# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nwin.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 05:46:22 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nwin.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 34.102.136.180 (US, Kansas City) ASN: AS396982 Google LLC Hosting org: Google Cloud Registrar: Automattic Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1.wordpress.com", "ns2.wordpress.com", "ns3.wordpress.com"] Registered: 2026-04-27 Page title: nwin.com HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-27 07:02:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-16 07:40:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-27 07:08:05 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dcd19-9a3b-7419-bfe2-0004d6ff2500/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nwin.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nwin.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nwin.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nwin.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nwin.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-27 07:04:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies nwin.com as an active tech support scam domain currently under investigation for phishing activities. The domain is not yet flagged by VirusTotal, with 0 out of 95 detection engines marking it as malicious as of the latest scans. This delay in detection highlights the evolving tactics used by threat actors to evade initial scrutiny. The domain resolves to IP address 34.102.136.180 and was registered through Automattic Inc., a domain registrar known for its legitimate services but occasionally exploited for malicious purposes. The domain's age, created on December 04, 1995, may lend it an air of legitimacy, further complicating detection efforts. This domain exhibits several red flags that warrant close examination. The lack of detections on VirusTotal (0/95) suggests that traditional signature-based detection methods have not yet caught up with the threat actor's tactics. The domain's registration through Automattic Inc., while not inherently suspicious, adds a layer of complexity as threat actors often leverage reputable registrars to obscure their activities. The IP address 34.102.136.180, associated with this domain, has not been widely flagged on blocklists, further delaying its identification as a malicious host. The domain's creation date, spanning nearly three decades, may provide a false sense of trustworthiness, as older domains are often repurposed for malicious activities. To mitigate risks associated with nwin.com, users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain entirely. If engagement has already occurred, such as entering personal information or downloading files, users should immediately change passwords, enable multi-factor authentication on all accounts, and monitor for unusual activity. Organizations should consider blocking the IP address 34.102.136.180 at the network perimeter and updating firewall rules to prevent further communication with this domain. Security teams are encouraged to report this domain to threat intelligence platforms and blocklists to aid in its identification and neutralization. Continuous monitoring of this domain is critical, as its current status remains under investigation, and its threat level may escalate with additional intelligence. PhishDestroy will update this report as new data becomes available. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 8/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: fe06af3bda5ebf359d0f251fa1ee492e ## 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/nwin.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nwin.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: 150,513 domains (28,174 alive under monitoring, 122,055 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io