# PhishDestroy threat dossier — flare-networks.top
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Fetched:   2026-06-24 03:40:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/flare-networks.top/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Google

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.89.61 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     bonnie.ns.cloudflare.com, grant.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-27
Page title:      Flare - The blockchain for data

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-07-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 90ec5806767dd464e09ec99b4ef9f1f05d68c32d780aded9db1a829de44f1762

## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-27 05:08:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-27 02:09:32 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 04:20:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-27 18:23:24 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dccb0-2f36-701c-81ac-99c77ae5364b/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/b15831a0-2958-4b9f-a338-cc6f420558af
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/flare-networks.top
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.flare-networks.top
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=flare-networks.top
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/flare-networks.top
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/flare-networks.top/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:17:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant brand impersonation threat, as it attempts to deceive users into believing it is affiliated with Google, which could lead to sensitive information being compromised. The evidence suggests that flare-networks.top is indeed malicious, having been flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and created as recently as April 27, 2026, while also appearing on 3 security blocklists. 

 If users have visited this domain, they should immediately monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity, considering the domain's potential to trick users into divulging sensitive information, and take necessary precautions to secure their online presence, given the elevated risk level associated with flare-networks.top, which has fortunately been taken offline.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260427-71C78A
Favicon MD5:       f3418a443e7d841097c714d69ec4bcb8
TLS cert SHA-256:      90ec5806767dd464e09ec99b4ef9f1f05d68c32d780aded9db1a829de44f1762

## 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/flare-networks.top/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=flare-networks.top
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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