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Security engines reporting a detection: 4. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
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photondao[.]ws

“photondao.ws”

Threat verdict Critical 88/100 evidence score
Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified
VirusTotal detections: 4/91 Stored blocklist matches: 2 Brand impersonation: MetaMask
OTX: 15 refs Jun 10, 2026 MetaMask

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL
Evidence score
88/100

On July 29, 2026, the domain photondao.ws was classified as a generic phishing threat with an elevated risk rating and remains active. VirusTotal analysis shows that four of ninety‑one security vendors have flagged the domain, indicating partial detection across the scanning ecosystem. The domain is listed on three independent security blocklists and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL blocklist providers, reinforcing its malicious reputation.

Network resolution points to the IPv4 address 91.195.240.123; no additional hosting details were disclosed. The presence of the domain on multiple blocklists and the partial vendor detections suggest a coordinated infrastructure that is already being leveraged for credential‑harvesting campaigns. However, the absence of publicly available page title, SSL certificate details, or HTTP response codes limits the current visibility into the exact phishing vector or targeted brand.

Consequently, the precise content and lure employed by the site cannot be confirmed at this time. Defensive teams should prioritize immediate sink‑hole or deny‑list actions for photondao.ws and its resolved IP address, incorporate the domain into existing phishing detection rules, and monitor for any ancillary indicators such as DNS changes or additional IP associations. Ongoing telemetry collection and periodic re‑scanning with VirusTotal or comparable services are recommended to capture potential changes in vendor detection rates and to assess whether the domain expands its operational footprint.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
4 det.
OTX references
TLS Certificate
DigiCert Inc
Observed status
Unverified
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed

Data Coverage

VirusTotal 4 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 15 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture not submitted URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS valid certificate, 64d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot not captured Redirect chain not probed

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
9/11

Blocklist coverage

10 monitored external feeds · stored snapshot Aug 13, 2026

8 monitored external feeds No match

Detection timeline

  1. VirusTotal

    3 → 4

  2. Domain status

    Reachable → Unreachable

  3. Domain status

    Unreachable → Reachable

Domain Intelligence

Domain
Server / ASN Parking/1.0 · AS47846 SEDO GmbH
IP Reputation IP abuse confidence 17/100 5 reports checked Jul 29, 2026
IP Address 91.195.240.123 DE
GeoDE Cologne, DE
NetworkAS47846 · SEDO
Elapsed Since First Report 49 days
What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Unverified.
What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsDNS, TLS names and timestamps
First DetectedJun 10, 2026
Submitted URLhttp://photondao.ws/
TLS fingerprint
TLS observationvalid from Jul 4, 2026scanned Jul 29, 2026
Favicon Hash
Page Title
photondao.ws
TLS Certificate
Valid transport encryption · Issued by DigiCert Inc · valid for 64 days
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VirusTotal Analysis

4 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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