# PhishDestroy threat dossier — minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-04 18:34:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Gaming Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.66.47.146 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: ajay.ns.cloudflare.com, annalise.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-03 Page title: Download Minecraft for Linux: Easy Guide | Minecraft Download for Linux HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4487c62fb29a7144c26432d4e3ea461e361d3f732b30d9333b5db93c188b20b5 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-03 03:00:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-04 01:40:06 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d50a2-dff9-776e-8dbb-a651b2bb72c9/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-03 03:03:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev is currently identified as posing a generic phishing threat. Its status is under investigation with active monitoring ongoing. The domain does not impersonate a specific brand but aims to deceive users through generic phishing tactics, potentially targeting Linux users interested in Minecraft downloads. According to the latest intelligence, minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev has not been flagged by any of the 95 VirusTotal scanning vendors, indicating zero detections so far. The domain is registered through Cloudflare, Inc., a well-known registrar often used by legitimate and malicious entities alike. It resolves to the IP address 172.66.47.146 and utilizes an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend it an appearance of trustworthiness. There is no additional data on creation date or blocklist counts at this time. Currently, the risk level remains under investigation due to the lack of VirusTotal detections despite the domain's association with generic phishing threats. Users should exercise caution and avoid submitting personal or login information on this site. Security teams are advised to continue monitoring this domain for emerging indicators of compromise. Blocking access to the IP address and closely analyzing network traffic can help mitigate potential phishing risks from this domain. Immediate user education about generic phishing tactics targeting Linux software downloads is also recommended. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 4487c62fb29a7144c26432d4e3ea461e361d3f732b30d9333b5db93c188b20b5 ## 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/minecraft-download-for-linux.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=minecraft-download-for-linux.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 145,635 domains (56,167 alive under monitoring, 89,208 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io