# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ezpass.paynzm.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 11:53:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ezpass.paynzm.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["mariah.ns.cloudflare.com", "walt.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 22:30:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 03:48:39 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 22:12:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, ezpass.paynzm.cc, is identified as a phishing site designed to impersonate legitimate electronic toll payment systems. Analysis indicates the campaign targets users by mimicking trusted toll service interfaces, likely to harvest login credentials or financial details. No specific drainer kit signatures were observed, but the infrastructure aligns with credential-theft phishing operations. The domain does not appear to be linked to a known brand-specific phishing kit, suggesting a generic but targeted approach.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., a registrar frequently associated with malicious domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which is hosted behind Cloudflare, a common obfuscation tactic to evade detection. The domain is flagged by 10 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. Additionally, it appears on one security blocklist and is blocked by at least one anti-phishing service. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy to potential victims. HTTP/3 is enabled, further leveraging modern web protocols to enhance evasion.  As of the latest assessment, ezpass.paynzm.cc has been taken offline, likely in response to detection and blocking efforts. However, the risk remains elevated due to the domain's recent creation and the registrar's history of hosting malicious infrastructure. Organizations and users are advised to monitor for similar domains registered under the same registrar or resolving to the same IP range. Network-level blocking of the IP 188.114.96.3 is recommended as a precautionary measure. Continuous vigilance is required, as threat actors may rapidly deploy replacement domains using comparable infrastructure.

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