# PhishDestroy threat dossier — licenseplug.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 07:35:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/licenseplug.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 38.97.40.99 (US, Clifton) ASN: AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC Hosting org: Cogent Communications Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!! Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1 employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as 'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source: https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed Nameservers: ns1.ultahost.com, ns2.ultahost.com, ns3.ultahost.com, ns4.ultahost.com Registered: 2026-06-21 Expires: 2027-06-21 Page title: Buy EU Driver’s License Online - License Plug ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9b3a4e06b160e9026a0ddd1683e6d4d1d4b1a90783df94813373fe27ccd95674 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - alphanote.org - alphanote.org.curepharmacy.net - autodiscover.alphanote.org - autodiscover.licenseplug.com - cpanel.alphanote.org - cpanel.licenseplug.com - cpcalendars.alphanote.org - cpcalendars.licenseplug.com - cpcontacts.alphanote.org - cpcontacts.licenseplug.com - licenseplug.com.curepharmacy.net - mail.alphanote.org - mail.licenseplug.com - webdisk.alphanote.org - webdisk.licenseplug.com ... +6 more ## 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: 2026-06-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 13:44:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 12:00:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:03:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e0a-7068-73bb-877f-4b5d4340a6de/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/77c116f2-a83e-4e9b-86f7-55dded915b7e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/licenseplug.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.licenseplug.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=licenseplug.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/licenseplug.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/licenseplug.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 18:01:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk fraudulent website specializing in fake EU driver's license scams. Analysis indicates the site operates under the pretense of selling legitimate European driver's licenses, a common tactic used to deceive victims into submitting personal and financial information. The threat type is classified as a credential and payment harvesting scam, targeting individuals seeking fraudulent documentation. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain licenseplug.com was registered on June 21, 2026, through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. It resolves to the IP address 38.97.40.99 and currently holds an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (YR2). Detection rates are low but notable: 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has been referenced in two threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. Despite its recent creation date, the site remains active and operational. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its associated IP (38.97.40.99) at the network perimeter. Security teams should monitor for any internal traffic to licenseplug.com and investigate potential exposure of sensitive data. End-user education should emphasize the risks of engaging with sites offering fraudulent documents, particularly those requesting payment or personal identification. Organizations should also review logs for any outbound connections to the domain or IP, as these may indicate compromised credentials or attempted fraud. If any user interaction with the site is confirmed, reset affected credentials and review financial transaction logs for unauthorized activity. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-1AB59F Favicon MD5: 07d20a10e69d89e94ec18da5b1614f6f TLS cert SHA-256: 9b3a4e06b160e9026a0ddd1683e6d4d1d4b1a90783df94813373fe27ccd95674 ## 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/licenseplug.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=licenseplug.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (13,093 alive under monitoring, 158,994 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io