# PhishDestroy threat dossier — launch-talus-com.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 02:14:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/launch-talus-com.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: phishing_login
Targeted brand: talus

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: LevelBlue
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare Pages
Registered:      2026-05-13
Page title:      TALUS Quest
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 10182486fc91a5fea6b020aa43ee2b6507917e255ab76bdf713468d4c8feebf4

## 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: 2026-05-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-13 17:30:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 00:20:33 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:59:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies launch-talus-com.pages.dev as a high-risk domain engaging in brand impersonation, a specific threat type where attackers masquerade as a legitimate brand to deceive victims. 

This domain was flagged due to its malicious activities, with 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detecting it, and it appears on 3 security blocklists, indicating a significant threat level, it resolves to IP 188.114.96.3, was created on May 13, 2026, and is registered through Cloudflare Pages, with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1.

To mitigate the risks associated with brand impersonation, users should be cautious when interacting with websites that claim to represent Talus, verifying the authenticity of the website and ensuring they are not providing sensitive information to malicious actors, and considering the fact that launch-talus-com.pages.dev is still active, it is essential to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to avoid falling victim to this type of threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       1ad1a816e3cbc9e41b106602f89f60e0
TLS cert SHA-256:      10182486fc91a5fea6b020aa43ee2b6507917e255ab76bdf713468d4c8feebf4

## 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/launch-talus-com.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=launch-talus-com.pages.dev
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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