# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gradient-foundation.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 17:38:53 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gradient-foundation.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     ["anirban.ns.cloudflare.com", "simone.ns.cloudflare.com"]
HTTP response:   403

## 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:    2026-07-26 10:33:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 16:20:28 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 10:34:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

gradient-foundation.xyz Generic Phishing Threat

The domain gradient-foundation.xyz is currently active and has been identified as a generic phishing infrastructure. Registration records show the domain was created through NameSilo, LLC, and its authoritative name servers are anirban.ns.cloudflare.com and simone.ns.cloudflare.com, indicating the use of Cloudflare’s DNS service. HTTP probing returns a 403 status code, which suggests the server is configured to deny unauthorized requests but does not reveal the underlying content.

The domain is listed on a single security blocklist and has been blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, confirming that at least one defensive platform has taken mitigation action. VirusTotal analysis reports that 2 of 91 security vendors have flagged the domain, providing limited but concrete vendor‑level detection. No additional intelligence such as page titles, brand targets, or SSL certificate details is presently available, leaving the exact phishing lure undefined.

Given the active status, the presence on a blocklist, and the partial vendor detections, defenders should continue to monitor gradient-foundation.xyz, enforce blocklist rules, and consider adding the domain to local deny lists. Network sensors should log any attempted connections, and security teams should verify whether any internal users have interacted with the domain to assess potential exposure.

## 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/gradient-foundation.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gradient-foundation.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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