# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fortrone.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 17:33:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fortrone.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: across (and: compound)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a02:4780:b:926:0:1fee:cd1c:2 (US, Phoenix)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2023-09-27
Expires:         2026-08-09
Page title:      Fortrone
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2023-09-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-09 12:11:43 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 14:56:19 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/01988f63-18f8-76be-9c20-dd42a982198b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/fortrone.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.fortrone.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=fortrone.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/fortrone.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/fortrone.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:35:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified fortrone.com as a medium-risk generic phishing domain. The domain appears to have been used in attempts to deceive users, potentially to capture sensitive information or credentials. While it does not impersonate a specific brand, its generic phishing nature still poses a notable risk to internet users.

Technically, fortrone.com resolved to an IPv6 address (2a02:4780:b:926:0:1fee:cd1c:2) and was registered through HOSTINGER operations, UAB on September 27, 2023. The domain was flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared on two security blocklists. Scamadviser assigned it a low trust score of 36 out of 100, indicating potential malicious intent. The page title found was simply "Fortrone," offering no clear branding or legitimacy.

Currently, fortrone.com has been taken offline, which mitigates immediate risk. PhishDestroy recommends continued monitoring of related domains and infrastructure, as phishing campaigns often rotate or reuse resources. Users and organizations should maintain vigilance for generic phishing attempts and employ security measures such as email filtering and endpoint protection to reduce exposure.

## 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/fortrone.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fortrone.com
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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