# PhishDestroy threat dossier — freecrate.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 05:24:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/freecrate.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: adrian.ns.cloudflare.com, sonny.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-25 Expires: 2027-06-25 Page title: FreeCrate — A–Z Directory of Free Windows Game Tools ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c34d415d2626f0516b893f1a10c8d205464090d28b105c41207a266a7fda574f ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 13:12:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-30 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:03:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0ded-4d20-723d-8ed3-764f26d7fbce/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/freecrate.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.freecrate.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=freecrate.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/freecrate.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/freecrate.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 13:15:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain freecrate.net is identified as a high-risk platform associated with credential theft. Despite being flagged by only 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, the domain's characteristics warrant cautious consideration due to its ongoing active status and the specific threat type it represents. Users are advised to exercise extreme caution when interacting with this site. Technical analysis reveals that the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which does not, in itself, guarantee the site's legitimacy. The domain was created on June 25, 2026, suggesting recent establishment which can often be indicative of phishing sites designed to quickly exploit vulnerabilities before detection. Despite the low detection on VirusTotal, the domain's categorization as credential theft could imply sophisticated evasion techniques being employed to bypass security measures. To mitigate risks associated with potential credential theft, it is recommended that users refrain from entering sensitive information on this site. Organizations should update their security protocols to include comprehensive phishing detection mechanisms and ensure that users are trained to recognize and report suspicious sites. Employing multi-factor authentication can provide an additional layer of security to protect user credentials from being compromised by sites like freecrate.net. Regular monitoring of network traffic for any anomalies related to the site's IP address could also assist in identifying unauthorized access attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b23acc4954e7e1c5f6cb7da3f868af97 TLS cert SHA-256: c34d415d2626f0516b893f1a10c8d205464090d28b105c41207a266a7fda574f ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/freecrate.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=freecrate.net 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (13,093 alive under monitoring, 158,994 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io