# PhishDestroy threat dossier — phila.revenue-vm.cc
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Fetched:   2026-07-16 17:49:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/phila.revenue-vm.cc/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:30:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-16 16:20:47 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:01:35 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:54:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain phila.revenue-vm.cc is identified as a generic phishing site designed to mimic municipal revenue portals, likely targeting taxpayers or city service users. Analysis indicates this domain is currently offline but was actively used for fraudulent credential harvesting or financial data theft. No specific brand was impersonated, though the naming convention suggests an attempt to deceive users into believing it is an official Philadelphia revenue service platform.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was flagged by 13 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate to high confidence in its malicious classification. It appears on one security blocklist, and domain registration records show it was created on June 12, 2026, under an unidentified registrar. No associated IP address or hosting provider details were disclosed in available intelligence. The domain's creation date, combined with its rapid detection by security tools, aligns with typical phishing infrastructure deployment patterns.  As of the latest assessment, phila.revenue-vm.cc has been taken offline, though residual risk remains for users who may have interacted with it prior to deactivation. Organizations and individuals are advised to block this domain at the network perimeter and review logs for any prior connections. Users who entered credentials or financial information on this site should assume compromise and initiate password resets, enable multi-factor authentication, and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Security teams should treat this domain as a confirmed phishing indicator and correlate it with other threat intelligence sources for broader campaign analysis.

## 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/phila.revenue-vm.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=phila.revenue-vm.cc
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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