# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ner.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 08:27:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ner.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 4/6)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      35.212.21.201 (US, Washington)
ASN:             AS15169 Google LLC
Hosting org:     Google Cloud (us-east4)
Registrar:       Network Solutions, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.messagingengine.com", "ns2.messagingengine.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-27
Page title:      New England Research | Rock Property Measurement

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c6ad4553843dd34a19fb4f07492b9bd3acbc03f251be248bfdaf8e2eb22b1d4c
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.ner.com

## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-27 07:05:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-27 07:05:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:34:27 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dcd19-a55e-7687-9001-dac854e50e52/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ner.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ner.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ner.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ner.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ner.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:17:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a specific threat as a generic phishing site, attempting to deceive users by impersonating a legitimate research institution. 
   
The evidence against ner.com is substantial, with 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging it as malicious, and it appears on 1 security blocklist, indicating a notable level of risk. The domain was created on April 27, 2026, through Network Solutions, LLC, and resolves to the IP address 35.212.21.201, with an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, specifically R13. 

If users have visited this domain, they should exercise extreme caution and immediately verify the legitimacy of the site on PhishDestroy, as the site may have attempted to steal sensitive information, and taking prompt action can help mitigate potential damage, especially since the domain has been taken offline, suggesting it may have been used for nefarious purposes

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       968a79b9ba8191d36337592bcc9afadd
TLS cert SHA-256:      c6ad4553843dd34a19fb4f07492b9bd3acbc03f251be248bfdaf8e2eb22b1d4c

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