# PhishDestroy threat dossier — elfcosmeticcs.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 09:25:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/elfcosmeticcs.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, PhishFort, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 62.106.90.234 (US, Los Angeles) ASN: AS199242 Malakmadze Web LLC Hosting org: Beijing Ruihao Kai Yuan Technology Co Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net Registered: 2026-04-22 Expires: 2027-04-22 Page title: e.l.f. Cosmetics: Affordable Makeup & Skincare – Cruelty Free | e.l.f. Cosmetics ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 56c49fdb185ceb475309b1e031fc9f3c7a4a93733df22f61caa83dc68b88bd74 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.elfcosmeticcs.com ## 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: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-11 17:44:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-11 15:45:56 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 11:17:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-14 00:46:00 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eb75a-08b5-7129-a6d5-7642574b6826/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0c0e9e60-4b7f-4fa6-8fb0-0bdf3c2f27b0 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/elfcosmeticcs.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.elfcosmeticcs.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=elfcosmeticcs.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/elfcosmeticcs.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/elfcosmeticcs.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 23:42:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged for credential phishing, a threat type targeting user authentication data through deceptive login interfaces. Analysis indicates an elevated risk level due to its recent creation, blocklist presence, and detection by multiple security engines. The domain is designed to mimic legitimate cosmetic retail sites, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering attacks against unsuspecting users. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain elfcosmeticcs.com was registered on April 22, 2026, through Dynadot Inc. It resolves to the IP address 62.106.90.234 and appears on one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy. VirusTotal reports 6 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100. The page title, "e.l.f. Cosmetics: Affordable Makeup & Skincare – Cruelty Free | e.l.f. Cosmetics," closely mirrors the branding of a legitimate retailer, further supporting the phishing classification. Mitigation steps for credential phishing threats include immediate domain blocking at the network perimeter and endpoint levels. Network administrators should add the domain and its associated IP (62.106.90.234) to deny lists in firewalls, proxies, and DNS filtering systems. Security teams should conduct retrospective log analysis to identify any prior interactions with the domain, particularly focusing on authentication attempts or form submissions. User awareness training should emphasize the risks of entering credentials on unverified sites, even if the page design appears legitimate. Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) should be enforced for all accounts to reduce the impact of credential theft. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260611-BD8117 Favicon MD5: 2931ebe0f6918add8bde025801a92670 TLS cert SHA-256: 56c49fdb185ceb475309b1e031fc9f3c7a4a93733df22f61caa83dc68b88bd74 ## 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/elfcosmeticcs.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=elfcosmeticcs.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: 170,944 domains (13,578 alive under monitoring, 156,953 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io