# PhishDestroy threat dossier — info.tx88.agency
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 13:21:39 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/info.tx88.agency/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 33 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 87/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-03-01
Page title:      Login - Bandito Shield

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-03-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-01 22:42:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-03-01 22:42:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:43:49 UTC (STALE — 33 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-02 22:09:22 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 33 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 33 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019caaea-a6a1-72ff-8101-99e7e48a7469/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/info.tx88.agency
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.info.tx88.agency
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=info.tx88.agency
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/info.tx88.agency
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/info.tx88.agency/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 06:04:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies info.tx88.agency as a low-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the Bandito Shield login page. The domain was created recently, on March 1, 2026, and was used to trick users into submitting credentials under the guise of a legitimate service.

The domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and has appeared on two security blocklists, indicating some prior malicious activity or association. VirusTotal scan results show a minimal detection rate, with only 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, suggesting it may have been newly registered or not widely reported yet.

Currently, info.tx88.agency is taken offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and remain vigilant against similar phishing attempts. Organizations should ensure their security systems block access to this domain and educate users on recognizing suspicious login pages.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/info.tx88.agency/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=info.tx88.agency
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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