# PhishDestroy threat dossier — growthfundingzone.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-29 23:27:06 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/growthfundingzone.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 16 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Coinbase (and: google) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 102.209.117.141 (ZA, Johannesburg) ASN: ASAS329184 Host-Africa-AS2, ZA Hosting org: AS329184 Host Africa (Pty) Ltd 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: dan1.host-ww.net, dan2.host-ww.net, dan3.host-ww.net, dan4.host-ww.net Registered: 2024-08-31 Expires: 2025-08-31 Page title: Growthfundingzone - Online Investment Company ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-05-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 808d266001c97fbd7b08a65f2b591f323c476d2d1377dc56895d755af074fa7b Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - ftp.growthfundingzone.com - m.growthfundingzone.com - mail.growthfundingzone.com - pop.growthfundingzone.com - smtp.growthfundingzone.com - www.growthfundingzone.com - www.m.growthfundingzone.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2024-08-31 (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: 2025-08-09 14:56:14 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 05:59:43 UTC (STALE — 16 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-24 03:00:16 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 16 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 16 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988ff9-c723-756c-bc04-47da85c07401/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/growthfundingzone.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.growthfundingzone.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=growthfundingzone.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/growthfundingzone.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/growthfundingzone.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies growthfundingzone.com as a high-risk domain linked to generic phishing activities. The domain presents itself as an online investment company, likely attempting to deceive users into divulging sensitive financial information. The domain’s recent creation date and investment-related theme suggest it targets individuals seeking financial opportunities. Technical analysis reveals growthfundingzone.com was registered on August 31, 2024, through NameSilo, LLC, and currently resolves to an IP address associated with suspicious activity. It appears on one recognized security blocklist and has been flagged by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a consensus about its malicious nature. The domain remains active, increasing the risk of user exposure to phishing attacks. Given the domain’s active status and confirmed threat intelligence, users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with growthfundingzone.com. PhishDestroy recommends blocking this domain in security solutions and monitoring for any attempts to impersonate legitimate investment platforms. Vigilance and prompt reporting of suspicious sites like this are essential to maintaining online safety. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: fd9067bd8173e9b969d6b5ac8481fc44 TLS cert SHA-256: 808d266001c97fbd7b08a65f2b591f323c476d2d1377dc56895d755af074fa7b ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/growthfundingzone.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=growthfundingzone.com 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io