# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pinethelps.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 15:40:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pinethelps.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: social_media
Targeted brand: facebook (and: instagram, revolut, twitter, youtube)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.65 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Registered:      2025-07-05
Expires:         2026-07-05
Page title:      Pi Network – Pi Blockchain, Community & Developer Platform | Pi Network

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
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: 2025-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:41:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 00:27:03 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/0197ff27-fe6d-7069-9286-4b8b6f308570/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pinethelps.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pinethelps.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pinethelps.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pinethelps.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pinethelps.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:23:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pinethelps.com as an active phishing site targeting users interested in Pi Network services. This site aims to trick visitors by presenting itself as the official Pi Network platform, putting users at risk of losing personal data or account credentials.

The phishing attack works by mimicking the legitimate Pi Network's branding and page title to gain trust. Users are lured into submitting sensitive information, which attackers then capture for fraudulent use. Though only a few security vendors flag the domain and it appears on one blocklist, the domain remains active and resolves to IP 216.198.79.65, indicating ongoing malicious activity.

If you have visited pinethelps.com, promptly avoid entering any personal details. Change passwords associated with your Pi Network accounts and monitor for suspicious activity. Use trusted sources to access Pi Network services and consider reporting the domain to your security provider to enhance community protection.

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