# PhishDestroy threat dossier — platforms.markusscholz.info
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 13:34:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/platforms.markusscholz.info/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Abusix, ADMINUSLabs, Cluster25, CRDF, Fortinet, PREBYTES, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3
Registrar:       NameSilo, LLC

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!!
NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about
received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com)
for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our
X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence.
Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket —
NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received.
Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter
  https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed

Nameservers:     ["seth.ns.cloudflare.com", "priscilla.ns.cloudflare.com"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2d25ffdbed61054128c9c7f59bd0b3759d89b72ba43efe7f048eb688652f455f
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - markusscholz.info

## 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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First detected:    2026-06-09 14:26:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-09 14:25:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 12:20:42 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-16 18:25:55 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 12:29:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a high risk due to generic phishing activity. It is designed to trick users into divulging sensitive information such as login credentials or personal data. The threat is currently active, making it a pressing concern for internet users.

The domain has been flagged by 7 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating malicious consensus. Additional technical indicators include the domain's registration details (registrar, creation date, and IP address) which are typical of phishing campaigns. It appears on multiple blocklists and has a low trust score, confirming its malicious nature.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain entirely. Do not click any links or enter any information. If credentials were entered, change them immediately and enable multi-factor authentication. Report the domain to relevant authorities and educate users on recognizing phishing attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c105da23200667081f91b7c476f1bde9
TLS cert SHA-256:      2d25ffdbed61054128c9c7f59bd0b3759d89b72ba43efe7f048eb688652f455f

## 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/platforms.markusscholz.info/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=platforms.markusscholz.info
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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