# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paycdao.pro
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 00:50:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paycdao.pro/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 46/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.134.166 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       arin
Nameservers:     1
Expires:         2024-04-01
Page title:      Just a moment...
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2024-04-01 13:00:45 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 03:23:15 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/8db899cb-9e88-4ae6-a8e9-9166d5c3382a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/paycdao.pro
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.paycdao.pro
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=paycdao.pro
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/paycdao.pro
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/paycdao.pro/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:57:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies paycdao.pro as a low-risk generic phishing domain that was recently taken offline. While the domain currently poses minimal threat, it was flagged by one security vendor and appears on a single security blocklist. Users should remain cautious because phishing sites like this can attempt to steal sensitive information by impersonating legitimate services.

This phishing scheme used paycdao.pro to lure unsuspecting visitors, likely by displaying a deceptive page titled 'Just a moment...,' which is commonly employed to pause users while malicious scripts run or data collection occurs. The domain resolved to an IP address associated with cloud infrastructure, possibly to mask the attacker’s real location. Despite the low detection rate, the domain’s presence on a security blocklist indicates some malicious intent.

If you have visited paycdao.pro, it is recommended to avoid entering any personal or financial information. Users should run a thorough antivirus scan, change passwords for any accounts potentially exposed, and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. Staying informed about such threats and verifying site legitimacy before interaction can help prevent credential theft and further exposure.

## 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/paycdao.pro/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paycdao.pro
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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