# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gauntlent.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 11:56:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gauntlent.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.23.22 (US, San Jose) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net Registered: 2026-01-19 Expires: 2027-01-19 Page title: Web3 Connect Demo HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ba2c44601ccba5d5b61debb0b162399c5da5ba1843b0a8beba7fd4ac437c1cff ## 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: 2026-01-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 19:34:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-18 17:37:45 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 13:47:43 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:04:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edbcb-716f-729d-b0fa-d9ba71c17ced/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/541c3cd6-e7ed-4bcf-89fd-92bddbd16e6c Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gauntlent.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gauntlent.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gauntlent.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gauntlent.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gauntlent.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:06:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain gauntlent.xyz is currently active and flagged by 7 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal as malicious. This domain, registered through Dynadot Inc and hosted on an Amazon IP address, is identified as a phishing threat. It has been operational since January 2026 and was first detected by PhishDestroy in June 2026. The domain's hosting IP, 54.215.31.113, is located in the United States and is part of Amazon's network infrastructure. The SSL certificate for gauntlent.xyz is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for malicious actors due to its free and automated nature. Despite its recent creation, the domain has already been added to one public blocklist, including PhishDestroy's own list. With a platform risk score of 78 out of 100, gauntlent.xyz represents a significant threat level. The abuse score is relatively low at 21, indicating that it may not yet be widely reported or recognized. However, the presence of multiple VirusTotal detections suggests that the domain is actively involved in phishing activities, likely targeting unsuspecting users to harvest sensitive information. The combination of its active status, multiple VirusTotal detections, and inclusion in public blocklists underscores the importance of early detection and response to such threats. PhishDestroy's identification of this domain highlights the ongoing challenge of combating phishing operations, particularly those exploiting legitimate services like Let's Encrypt for SSL certification. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260618-EBB9D5 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: ba2c44601ccba5d5b61debb0b162399c5da5ba1843b0a8beba7fd4ac437c1cff ## 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/gauntlent.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gauntlent.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,830 domains (12,697 alive under monitoring, 157,726 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io