# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fre.to ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-17 03:30:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fre.to/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, MalwareURL Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 173.231.203.14 (US, Los Angeles) ASN: AS22611 InMotion Hosting, Inc. Hosting org: InMotion Hosting, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP Nameservers: ["ns1.proshark.com", "ns2.proshark.com"] Registered: 2023-09-24 Expires: 2026-09-24 Page title: Fre.to - Your Ultimate Link Management Solution | Short Links, QR Codes HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 08506ecdca549bd7d3c5b6665aa22685854b015a9f02189d1a6e57aed2a85187 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2023-09-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 05:41:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-07 01:28:14 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-17 04:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-15 01:00:44 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 02:11:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] fre.to is assessed as a generic phishing infrastructure operating under the guise of a link management and short URL service. The observed page branding claims a link management solution with QR and short-link functionality, which is commonly leveraged in phishing campaigns to increase trust and click-through rates. No legitimate organizational attribution is confirmed, and the domain behavior aligns with deceptive redirection patterns. Technical telemetry shows multiple high-confidence indicators of malicious activity. VirusTotal reports 12/95 security vendors flagging the domain. The domain is registered via NAMECHEAP and resolves to IP 173.231.203.14. Creation date is September 24 2023. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is frequently used in low-cost automated deployment. Detected technologies include Bootstrap, Apache HTTP Server, reCAPTCHA, Google PageSpeed, and Clipboard.js, suggesting a templated phishing kit designed for user interaction harvesting and credential capture resistance evasion. The domain appears on 1 security blocklist, reinforcing the malicious classification. Current status indicates the domain is offline and has been taken down, with blocking action attributed to PhishDestroy. Despite inactivity, residual risk remains due to potential reactivation, mirrored deployments, or reuse of the infrastructure IP 173.231.203.14 in adjacent campaigns. Historical VT scoring and prior hosting configuration suggest the asset was part of a broader phishing ecosystem. Users are advised to treat any previously distributed links with caution, avoid credential reuse, and consider that cached or mirrored pages may still exist across third-party infrastructure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 7a29a4476c8523ce6dfdda7449052701 TLS cert SHA-256: 08506ecdca549bd7d3c5b6665aa22685854b015a9f02189d1a6e57aed2a85187 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fre.to/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fre.to Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,621 domains (51,079 alive under monitoring, 128,542 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io