# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hwcrmz.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 09:35:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hwcrmz.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.164.245 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!!
Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1
employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as
'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source:
  https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed

Nameservers:     monroe.ns.cloudflare.com, nash.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-01
Expires:         2027-07-01
Page title:      海王出海-自动翻译助手｜WhatsApp双向实时翻译｜支持200+语种
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d34b8c0b85cf3d3d7ab7d6768ad09a9126dd1e2de9e49318b6b805b48a5085dc

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-07-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-05 06:04:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-05 18:17:45 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f3071-d7e3-7439-a722-ee160c28dceb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/hwcrmz.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hwcrmz.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hwcrmz.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hwcrmz.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hwcrmz.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-05 06:35:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, hwcrmz.com, is flagged as a generic phishing site under investigation for impersonating an AI-powered WhatsApp translation assistant. The page title, "海王出海-自动翻译助手｜WhatsApp双向实时翻译｜支持200+语种," suggests a service offering bidirectional real-time translation for WhatsApp messages across 200+ languages, likely targeting users seeking multilingual communication tools. No specific brand impersonation or known drainer kit signatures have been identified at this stage, but the domain’s infrastructure aligns with common phishing tactics.  Analysis indicates the domain was registered on July 01, 2026, through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. It resolves to the IP address 172.67.164.245 and employs a Google Trust Services SSL certificate. Technologies detected include WordPress, MySQL, PHP, Bootstrap, Yoast SEO Premium, Yoast SEO, OWL Carousel, and jQuery Migrate, which are frequently leveraged to create convincing fake services. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0/95 detections, and no blocklist entries or Google Safe Browsing flags have been recorded, indicating the domain has not yet been widely recognized as malicious.  The domain remains active, and no takedown actions have been observed. Given the lack of detections and the use of legitimate-looking infrastructure, the risk of user exposure persists. Organizations and individuals are advised to monitor network traffic for connections to 172.67.164.245 and block the domain at the DNS or proxy level. Users should be cautioned against entering credentials or personal information on the site, particularly if redirected from unsolicited messages or advertisements. Further investigation is required to determine the full scope of the campaign and any associated payloads.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       4c920ee16c2eb3a1271ddc89f5f7568b
TLS cert SHA-256:      d34b8c0b85cf3d3d7ab7d6768ad09a9126dd1e2de9e49318b6b805b48a5085dc

## 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/hwcrmz.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hwcrmz.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

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