# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hostbstads.pro
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Fetched:   2026-07-31 22:27:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hostbstads.pro/

## 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: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      173.234.157.130 (US, Edison)
ASN:             AS396362 Leaseweb USA, Inc.
Hosting org:     LeaseWeb USA, Inc. New York
Registrar:       CommuniGal Communication Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["ns1.emu-dns.com", "ns2.emu-dns.com"]
Page title:      Loading...
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8183623fd8ae6428aa7ab0ef2f1d35de44847263b51354e207a2ddb40dc04f5b

## 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 13:13:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-08-01 00:18:14 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 13:14:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

hostbstads.pro — Generic Phishing Investigation

The domain hostbstads.pro was registered through CommuniGal Communication Ltd. Analysis of public threat intelligence shows that five of ninety‑one antivirus scanners on VirusTotal have flagged the domain as malicious, indicating a modest but non‑trivial detection rate. The authoritative nameservers are ns1.emu-dns.com and ns2.emu-dns.com, which are commonly observed in other malicious infrastructures. HTTP probing returns a 302 redirect, a behavior frequently used to forward victims to a credential‑harvesting page after initial contact.

The domain is currently active and has been listed on at least one reputable security blocklist; PhishDestroy also reports it as blocked. No additional data such as IP address, SSL certificate details, or page title have been disclosed in the available intelligence, so the full extent of the hosting environment remains uncertain. Defenders should add hostbstads.pro to DNS‑based deny lists and firewalls, monitor outbound connections for redirects to unknown hosts, and consider issuing alerts for any user‑initiated requests to the domain.

Continuous re‑inspection of VirusTotal and other aggregation services is advised, as further detection counts may increase if the campaign expands. Observations suggest the domain is being used in a generic phishing campaign, and proactive network‑level containment will reduce the risk of credential compromise.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      8183623fd8ae6428aa7ab0ef2f1d35de44847263b51354e207a2ddb40dc04f5b

## 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/hostbstads.pro/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hostbstads.pro
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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