# PhishDestroy threat dossier — finance96-est8.sbs
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 06:27:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/finance96-est8.sbs/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.9.149.97 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             AS49447 Nice IT Services Group Inc.
Hosting org:     NiceIT
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["carla.ns.cloudflare.com", "troy.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Page title:      404 Not Found
HTTP response:   200

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 08:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 23:49:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

finance96-est8.sbs High-Risk Generic Phishing Domain Alert

The domain finance96-est8.sbs is assessed as a high-risk active phishing infrastructure as of July 19, 2026. Technical analysis reveals it is registered through NameCheap, Inc. and resolves to the IP address 45.9.149.97, located in the Netherlands (NL) and managed by NiceIT. The site returns an HTTP 200 response but displays a '404 Not Found' page title, suggesting either a misconfigured landing page or deliberate obfuscation to evade automated detection systems. Despite the lack of visible content, the domain is blocked by three major security blocklists—PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL—and is flagged by 11 out of 91 security vendors according to VirusTotal. The domain utilizes Cloudflare nameservers, a tactic commonly employed to mask underlying hosting details and resist takedown attempts. The specific phishing target is not identified due to absent brand or scam-type information, and direct website content has not been analyzed. Defenders should treat this domain as a significant threat given its detection rate, blocklist presence, and ongoing active status. Immediate blocking at network and endpoint levels is recommended, and further investigation into related IPs and infrastructure is warranted to preempt potential phishing campaigns. The exact nature of fraudulent activity remains uncertain, but existing intelligence strongly supports proactive defensive measures.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       a976d227e5d1dcf62f5f7e623211dd1b

## 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/finance96-est8.sbs/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=finance96-est8.sbs
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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