# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kinetiq.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 15:21:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kinetiq.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.23.22 (US, San Jose) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net Registered: 2025-09-06 Expires: 2026-09-06 Page title: Web3 Connect Demo ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b20f075e830f1892c4ac1cdfdc37a71637efeabb6dff393fb9b3c5d94f7f9388 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-09-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 19:03:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-18 17:04:51 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:04:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edbaf-a4fd-724c-adac-dc6746a55dda/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/fa4174f8-29cd-41fc-b75e-f896a328afb8 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/kinetiq.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kinetiq.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kinetiq.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kinetiq.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kinetiq.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:06:23 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Kinetiq.finance emerges as a notable phishing threat, flagged by 3 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal. This domain, registered through Dynadot Inc, is hosted on Amazon infrastructure in the US, specifically on IP address 54.215.31.113. The domain holds a platform risk score of 71 out of 100, indicating a significant threat level. The domain's SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for malicious actors due to its free and automated nature. Despite being active since September 2025, kinetiq.finance was first detected by PhishDestroy in June 2026, suggesting a period of undetected activity. The domain's presence on PhishDestroy's blocklist further underscores its malicious intent. The phishing operation behind kinetiq.finance likely exploits financial themes, given its domain name. The 21 out of 100 abuse score indicates some level of reported malicious activity, but not enough to trigger widespread blocking. This domain's activity highlights the ongoing challenges in detecting and mitigating phishing threats, especially those leveraging reputable hosting services and SSL certificates. The use of Amazon's hosting infrastructure provides the domain with a veneer of legitimacy, potentially deceiving users into trusting its content. The combination of a relatively low abuse score and early detection by PhishDestroy emphasizes the importance of proactive threat intelligence in identifying and neutralizing emerging threats before they can inflict significant harm. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260618-91C556 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: b20f075e830f1892c4ac1cdfdc37a71637efeabb6dff393fb9b3c5d94f7f9388 ## 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/kinetiq.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kinetiq.finance 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: 173,494 domains (13,312 alive under monitoring, 159,499 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io