# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phantom-backup.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 05:52:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phantom-backup.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:      23/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, DNS8, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, MalwareURL, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  16 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.86.113.197 (US, Dallas)
ASN:             ASAS14956 ROUTERHOSTING, US
Hosting org:     AS14956 RouterHosting LLC
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     cheryl.ns.cloudflare.com, logan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-08-05
Page title:      phantom-backup.com — Domain welcome page for

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2025-08-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-04 15:13:09 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 05:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-01 03:32:25 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/019ae9ec-1d66-713e-b3fa-cdbf966632d9/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/phantom-backup.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.phantom-backup.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=phantom-backup.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/phantom-backup.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/phantom-backup.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:11:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies phantom-backup.com as a high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Phantom users. It mimics Phantom to deceive victims, posing significant phishing threats.

The domain was created in August 2025 and was registered via Sav.com, LLC. It appeared on six security blocklists and featured in 16 AlienVault OTX threat pulses. The domain resolved to IP 172.86.113.197 and was flagged by 23 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors before being taken offline.

Users should remain vigilant, avoid visiting or interacting with this domain, and report any received suspicious URLs. Regularly verify official sources for backups and communications to prevent compromise.

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