# PhishDestroy threat dossier — houstontacolover.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-22 21:51:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/houstontacolover.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 4/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.86.123.210 (US, Dallas) Hosting org: AS14956 RouterHosting LLC Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.stackdns.com, ns2.stackdns.com, ns3.stackdns.com, ns4.stackdns.com Registered: 2013-04-22 Expires: 2027-04-22 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e67bc9f4eaaed9bee3cfa9b3c394628fddeda1a5b5f7774373c5d775625f03c3 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.houstontacolover.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: 2013-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-20 09:51:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-20 07:56:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-22 23:04:18 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-21 12:19:18 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ee402-e5f8-731d-ab9a-4bd18221f61d/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/281740c6-432f-40ee-b706-31af699be392 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/houstontacolover.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.houstontacolover.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=houstontacolover.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/houstontacolover.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/houstontacolover.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:04:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain houstontacolover.com, flagged by 16 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal, is a phishing site that has been taken offline. Despite its current status, the domain's history and detection metrics highlight its potential threat level. It was hosted on IP 172.86.123.210 in the US under AS14956 RouterHosting LLC, with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Registered through NameCheap, Inc., houstontacolover.com was first created in 2013, indicating a long-standing presence. PhishDestroy identified this domain as a threat on June 20, 2026, and it quickly made its way onto public blocklists, including PhishDestroy's own. The domain's platform risk score of 93 out of 100 underscores its high potential for malicious activity. The domain's abuse score is 31 out of 100, suggesting moderate malicious activity. While the site is currently offline, its previous activity and detection by multiple vendors highlight the importance of monitoring such domains. Phishing domains like this one exploit the gap between registration and detection, emphasizing the need for proactive threat intelligence. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260620-549E93 TLS cert SHA-256: e67bc9f4eaaed9bee3cfa9b3c394628fddeda1a5b5f7774373c5d775625f03c3 ## 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/houstontacolover.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=houstontacolover.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: 168,027 domains (12,589 alive under monitoring, 155,120 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io