# PhishDestroy threat dossier — payout-phantom.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 13:55:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/payout-phantom.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      72.56.101.55 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS210976 TWC-EU Timeweb, LLP, KZ
Hosting org:     AS210976 Timeweb, LLP
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registered:      2026-01-19
Expires:         2027-01-19
Page title:      Phantom
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     E7
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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Domain registered: 2026-01-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 11:58:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-10 10:48:22 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/019c759f-9810-758d-be79-a45130bf3c95/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/payout-phantom.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.payout-phantom.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=payout-phantom.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/payout-phantom.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/payout-phantom.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:39:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies payout-phantom.com as an active medium-risk threat specializing in brand impersonation targeting Phantom. This domain attempts to deceive users by mimicking Phantom’s brand identity, which may lead to credential theft or financial fraud.

Supporting evidence includes the domain’s creation date of February 21, 2026, and its resolution to IP address 72.56.101.55. The domain appears on two separate security blocklists, and VirusTotal flags it by 3 out of 95 security vendors, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious activity. The domain’s page title simply reads "Phantom," further indicating its purpose to mislead victims into trusting the site.

Users and security teams are advised to block access to payout-phantom.com and monitor for any related phishing attempts. Since the domain remains active, maintaining updated threat intelligence and using domain blocklists can help prevent compromise. Avoid providing personal or financial information on websites that mimic trusted brands like Phantom to mitigate risk.

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