# PhishDestroy threat dossier — goat502.digital
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 07:20:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/goat502.digital/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 26 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: google

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.1 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     pat.ns.cloudflare.com, viddy.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-11-17
Expires:         2026-11-17
Page title:      GOAT502 Digital - Web Design & Development in Louisville, KY
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 3e6cb4fc43c4a7996d48b27676ebe63c9840a7c6d729c0a8815229f1803020bd

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-11-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-13 15:07:42 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 01:07:18 UTC (STALE — 26 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-15 06:13:24 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 26 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 26 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b1840-7fb5-739c-b047-ed6edaa8d783/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/goat502.digital
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.goat502.digital
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=goat502.digital
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/goat502.digital
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/goat502.digital/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:17:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies goat502.digital as a brand impersonation domain targeting Google. Classified with a low risk level, the domain attempts to mimic Google's branding likely to deceive users superficially. The page title found was "GOAT502 Digital - Web Design & Development in Louisville, KY," which may attempt to add legitimacy or mislead visitors.

Technical indicators reveal that goat502.digital resolved to IP address 216.198.79.1 and was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. The domain was created on November 17, 2025. It appeared on two security blocklists, and VirusTotal flagged it by 2 out of 95 security vendors, indicating minimal detection. The Gridinsoft trust score is 0/100, reflecting very low trustworthiness.

Currently, goat502.digital is offline and no longer accessible. PhishDestroy recommends users exercise caution when encountering similar domains and always verify URLs before providing sensitive information. The swift takedown reduces potential exposure, but vigilance remains essential to avoid phishing attempts.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9134ed49e7687af56bea89573db9df94
TLS cert SHA-256:      3e6cb4fc43c4a7996d48b27676ebe63c9840a7c6d729c0a8815229f1803020bd

## 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/goat502.digital/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=goat502.digital
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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