# PhishDestroy threat dossier — elite-designs.ru
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Fetched:   2026-07-15 17:48:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/elite-designs.ru/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Tech Support Scam
Targeted brand: Google (and: steam, telegram)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.154.72 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["piers.ns.cloudflare.com", "carol.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      1xBet Казино: Казино с Быстрыми Выплатами и Надёжной Репутацией
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b97d6c297af427cc3d214b92304bf7476f453f8a897f6bca0c5efde7ec18256b

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:23:37 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-15 16:20:46 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:24:09 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019838fa-e8d8-707a-8c47-bc5b4fb77de6/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/elite-designs.ru
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.elite-designs.ru
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=elite-designs.ru
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/elite-designs.ru
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/elite-designs.ru/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-12 19:56:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis indicates that elite-designs.ru is an active brand-impersonation domain targeting Google, classified as a high-risk tech-support scam. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and currently resolves to 172.67.154.72, hosted on Cloudflare infrastructure (AS13335). The page title, '1xBet Казино: Казино с Быстрыми Выплатами и Надёжной Репутацией,' does not align with the claimed Google impersonation, suggesting either misdirection or a secondary scam layer. The site is flagged by one security vendor and appears on a single blocklist, with a trust score of 0/100. Cloudflare nameservers (piers.ns.cloudflare.com, carol.ns.cloudflare.com) and an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services (WE1) are in use, which is consistent with legitimate services but frequently exploited by threat actors to lend false credibility. The HTTP status returns 200, confirming the site is operational. Defenders should treat this domain as malicious due to confirmed brand impersonation, blocklist inclusion, and low trust scores. Further investigation into associated IP ranges and certificate reuse may reveal additional linked infrastructure. No evidence of widespread detection exists, so monitoring for new vendor flags is recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       280d23b0c71a4ce686c5694d07af253d
TLS cert SHA-256:      b97d6c297af427cc3d214b92304bf7476f453f8a897f6bca0c5efde7ec18256b

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/elite-designs.ru/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=elite-designs.ru
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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