# PhishDestroy threat dossier — knowles-law.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 01:02:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/knowles-law.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      194.48.203.208 (IE, Dublin)
ASN:             AS205282 Tilda Publishing Ltd.
Hosting org:     Tilda Publishing Ltd
Registrar:       URL SOLUTIONS INC.
Nameservers:     ns1.fozzy.com, ns2.fozzy.com
Registered:      2026-04-15
Page title:      Knowles Law Firm

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c258a447564b14423cb06a3e44df0b2c65b230965f46ed28113570b291b3b1a6
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.knowles-law.com

## 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: 2026-04-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-20 16:12:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-20 13:12:16 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:40:09 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 00:24:28 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/019dab02-975b-704b-bae8-fa030fd60110/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8f6b5297-6864-4c1a-a25e-94be3c0e9b45
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/knowles-law.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.knowles-law.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=knowles-law.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/knowles-law.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/knowles-law.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-20 16:12:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies knowles-law.com as a live crypto drainer site operating under active investigation for generic phishing tactics. The domain masquerades as the legitimate Knowles Law platform, deploying a drainer kit designed to siphon cryptocurrency from unsuspecting users. No brand-specific impersonation markers are yet confirmed, but behavioral patterns align with known crypto-draining campaigns targeting legal service seekers.  

This domain resolves to IP 194.48.203.208 and was registered through URL SOLUTIONS INC. on April 15, 2026. VirusTotal currently reports 0/95 detections, and the site holds a valid Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. No blocklist entries are recorded, and Google Safe Browsing has not yet flagged the domain. Technical indicators remain minimal but concerning due to the recent registration date and lack of detection coverage.  

As of this assessment, knowles-law.com remains active with an under-investigation status. Users are strongly advised to avoid interaction and report the domain immediately. While immediate risk to the public is moderate, the absence of detections and recent creation suggest escalating potential. Continuous monitoring and proactive blocking are recommended to mitigate further exposure.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260420-059ADE
Favicon MD5:       c8ac175b88ead3a9ce24b02c136a3a2f
TLS cert SHA-256:      c258a447564b14423cb06a3e44df0b2c65b230965f46ed28113570b291b3b1a6

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