# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dmca-youtube.cfd
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 04:11:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-youtube.cfd/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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

Registered:      2026-04-28
Expires:         2027-04-28

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-01 23:30:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 04:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-08 14:45:30 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 11:28:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, dmca-youtube.cfd, is flagged as a high-risk phishing site impersonating YouTube under the pretext of DMCA-related content removal or account verification. Analysis indicates the threat type is brand impersonation, designed to harvest user credentials or propagate further social engineering attacks. No direct association with known crypto drainer kits or malware payloads has been observed, though credential theft remains the primary objective.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on April 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently exploited for malicious registrations. VirusTotal detection shows 15 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. Google Safe Browsing classifies it as phishing, and the domain appears on one security blocklist. No associated IP address or hosting provider has been publicly attributed at this time, though historical patterns suggest likely use of bulletproof hosting or compromised infrastructure.  The domain remains active as of the latest verification, with no takedown or sinkholing observed. Response actions should include immediate blocking at the DNS or proxy level, along with monitoring for credential reuse or lateral movement if internal access has occurred. The remaining risk is high due to the domain's active status, brand impersonation tactics, and low detection coverage on some security platforms. Organizations are advised to audit logs for connections to this domain and implement multi-factor authentication to mitigate credential-based attacks.

## 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/dmca-youtube.cfd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dmca-youtube.cfd
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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