# PhishDestroy threat dossier — initia-cess.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 15:25:36 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/initia-cess.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Ermes, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, PrecisionSec, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      37.77.150.237 (RU, Saint Petersburg)
Hosting org:     AS198953 Proton66 OOO
Registrar:       OwnRegistrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     a.dnspod.com, b.dnspod.com, c.dnspod.com
Registered:      2026-06-15
Expires:         2027-06-15
Page title:      reCAPTCHA Verification
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 064803b838ba03debe9ea478f6642e7dbee52b4396c9af17492334057b3c6b90

## 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: 2026-06-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-17 07:42:01 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 16:00:03 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 16:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 06:20:49 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/019ed418-eaff-7253-9ed0-598f4018ed5b/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/dc47e433-840f-47d6-ae3b-2291b36692aa
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/initia-cess.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.initia-cess.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=initia-cess.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/initia-cess.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/initia-cess.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:35:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies initia-cess.com as an elevated-risk generic phishing domain. This site impersonates a reCAPTCHA verification page to trick visitors into entering sensitive information, likely for credential theft. The domain is currently offline, but its threat potential remains significant.

Security analysis reveals multiple red flags: VirusTotal reports 8 out of 95 security vendors flagging this domain as malicious. The domain was registered on June 15, 2026, through OwnRegistrar, Inc., and resolves to IP address 37.77.150.237. It uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (YR1) and appears on three security blocklists. These indicators confirm the domain's malicious intent.

Users who encounter this site should never enter any personal data or complete the fake CAPTCHA. If credentials were submitted, change passwords immediately and enable two-factor authentication. Report the domain to your email provider or security team. PhishDestroy recommends blocking this domain at the network level to prevent access.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-D4935A
TLS cert SHA-256:      064803b838ba03debe9ea478f6642e7dbee52b4396c9af17492334057b3c6b90

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