# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gauntlet-xyz.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 22:06:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gauntlet-xyz.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Netcraft, Sophos, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 144.31.215.70 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS198550 NODE HOST LIMITED Hosting org: Intezio Worldwide Limited Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!! Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1 employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as 'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source: https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed Nameservers: a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com Registered: 2026-06-11 Expires: 2027-06-11 Page title: Gauntlet — DeFi Vault Analytics ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-10-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 999c440ac75436e2b883f940fbacfcd1eda15622b48763357b3a88f7f13523f0 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.gauntlet-xyz.org ## 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: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-28 18:24:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-28 16:29:01 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-28 22:20:40 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa9e2-5577-7679-92c2-a2841e16e292/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5f952361-c619-4d31-88d5-8b8adef026d8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gauntlet-xyz.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gauntlet-xyz.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gauntlet-xyz.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gauntlet-xyz.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gauntlet-xyz.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 18:30:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is gauntlet-xyz.org a phishing site? This domain, gauntlet-xyz.org, was registered on June 11, 2026 via Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com and resolves to the IPv4 address 144.31.215.70. The zone is hosted by dnspod.com, as shown by the authoritative name servers a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com and c.dnspod.com. Multiple security products have already blocked the host: PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL list it as denied, and three independent blocklists contain the domain. VirusTotal reports nine of ninety‑one scanners flagging the site, indicating a non‑trivial detection rate. The current status is active, meaning the infrastructure is still reachable. Public data does not include TLS certificate details, HTTP response codes, page title, or any content analysis, so the exact phishing template and targeted brand remain unknown. Likewise, autonomous system number, hosting country, and related IPs have not been disclosed, limiting correlation with broader malicious infrastructure. Defenders should immediately add gauntlet-xyz.org to DNS‑level deny lists and block outbound traffic to 144.31.215.70 at perimeter firewalls. Monitoring for additional sub‑domains under the same parent zone and for queries to the dnspod.com name servers can provide early indication of campaign expansion. Ensure that feeds from PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL are enabled in endpoint and browser security solutions, as these already contain the domain. Regular re‑scanning on VirusTotal or comparable sandbox platforms is advised to capture any evolution in payload or detection signatures. Enrich future investigations with WHOIS and passive DNS lookups to detect possible registrar or hosting changes that may accompany the threat actor’s operations. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260728-CC1A3F Favicon MD5: 3e09372013e1fc6df0378ebfcf61ef61 TLS cert SHA-256: 999c440ac75436e2b883f940fbacfcd1eda15622b48763357b3a88f7f13523f0 ## 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/gauntlet-xyz.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gauntlet-xyz.org 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: 208,135 domains (82,977 alive under monitoring, 124,126 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io