# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dotbuff.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 04:17:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dotbuff.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 52/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.194.83 (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: indie.ns.cloudflare.com, rodrigo.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-01 Expires: 2027-06-01 Page title: DOTABUFF.com - Официальный Сайт :: Dota 2 Аналитика и Statistics HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-08-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ab757f09cc2ea3cba1d54b3d562ecf45e91e743fbe336340fe072ae6ee1cab1f ## 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: 2026-06-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-27 20:13:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-28 00:01:28 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0a48-bd70-7316-b1d6-2f89d9660376/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dotbuff.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dotbuff.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dotbuff.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dotbuff.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dotbuff.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-27 20:15:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, dotbuff.com, is identified as a high-risk phishing site specializing in brand impersonation targeting users of the legitimate DOTABUFF platform, a popular Dota 2 analytics and statistics service. The fraudulent site replicates the visual design and branding of the authentic DOTABUFF.com, including Cyrillic text in the page title to enhance credibility among Russian-speaking users. The page title, 'DOTABUFF.com - Официальный Сайт :: Dota 2 Аналитика и Statistics,' directly mimics the legitimate service, suggesting an intent to deceive users into entering credentials or downloading malicious content under false pretenses. No evidence of a crypto drainer kit or direct financial payload has been observed, but the site remains a vector for credential harvesting or malware distribution. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 01, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which is part of a network with a history of hosting phishing and malicious content. As of the latest assessment, VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging dotbuff.com as malicious, indicating limited but targeted detection. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of security to end users. No listings on Google Safe Browsing or other major blocklists have been confirmed, which may contribute to the site's continued operation and evasion of widespread detection. The site remains active as of the latest verification, posing a persistent threat to users seeking Dota 2 analytics. No takedown or suspension actions have been observed, and the domain continues to resolve without interruption. The low detection rate on VirusTotal suggests the campaign may still be in its early stages or employing evasion techniques to avoid automated analysis. Users are strongly advised to verify domain authenticity before interacting with any site claiming affiliation with DOTABUFF. Organizations should update web filtering rules to block access to dotbuff.com and monitor for related infrastructure, including the IP 188.114.97.3, to mitigate further exposure. The remaining risk is classified as high due to the active status and targeted nature of the impersonation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a86126ad4ae4dda72e2794e1c87c2749 TLS cert SHA-256: ab757f09cc2ea3cba1d54b3d562ecf45e91e743fbe336340fe072ae6ee1cab1f ## 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/dotbuff.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dotbuff.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (13,021 alive under monitoring, 159,066 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io