# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gradiate.network
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Fetched:   2026-06-30 04:24:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gradiate.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.244.92.2 (US, Las Vegas)
Hosting org:     AS965 Webhosting Holdings LLC
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ns1.private-nameserver.net, ns2.private-nameserver.net, ns3.private-nameserver.net, ns4.private-nameserver.net
Registered:      2026-05-25
Expires:         2027-05-25
Page title:      Gradient Dashboard

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-05-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-01 17:43:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-01 17:41:59 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-30 04:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-03 03:25:07 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e83a1-34fc-7788-ae59-d484f0b6127d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/gradiate.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gradiate.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gradiate.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gradiate.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gradiate.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 15:27:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain gradiate.network hosts a site titled "Gradient Dashboard," likely a fake or malicious interface designed to appear as a legitimate dashboard for cryptocurrency or trading platforms. The site poses a threat as a phishing or credential-harvesting operation, aiming to steal login credentials or personal information from users.

VirusTotal analysis shows 6 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, specifically by alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, CRDF, Gridinsoft, and SOCRadar. The domain is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, with a creation date of May 25, 2026, which is anomalous as it is in the future, indicating possible data manipulation or error. The IP address 162.244.92.2 is hosted in the United States under AS965 Webhosting Holdings LLC. No SSL certificate is present, and the nameservers are ns1.private-nameserver.net, ns2.private-nameserver.net, and ns3.private-nameserver.net, which are often associated with obfuscated hosting.

The site is currently offline or down. GridinSoft trust rating is 49 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 80, indicating a high-risk domain. The risk level is elevated due to multiple detections, lack of SSL, and the use of private nameservers, suggesting malicious intent.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       0e4d0b53e11adc26b2f62701650f9873

## 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/gradiate.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gradiate.network
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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