# PhishDestroy threat dossier — newsbest.quest ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 21:00:15 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/newsbest.quest/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.207.148 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: DYNADOT LLC Nameservers: connie.ns.cloudflare.com, pranab.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-17 Expires: 2027-06-17 Page title: Gainventiaba | Wirtschaftsmagazin für Markttrends & Innovation HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 670f50316a8f540f374295a10b47907efb3dd9a58d9c72629a4feee91f9d562b ## 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: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-23 15:51:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-23 13:54:06 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-23 18:16:59 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef4be-4d35-7718-8a08-7e2130681ff9/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5d00961d-a4da-4588-801d-61fe9d48e9d3 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/newsbest.quest crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.newsbest.quest Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=newsbest.quest AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/newsbest.quest URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/newsbest.quest/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 14:54:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain newsbest.quest, associated with a generic phishing operation, has a high threat score of 70/100 and is currently down. It has been flagged as malicious by 1 out of 95 security vendors, with Gridinsoft being the notable vendor. The domain is also listed on one public blocklist, although Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it. Registered with DYNADOT LLC, this domain was created on June 17, 2026, and was first detected on June 23, 2026. The hosting IP is 172.67.207.148, which may require further investigation due to its association with this malicious activity. Block the domain at the perimeter and submit an abuse report to the registrar to mitigate potential threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260623-914F45 Favicon MD5: 1c6eb92a4697772eedb7723aa61354b2 TLS cert SHA-256: 670f50316a8f540f374295a10b47907efb3dd9a58d9c72629a4feee91f9d562b ## 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 (operator 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/newsbest.quest/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=newsbest.quest 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,004 domains (14,694 alive under monitoring, 158,576 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io