# PhishDestroy threat dossier — forum-flare.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-13 14:03:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/forum-flare.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     ["karina.ns.cloudflare.com", "milan.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-12
Page title:      forum-flare.xyz | 504: Gateway time-out

## 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: 2026-05-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-13 00:53:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-13 13:40:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-13 01:30:25 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/019e1e2d-328f-76b5-a717-e4fdae1d0ac5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/forum-flare.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.forum-flare.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=forum-flare.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/forum-flare.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/forum-flare.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-13 00:54:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies forum-flare.xyz as an active generic phishing domain designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials through fake login pages.  This domain was flagged by 4 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors within hours of its May 10, 2026 creation. The site resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and holds a Let’s Encrypt TLS certificate. It was registered through Dynadot LLC and already appears on two prominent blocklists along with blocks enforced by MetaMask and SEAL.  Avoid visiting forum-flare.xyz entirely. If you already accessed the site, immediately cease any wallet connection attempts, revoke any granted permissions in your wallet settings, and scan your device using updated antivirus software. Treat any credentials entered on this domain as compromised and generate new recovery phrases for affected wallets. Monitor transaction histories for unauthorized transfers and report suspicious activity to your wallet provider.

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