# PhishDestroy threat dossier — flarenetworks.cfd
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 16:11:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/flarenetworks.cfd/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 48/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a02:6ea0:c700::19 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS60068 CDN77 Datacamp Limited, GB
Hosting org:     AS60068 Datacamp Limited
Registrar:       DYNADOT LLC
Nameservers:     andronicus.ns.cloudflare.com, ingrid.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-30
Expires:         2027-06-30
Page title:      Flare: The blockchain for data
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-28
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 92f783358b2c927b6a8f795ca9a957f1c34516a4693ef26550d88b2f93e00386

## 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: 2026-06-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-01 09:02:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-01 07:08:23 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 16:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-01 12:03:08 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/019f1c7b-2e0a-70d9-a78c-748922f4dce4/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/ef4a73e2-cf86-4df1-b1d7-1881844aacf3
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/flarenetworks.cfd
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.flarenetworks.cfd
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=flarenetworks.cfd
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/flarenetworks.cfd
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/flarenetworks.cfd/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-01 09:04:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, flarenetworks.cfd, is currently under investigation for credential theft targeting users through deceptive login portals. Analysis indicates no direct association with known brand impersonation or crypto drainer kits, but the infrastructure aligns with credential harvesting campaigns. The domain presents itself as a legitimate service, potentially leveraging social engineering to trick users into submitting sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, or multi-factor authentication codes.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3, a Cloudflare proxy endpoint commonly used to obscure hosting origins. It was registered on June 30, 2026, through DYNADOT LLC, a registrar frequently utilized in phishing operations. VirusTotal reports 0/95 detections, indicating no antivirus engines have flagged the domain at this time. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) has not yet listed the domain, and no blocklist entries were identified during the initial assessment.  The domain remains active and unblocked across major security platforms. Response actions include ongoing monitoring for malicious content deployment and submission to threat intelligence feeds for broader detection. Despite the current lack of detections, the domain’s creation date, registrar, and hosting pattern present a credible risk of credential theft. Users are advised to avoid interaction, verify URLs through official channels, and report any suspicious login prompts. Organizations should consider preemptive blocking of the domain and IP in enterprise security controls.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed
  - VirusTotal detections: now 3/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260701-56A58F
TLS cert SHA-256:      92f783358b2c927b6a8f795ca9a957f1c34516a4693ef26550d88b2f93e00386

## 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/flarenetworks.cfd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=flarenetworks.cfd
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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