# PhishDestroy threat dossier — governance-usenest.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 21:42:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/governance-usenest.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.196.166 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ["paris.ns.cloudflare.com", "algin.ns.cloudflare.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a9e610360cd26b27dadd4805d338dd5027439474c3743b2b191949387e94a995

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-31 20:20:35 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-21 20:23:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

governance-usenest.xyz — Cloudflare-hosted phishing domain report

This domain, governance-usenest.xyz, was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and is currently active with a high-risk classification for generic phishing. As of July 21, 2026, the domain resolves to IP 172.67.196.166, hosted by Cloudflare, Inc. in Canada, and uses Cloudflare nameservers (paris.ns.cloudflare.com, algin.ns.cloudflare.com). The site employs Cloudflare Browser Insights and HTTP/3, with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services (WE1). Detection coverage remains limited but notable: 5 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious, and it appears on three independent security blocklists.

The domain is explicitly blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, indicating targeted detection by anti-phishing and cryptocurrency security tools. The HTTP status code 200 confirms the site is accessible, though the exact content and phishing target remain unconfirmed. Infrastructure analysis reveals reliance on Cloudflare’s network, which may obscure origin server details and complicate takedown efforts.

Defenders should treat this domain as an active phishing threat, particularly in environments handling cryptocurrency or financial transactions, given MetaMask’s detection. Further analysis of the site’s content is recommended to determine the specific phishing kit or brand impersonation, if any. No evidence links this domain to a known phishing kit or targeted brand at this time.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      a9e610360cd26b27dadd4805d338dd5027439474c3743b2b191949387e94a995

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/governance-usenest.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=governance-usenest.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

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