# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pay.mainnetbyte.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 10:11:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pay.mainnetbyte.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Kaspersky
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      107.172.61.186 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.korrectserver.com", "ns2.korrectserver.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Pi Blockchain, Community

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8fa47398477daadbeb43c02dbf712397d21403b5965b1f9c3d7058626a167a17
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - mainnetbyte.com
  - www.pay.mainnetbyte.com

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 07:21:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-17 18:03:27 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019aa171-e48d-7603-b3bb-1eeb0f8043b7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pay.mainnetbyte.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pay.mainnetbyte.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pay.mainnetbyte.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pay.mainnetbyte.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pay.mainnetbyte.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 16:40:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pay.mainnetbyte.com as a domain engaged in generic phishing activities, posing a low-level risk to users. Phishing threats like this aim to deceive individuals into providing sensitive information, which can lead to fraud or identity theft. Even though the risk is currently assessed as low, vigilance remains crucial because phishing attacks continuously evolve and can have severe consequences.

The domain pay.mainnetbyte.com was registered recently, on February 21, 2026, and remains active. It is currently listed on one security blocklist, and a small number of antivirus vendors have flagged it on VirusTotal, indicating some recognition of suspicious behavior. The infrastructure suggests it is part of a broader phishing setup attempting to mimic legitimate payment or financial services, often using convincing but fraudulent URLs to lure victims.

Users are advised to exercise caution when interacting with emails or links referencing pay.mainnetbyte.com. Avoid entering personal or financial details on sites with this domain and verify the authenticity of any suspicious communication independently. Security teams should monitor for potential phishing campaigns involving this domain and update their defenses accordingly to mitigate risk.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      8fa47398477daadbeb43c02dbf712397d21403b5965b1f9c3d7058626a167a17

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