# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polymarket.validations.center
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 21:25:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polymarket.validations.center/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
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 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.0.235.151 (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
Page title:      Connect Wallet - Polymarket

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2027-01-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e76ecf6ceebd4f0bb17d93800b0867b532f098acb75e68d3c149089beaad9fa4
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.polymarket.validations.center

## 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: 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: 2026-01-31 17:13:36 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:24:38 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c1465-120b-739c-af1e-496e6df6a069/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polymarket.validations.center
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polymarket.validations.center
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polymarket.validations.center
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polymarket.validations.center
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polymarket.validations.center/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:13:45 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.validations.center as a medium-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Polymarket users. The site attempted to lure victims with a fake "Connect Wallet" page, risking credential theft and asset compromise.

The domain, registered via NameCheap on February 21, 2026, resolved to IP 162.0.235.151 and appeared on two security blocklists. VirusTotal flagged it by 3 out of 95 vendors, with a Gridinsoft trust score of zero. The domain is currently offline.

Users should avoid engaging with polymarket.validations.center or entering sensitive information. Always verify URLs before connecting wallets and rely on official platforms to safeguard your digital assets.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       5e762537f2857bd7947740412315f6599fcf8907ed76fa182804d2f61c01afcd
TLS cert SHA-256:      e76ecf6ceebd4f0bb17d93800b0867b532f098acb75e68d3c149089beaad9fa4

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