# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pengunicebox.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 13:22:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pengunicebox.com/

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

## 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, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.193.55 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Ethereum Events

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 01:40:18 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 08:39:24 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/0198917e-6620-7455-8dff-1eb3a34c492a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pengunicebox.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pengunicebox.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pengunicebox.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pengunicebox.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pengunicebox.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 15:14:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pengunicebox.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users and harvest sensitive information. The domain was registered recently, on February 21, 2026, raising suspicion due to its short lifespan and lack of legitimate presence. Its classification as phishing is supported by multiple threat intelligence sources and security blocklists.

Technical analysis reveals that pengunicebox.com was flagged by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a broad consensus on its malicious nature. Additionally, the domain appears in one AlienVault OTX threat pulse and is listed on four different security blocklists. These indicators highlight the domain’s involvement in malicious infrastructure commonly used for phishing campaigns. The domain was registered through a dead domain registrar, further suggesting malicious intent and limited legitimacy.

Currently, pengunicebox.com is offline, likely having been taken down in response to its detection and reported activity. This removal mitigates immediate risk, but the domain’s history emphasizes the need for continued vigilance against similar phishing threats. Users and organizations should ensure that this domain remains blocked and monitor for any reactivation or related phishing attempts. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining updated threat intelligence and blocking lists to reduce exposure to such high-risk domains.

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