# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ezpass.paylkw.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 21:23:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ezpass.paylkw.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["connie.ns.cloudflare.com", "ian.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-12 22:30:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 20:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 00:14:22 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 22:12:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain ezpass.paylkw.cc has been identified as a credential theft operation specifically targeting users of electronic toll collection services. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to harvest login credentials and financial information under the guise of a legitimate toll payment portal. As of the latest assessment, the domain status is offline, though prior activity suggests it may resurface under altered infrastructure.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. on June 12, 2026, an unusually future-dated creation that may indicate an attempt to evade detection or mislead investigators. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and is associated with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. Security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, with 11 of 95 VirusTotal engines detecting it as harmful. Additionally, the domain appears on one security blocklist, further corroborating its malicious intent.  Current status indicates the domain has been taken offline, though threat actors may re-establish operations using similar domains or infrastructure. Organizations and users are advised to implement the following measures: block the domain and associated IP address at the network perimeter, monitor for any resurgence of activity under similar naming conventions, and educate users on recognizing credential theft tactics. Financial institutions and toll service providers should issue alerts to customers regarding this specific threat, emphasizing the verification of legitimate payment portals before entering sensitive information.

## 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/ezpass.paylkw.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ezpass.paylkw.cc
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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