# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fortnitex.us
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 11:44:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fortnitex.us/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      85.239.149.81 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS207043 DEDIK SERVICES LIMITED
Hosting org:     Dedik Services Limited
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com
Registered:      2026-02-04
Expires:         2027-02-04
Page title:      404 — Page not found
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-08-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c1b4a2773d895c9b2d4e41f0ce9f4f3cb74ab7d8d54258cc949066579959f07d

## 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: 2026-02-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-20 19:34:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-20 17:52:55 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 13:44:50 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-21 13:44:51 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/019f8097-8cdb-764a-a7a5-5b1257162349/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8d44683f-c02b-4ca9-a2f2-2331e8613c5d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/fortnitex.us
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.fortnitex.us
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=fortnitex.us
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/fortnitex.us
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/fortnitex.us/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 19:36:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is fortnitex.us a phishing site?

Analysis indicates that fortnitex.us is actively being used for generic phishing. The domain was registered on February 04, 2026 through Dynadot Inc and currently resolves to the IPv4 address 85.239.149.81. DNS resolution is handled by three DNSPod nameservers (a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com). VirusTotal reports that six of ninety‑five security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious, demonstrating a measurable level of detection across independent scanning engines. The domain appears on one public security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service, reinforcing its classification as a phishing vector. Its operational status is listed as active, and the risk rating assigned by the source is high. No public information on SSL/TLS configuration, HTTP response codes, page title, or additional threat‑intel feeds such as OTX is available, leaving those aspects unverified. Defenders should treat the domain as hostile: network firewalls and web proxies ought to deny traffic to fortnitex.us, DNS security solutions should block its resolution, and endpoint detection rules should incorporate the observed VirusTotal detections. Continuous monitoring of the IP 85.239.149.81 for anomalous connections is advised, and any internal references to the domain should be eradicated to mitigate potential credential harvesting.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260720-E05363
Favicon MD5:       195d82e6464344fd0ef2ca0c79879a9f
TLS cert SHA-256:      c1b4a2773d895c9b2d4e41f0ce9f4f3cb74ab7d8d54258cc949066579959f07d

## 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/fortnitex.us/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fortnitex.us
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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