# PhishDestroy threat dossier — firelaunch.dev
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 23:33:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/firelaunch.dev/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos
URLQuery:        1 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Namecheap Inc.
Nameservers:     quentin.ns.cloudflare.com, ullis.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-31
Expires:         2027-05-31
Page title:      FireLaunch — ship a product, earn your Spark

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-31
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b53ef3e2b96dfead8bc60b0da612044a018ab2808bd280086315502e879c8ac9

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-05-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-03 17:40:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-03 14:41:45 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 01:17:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 16:45:12 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e8deb-d623-74cc-a0b8-519acaa2164e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/0d947576-b94a-4d76-ab7b-edb3754ce189
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/firelaunch.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.firelaunch.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=firelaunch.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/firelaunch.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/firelaunch.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:40:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies firelaunch.dev as a high-risk domain due to its generic phishing threat type, which can lead to significant financial loss and identity theft. 

 This domain was flagged by 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, and it was registered through Namecheap Inc. with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, resolving to the IP address 188.114.96.3, created on May 31, 2026, and currently appears on 3 security blocklists, indicating a potentially malicious intent. 

 To mitigate the generic phishing threat posed by firelaunch.dev, users should be cautious when visiting the site, as it has been taken offline, and avoid providing sensitive information, instead, they should verify the authenticity of the website and its content, and report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities to prevent further damage.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260603-92F277
Favicon MD5:       d7abde85a3a2c1eae637698aa45fa9d9
TLS cert SHA-256:      b53ef3e2b96dfead8bc60b0da612044a018ab2808bd280086315502e879c8ac9

## 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/firelaunch.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=firelaunch.dev
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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