# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gov-flarenetwork.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 07:29:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gov-flarenetwork.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Netcraft, Sophos Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: maisie.ns.cloudflare.com, peter.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-07 Expires: 2027-07-07 Page title: Flare: The blockchain for data HTTP response: 502 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ef1d9ca119c9a57bc30178ff9fd89a517ea262a7c61d7b66dfadd06c0d708874 ## 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: 2026-07-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 13:24:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4177-d2ec-72d9-b08d-7ce32506f61b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/b04e7e54-59d0-4e28-886a-ec655974de0a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gov-flarenetwork.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gov-flarenetwork.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gov-flarenetwork.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gov-flarenetwork.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gov-flarenetwork.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 15:01:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk crypto brand impersonation phishing site. Analysis indicates it mimics the Flare blockchain platform, likely to deceive users into disclosing wallet credentials or executing malicious transactions. The threat type aligns with crypto drainer or fake token distribution schemes, common in blockchain-related fraud. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain gov-flarenetwork.xyz was registered on July 07, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It currently resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and remains active. VirusTotal reports 12 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. No significant trust scores or blocklist entries were identified beyond this detection rate, suggesting the campaign may still be in an early or evasive phase. Mitigation requires immediate action from security teams and end-users. Network-level blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (188.114.96.3) is recommended to prevent access. Crypto wallet providers should alert users attempting to interact with this domain, particularly those referencing Flare-related services. End-users must verify official Flare Network domains via the project’s authenticated channels before entering credentials or connecting wallets. Multi-factor authentication and hardware wallet usage are advised to mitigate credential theft risks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: dc270172d1648eb90a7ac9e496aaa7ec TLS cert SHA-256: ef1d9ca119c9a57bc30178ff9fd89a517ea262a7c61d7b66dfadd06c0d708874 ## 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/gov-flarenetwork.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gov-flarenetwork.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,026 domains (49,756 alive under monitoring, 128,270 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io