# PhishDestroy threat dossier — perkbench.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 22:55:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/perkbench.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, Netcraft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      176.123.0.55 (MD, Chisinau)
ASN:             AS200019 ALEXHOST SRL
Hosting org:     Alexhost SRL
Registrar:       TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown
Nameservers:     ["ns3.alexhost.md", "ns4.alexhost.md"]
Page title:      Target $500 Gift Card Reward — Start Here
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-10-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 900fb71235191e0ada9e9f4054e9fa799640f8125c69ba97bd14f6724fea4504

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-27 20:03:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-29 00:20:27 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 20:04:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

perkbench.com credential harvesting site – high risk

The domain perkbench.com is currently active and has been classified as a generic phishing operation with a high risk rating. Analysis of public records shows the domain was registered through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown, indicating a possibly commercial registrar that may be leveraged for rapid domain turnover. The authoritative name servers are ns3.alexhost.md and ns4.alexhost.md, both belonging to the Alexhost hosting provider, which suggests the site is hosted on infrastructure commonly used for malicious campaigns. A VirusTotal scan revealed that five of ninety‑one security vendors flagged the domain, providing early technical indicators that malicious payloads or phishing pages may be present.

HTTP probing returned a 200 OK status, confirming that the web server is responding and reachable by clients. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service, reinforcing the view that security operators have observed abusive activity linked to this host. No additional data such as SSL certificate details, page title, or content signatures are available, leaving the exact phishing vector and targeted brand unspecified.

Defenders should add perkbench.com to network‑level deny lists, enforce DNS filtering, and monitor for outbound connections to the associated name servers. Continuous re‑scanning on VirusTotal and other sandbox services is advised to capture any evolving payloads. Given the active status, high risk rating, and existing blocklist entries, immediate mitigation is recommended to prevent credential harvesting attempts against end users.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       572e50eb54c6070e747b089a83f3ce35
TLS cert SHA-256:      900fb71235191e0ada9e9f4054e9fa799640f8125c69ba97bd14f6724fea4504

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