974158bb1cd2acaed363b1a786d6efd8a ## 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/distribution-flarefn.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=distribution-flarefn.live 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: 193,148 domains (63,334 alive under monitoring, 128,255 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io