# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pepeascension.protectify.tech
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:52:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pepeascension.protectify.tech/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Ermes, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      147.93.73.220 (LT, Vilnius)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ["ns2.dns-parking.com", "ns1.dns-parking.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      pepeascension.protectify.tech
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     ZeroSSL / ZeroSSL RSA Domain Secure Site CA
Expires:    2025-10-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8fef3e493ab562ce35bbee52233f0ab40d56e771789074e96bd7c1adad12257d

## 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 23:21:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-17 13:14:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-02 20:23:11 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/019868af-870e-736c-886a-2a1f58a94a60/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pepeascension.protectify.tech
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pepeascension.protectify.tech
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pepeascension.protectify.tech
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pepeascension.protectify.tech
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pepeascension.protectify.tech/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:24:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pepeascension.protectify.tech as a low-risk generic phishing threat. Although flagged as phishing, its impact is limited due to low detection rates and prompt takedown.

The domain was registered through HOSTINGER operations, UAB on February 21, 2026, and appeared on two security blocklists. VirusTotal flagged it by 2 out of 95 vendors. It resolved to IP 147.93.73.220 before being taken offline.

Users should avoid this domain and remain cautious with similar URLs. The site is currently offline, minimizing immediate risk, but vigilance is advised for potential future phishing attempts using similar infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      8fef3e493ab562ce35bbee52233f0ab40d56e771789074e96bd7c1adad12257d

## 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/pepeascension.protectify.tech/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pepeascension.protectify.tech
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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