# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kooks.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 09:26:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kooks.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Drainer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      54.252.89.206 (AU, Sydney)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (ap-southeast-2)
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns-1407.awsdns-47.org", "ns-1704.awsdns-21.co.uk", "ns-504.awsdns-63.com", "ns-550.awsdns-04.net"]
Registered:      2026-04-28
Page title:      Kooks.com

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     ZeroSSL / ZeroSSL ECC Domain Secure Site CA
Expires:    2026-06-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8fc4d5d62b7c0f293b2eb2a8c1822c83aa57241126fc7945ded7558afdbf9e0c
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.kooks.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: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-28 17:33:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-28 17:32:22 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:34:06 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/019dd480-0523-7449-bd27-5b7f21ea5cb7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/kooks.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kooks.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kooks.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kooks.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kooks.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-28 17:34:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies kooks.com as a cryptocurrency drainer domain currently under active investigation for fraudulent activities. This 28-year-old domain, registered through TUCOWS.COM CO., resolves to IP 54.252.89.206 and utilizes a ZeroSSL certificate. The site has not yet been flagged by VirusTotal, showing 0/95 detections at the time of analysis.  Technical indicators reveal a newly flagged crypto drainer with critical risk factors: creation date April 10 1996, zero VirusTotal detections (0/95), registrar TUCOWS.COM CO., IP 54.252.89.206, and a ZeroSSL certificate. Google Safe Browsing status remains unconfirmed while blocklist counts continue to accumulate. The domain's longevity contrasts sharply with its sudden emergence as a cryptocurrency threat.  Current status shows active phishing operations with immediate risk to cryptocurrency users. PhishDestroy has flagged this domain as a high-priority investigation case. Users should avoid all interactions with kooks.com and verify any related transactions through PhishDestroy's safety verification system. Remaining risk is classified as high due to the domain's established infrastructure and unflagged status across major detection platforms. Immediate blocking and user warnings are recommended while the investigation continues.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       d06ec822cbee31b15e17734d919cb6b3
TLS cert SHA-256:      8fc4d5d62b7c0f293b2eb2a8c1822c83aa57241126fc7945ded7558afdbf9e0c

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