# PhishDestroy threat dossier — html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 09:58:45 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app/

## 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:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.3 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     Lefkoff Industries
Registrar:       Vercel
Page title:      HTML vs Markdown as LLM Context: a usbank.com study
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WR1
Expires:    2026-09-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ee54cb11f16cc311b3acbae57f8fbb03f338c1b2a20de72722c3eafd0dae0140

## 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:    2026-07-19 12:38:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 08:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 12:49:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app a phishing site?

Analysis of html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app indicates the domain is currently active and serving HTTP 200 responses. Registration information shows it was created through Vercel, a platform that provides rapid deployment of web applications, which is consistent with the hosting of short-lived phishing infrastructure. The domain has been blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service and appears on one external blocklist, confirming that at least some security products consider it malicious. VirusTotal reports 13 of 91 scanned scanners flag the site, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious activity. No additional intelligence such as IP addresses, ASN, or country information is available from the supplied data, and the exact phishing lure or target brand has not been disclosed. Because the site continues to respond, defenders should maintain the domain in blocklists, monitor outbound traffic for connections to the Vercel network that include this hostname, and consider employing domain-level filtering at perimeter devices. Further investigation, including live traffic capture and payload inspection, is recommended to determine the precise phishing payload and any compromised credentials.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      ee54cb11f16cc311b3acbae57f8fbb03f338c1b2a20de72722c3eafd0dae0140

## 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/html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=html-vs-markdown-llm.vercel.app
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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