# PhishDestroy threat dossier — five88.ltd
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 20:24:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/five88.ltd/

## 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:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["elle.ns.cloudflare.com", "clyde.ns.cloudflare.com"]
HTTP response:   301

## 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:    2026-07-26 09:13:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 16:20:25 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 09:15:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

five88.ltd — Phishing Investigation Report

Analysis indicates that the domain five88.ltd is currently active and serves as a generic phishing vector. The authoritative nameservers are elle.ns.cloudflare.com and clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, indicating that the domain is hosted behind Cloudflare's DNS infrastructure. The HTTP response for the root URL returns a 301 redirect, a behavior commonly leveraged to forward victims to malicious pages while preserving the original domain in URL bars. VirusTotal reports that 4 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, confirming that multiple detection engines have identified malicious characteristics.

Additionally, the domain appears on a single external blocklist and is explicitly listed by the PhishDestroy service, which further corroborates its malicious reputation. Registration details show that the domain was provisioned through Spaceship, Inc., a registrar that has been observed in other phishing campaigns, although no further WHOIS metadata is provided. At present no IP address, SSL certificate fingerprint, or page title has been published, leaving those aspects of the infrastructure unverified. The risk level assigned is high, and the status remains active, meaning the infrastructure is still operational.

Defenders should prioritize adding five88.ltd to network and endpoint blocklists, enforce DNS filtering to prevent resolution, and monitor for any outbound connections to the associated Cloudflare nameservers. Given the limited but consistent detection evidence, security teams should also incorporate the domain into threat‑intel feeds and consider hunting for related indicators such as the 301 redirect pattern and the specific set of four detecting vendors. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as further analysis may reveal additional payloads or hosting changes.

## 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/five88.ltd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=five88.ltd
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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