# PhishDestroy threat dossier — limnet.org
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 07:45:23 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/limnet.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 66/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      173.54.236.113
Registrar:       Squarespace Domains II LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.afraid.org", "ns2.afraid.org", "ns3.afraid.org", "ns4.afraid.org"]
Registered:      2026-05-14
Page title:      Welcome to nginx on Debian!
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-08-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: fd25dbe955b1d86eee9cb07653cc9f3d9c9b21594f61f95c92996f41f19ab5d5
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.limnet.org

## 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: 2026-05-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-14 19:30:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:39:06 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 08:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 01:50:05 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:58:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The limnet.org domain has been identified as a generic_phishing threat, specifically an impersonation phishing threat, and is currently offline. This domain was flagged due to its suspicious behavior and lack of credibility. 

 The domain limnet.org was created on May 14, 2026, and is registered through Squarespace Domains II LLC, it resolves to the IP address 173.54.236.113 and has been flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, it also appears on 3 security blocklists, which raises concerns about its legitimacy. 

 As limnet.org is currently offline, it is recommended to exercise extreme caution when encountering this domain, PhishDestroy identifies this domain as a potential threat and advises users to be vigilant, it is crucial to verify the authenticity of any website before providing sensitive information, and to keep software up to date to prevent potential vulnerabilities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       d9a0f9f655ae8708147e53e542de518b
TLS cert SHA-256:      fd25dbe955b1d86eee9cb07653cc9f3d9c9b21594f61f95c92996f41f19ab5d5

## 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/limnet.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=limnet.org
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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