# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polymarket.initialize.markets ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 17:49:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.initialize.markets/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Polymarket ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, SOCRadar URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.54.126.144 (US, Phoenix) ASN: ASAS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Hosting org: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Nameservers: ["dns2.namecheaphosting.com", "dns1.namecheaphosting.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-02-02 Page title: Connect Wallet - Polymarket ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 Expires: 2027-02-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7036a26a2651b754aefb2cf05fa22a673f841b01ce28aa3278bf6ff1f2424509 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.polymarket.initialize.markets ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-02 15:35:00 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:18:37 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-04-11 12:01:28 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c1e57-8651-76b7-b14f-23a9aee8144d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/polymarket.initialize.markets crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polymarket.initialize.markets Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polymarket.initialize.markets AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polymarket.initialize.markets URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polymarket.initialize.markets/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:24:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies polymarket.initialize.markets as a low-risk brand impersonation phishing domain targeting Polymarket users. The primary threat involves fraudulent attempts to mimic Polymarket's wallet connection interface, potentially aiming to deceive users into revealing sensitive credentials or wallet access information. The domain polymarket.initialize.markets was registered on February 21, 2026, through NameCheap, Inc. It resolves to the IP address 198.54.126.144 and has appeared on two security blocklists. VirusTotal scans show that 2 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, while Gridinsoft assigns it a trust score of 0/100. The page title found, "Connect Wallet - Polymarket," clearly indicates an intent to impersonate the legitimate Polymarket platform. However, the domain is currently offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid interacting with polymarket.initialize.markets and should always verify URLs before connecting cryptocurrency wallets. Employing trusted security tools and staying informed about phishing tactics can prevent potential losses. Since the domain is offline, it poses no active threat at this time, but vigilance remains crucial to avoid similar scams in the future. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 5e762537f2857bd7947740412315f6599fcf8907ed76fa182804d2f61c01afcd TLS cert SHA-256: 7036a26a2651b754aefb2cf05fa22a673f841b01ce28aa3278bf6ff1f2424509 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.initialize.markets/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=polymarket.initialize.markets Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io