# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ethphb.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-30 00:37:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ethphb.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam Targeted brand: ethereum ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 52.222.236.56 (DE, Mörfelden-Walldorf) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Web Commerce Communications Limited Nameservers: a.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net Registered: 2024-08-13 Expires: 2025-08-13 Page title: ETH Pledge HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2024-08-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-08-09 13:11:03 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-29 22:09:33 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988f99-7980-734d-888b-f37d7ed6917e/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ethphb.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ethphb.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ethphb.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ethphb.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ethphb.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:15:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies ethphb.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain targeting users with a deceptive webpage titled "ETH Pledge." The domain was registered recently on August 13, 2024, and is suspected of attempting to trick users into divulging sensitive information under the guise of Ethereum-related content. Although the risk level is assessed as low, the domain's intent aligns with phishing tactics commonly used to harvest credentials or personal data. The domain resolves to the IP address 52.222.236.56 and was registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited. VirusTotal analysis indicates that 2 out of 95 security vendors have flagged ethphb.com, and it appears on two separate security blocklists, signaling some community recognition of its suspicious nature. Scamadviser assigns a low trust score of 16 out of 100, reflecting concerns about the domain’s legitimacy and reliability. Currently, ethphb.com is offline and no longer accessible, which limits the immediate threat to users. PhishDestroy recommends continued monitoring of this domain in case it resurfaces or is used in conjunction with other malicious infrastructure. Users and organizations should avoid interacting with this domain and maintain updated security solutions to detect any future phishing attempts associated with similar domains. ## 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/ethphb.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ethphb.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io