# PhishDestroy threat dossier — f.digital-pathway.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 17:18:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/f.digital-pathway.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: PayPal ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot, desenmascara.me URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.189.18.201 (US, Rock Hill) ASN: ASAS8175 HIGHSPEEDWEB - High Speed Web/Genesis 2 Networks, US Hosting org: AS8175 High Speed Web/Genesis 2 Networks Registrar: TUCOWS.COM, CO. Nameservers: ns1.hover.com, ns2.hover.com Registered: 2023-05-18 Expires: 2027-05-18 Page title: PayPal HTTP response: 525 ## 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: 2023-05-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 14:25:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 15:20:15 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 18:40:11 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 18:45:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed063-2f8b-77ef-9523-21cd7bb425ea/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3a94be76-f4a1-4202-9b20-ca00080277cf Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/f.digital-pathway.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.f.digital-pathway.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=f.digital-pathway.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/f.digital-pathway.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/f.digital-pathway.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:42:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain f.digital-pathway.com is identified as a brand impersonation threat targeting PayPal, and it is currently offline. This domain poses an elevated risk due to its impersonation of a well-known financial brand, which can lead to significant financial and reputational damage to unsuspecting users. Analysis indicates that f.digital-pathway.com was created on May 18, 2023, and is registered through TUCOWS.COM, CO. The domain resolves to the IP address 216.189.18.201. It has been flagged by 17 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a notable level of suspicion among the security community. The domain appears on 2 security blocklists, specifically PhishDestroy and PhishingDB, further confirming its malicious nature. The page title 'PayPal' suggests that the domain was designed to deceive users into believing they were accessing legitimate PayPal services. The current status of f.digital-pathway.com is offline, which reduces the immediate threat it poses. However, security professionals are advised to remain vigilant as the domain could be reactivated. Organizations and individuals should update their security blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address. Additionally, users should be educated on the signs of brand impersonation and encouraged to verify the legitimacy of any email or web link purporting to be from PayPal. Network teams should monitor for any attempts to resolve this domain and take appropriate action to prevent access. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-B8F9BB Favicon MD5: 6b9d14a27e55090ffe939433388b87e5 ## 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/f.digital-pathway.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=f.digital-pathway.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: 172,677 domains (13,179 alive under monitoring, 158,908 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io