# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paybis-refunds.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 08:06:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paybis-refunds.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.254.39.231 (US, Phoenix)
Hosting org:     AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     pdns1.registrar-servers.com, pdns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-01-31
Expires:         2027-01-31
Page title:      Paybis - Crypto Asset Recovery
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2027-02-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2f49cce91de24004eb44a7ec9fe4597d3cf6a897a2ef89bc478c3456c46262d1
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.paybis-refunds.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: 2026-01-31 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-16 18:50:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 16:54:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 08:20:45 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 00:23:39 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/019ed156-69e8-705d-90c3-acb03dba3875/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/paybis-refunds.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.paybis-refunds.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=paybis-refunds.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/paybis-refunds.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/paybis-refunds.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:35:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies paybis-refunds.com as a site that poses a generic phishing threat, aiming to deceive users into divulging sensitive information under the guise of crypto asset recovery. This domain was flagged due to its malicious activity, with 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detecting it, and it has been taken offline, having been created on January 31, 2026, through registrar NAMECHEAP INC. 

 The domain's creation and rapid detection by security vendors indicate a potentially widespread threat, as it has already appeared on 3 security blocklists, which highlights the importance of being cautious when interacting with websites that promise crypto asset recovery services. 

 If a user has visited paybis-refunds.com, they should immediately monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity and consider changing passwords, as the site's intent was to compromise user data, and its association with Sectigo Limited SSL certificate does not guarantee its legitimacy, given its current offline status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-F2F08B
TLS cert SHA-256:      2f49cce91de24004eb44a7ec9fe4597d3cf6a897a2ef89bc478c3456c46262d1

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