# PhishDestroy threat dossier — penguboxfair.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 13:22:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/penguboxfair.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 34 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: ethereum (and: ledger, solana)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.220.174 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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 23:24:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 20:24:46 UTC (STALE — 34 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-08 02:01:16 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 34 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 34 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019848eb-e400-76d8-a7df-4b0078393c86/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/penguboxfair.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.penguboxfair.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=penguboxfair.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/penguboxfair.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/penguboxfair.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:49:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies penguboxfair.com as a high-risk domain involved in generic phishing activities. The domain poses a significant threat to users by attempting to deceive victims into revealing sensitive information under the guise of claiming cryptocurrency rewards, specifically related to the $PENGU token.

Supporting evidence includes the domain’s recent creation date on February 21, 2026, and its resolution to the IP address 172.67.220.174. The page title "Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins" suggests an attempt to impersonate or exploit the Pudgy Penguins brand. VirusTotal analysis reports 12 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain, and it appears on four distinct security blocklists, confirming its malicious reputation within cybersecurity communities.

Currently active, penguboxfair.com remains a live threat. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and to verify any related communications through official Pudgy Penguins channels. PhishDestroy recommends implementing strong email filtering, user education on phishing tactics, and leveraging threat intelligence feeds to block access. Immediate mitigation steps should include domain blocking and monitoring for related phishing campaigns.

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