# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polymarket.restricted.market
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 21:02:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.restricted.market/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (Polymarket)
Targeted brand: Polymarket

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.198.134 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Page title:      Polymarket - Private Markets
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b80aaf7e0f186634625c947a2674865f8a2649b6595a58b32dfc0e2eaad733b4
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - restricted.market

## 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:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-27 12:05:06 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:52:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-27 02:14:08 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/019a258e-6ee8-76b8-bd3f-d180cdb7b679/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polymarket.restricted.market
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polymarket.restricted.market
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polymarket.restricted.market
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polymarket.restricted.market
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polymarket.restricted.market/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:40:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified polymarket.restricted.market as a suspicious domain impersonating the legitimate Polymarket brand. Such deceptive sites pose a medium-level risk by attempting to trick users into believing they are interacting with the genuine Polymarket platform. Users should be aware that these fake sites can lead to data theft, financial loss, or unauthorized access to personal accounts.

This particular phishing domain operated by mimicking Polymarket’s branding and used the page title 'Polymarket - Private Markets' to appear authentic. Although currently offline, it was flagged by multiple security blocklists and detected by some security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain resolved to an IP address registered through Cloudflare, which is often used to mask malicious activity. By impersonating trusted brands, attackers aim to lure users into submitting sensitive information or credentials.

If you have visited polymarket.restricted.market, it is important to immediately cease any interaction and avoid sharing personal details. Users should run a thorough malware scan on their devices and consider changing passwords associated with Polymarket or related services. Monitoring financial statements and enabling multi-factor authentication wherever possible can further protect against potential compromise. Always verify domain names carefully before entering sensitive information to stay safe from such impersonation threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c69cf6650e5e4acabcd9fa2519e5c4df
TLS cert SHA-256:      b80aaf7e0f186634625c947a2674865f8a2649b6595a58b32dfc0e2eaad733b4

## 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/polymarket.restricted.market/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=polymarket.restricted.market
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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