Security engines reporting a detection: 4. Public blocklists reporting a match: 1. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
Stored registration data identifies NameSilo as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate registrar investigations; that broader material is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
On 2026-08-07 SOC analysts reviewed the newly observed domain ponz.family. The WHOIS record shows the domain was registered through NameSilo, LLC and its creation timestamp is 2026-07-16, indicating a recent launch. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 45.9.148.108; no additional A or CNAME records were observed. The domain is currently listed on two public blocklists, specifically PhishDestroy and ScamSniffer, and both services have flagged it as malicious. VirusTotal reports that the domain has been scanned by 91 antivirus and URL-reputation engines; none of the engines raised a detection at the time of analysis.
The absence of detections does not constitute a safety guarantee, as many scanners rely on signatures that may not yet cover this campaign. No TLS certificate data, HTTP response codes, or page-title information have been published, and automated crawlers have not returned a content fingerprint. Consequently, the specific brand or service being impersonated remains unknown, and the exact phishing vector cannot be confirmed. The limited evidence suggests the infrastructure is being used for a generic phishing operation, but the lack of payload samples leaves the precise tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) unverified.
Defenders should treat ponz.family as a high-confidence indicator of compromise. Immediate mitigation steps include adding the domain and its resolving IP 45.9.148.108 to network deny lists, updating DNS filtering policies to block resolution, and ensuring that email gateways enforce URL-reputation checks that incorporate the PhishDestroy and ScamSniffer feeds. Continuous monitoring for any new hostnames, changes in SSL configuration, or appearance of the domain in sandboxed traffic is advised. If future analysis yields page content or credential-stealing forms, the findings should be correlated with existing phishing kits to refine detection rules.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking suspected: scanner and visitor titles differ
Not yet scannedNo crawler-versus-browser difference has been recorded yet
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
DOM Analysisanalyzed Aug 7, 2026score 81/1003 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://ponz.family/
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
Nothing is sent automatically.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
45.9.148.108
Network ASN
AS49447
Organization
Nice IT Services Group Inc.
Observed location
Amsterdam, NL
Server header
nginx
Nameservers 3
ns1.dnsowl.com
ns2.dnsowl.com
ns3.dnsowl.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Valid from
2026-07-16 07:24:38
Valid until
2026-10-14 07:24:37
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Validity ends today in stored record
Collection time
2026-08-07 10:02:06 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint0318df74b5446944ab614029642fc5cfd0f88fbe0646720e28ae3596dc6be91fCertificate names · 1 SANs
www.ponz.family
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-13 10:07:01 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-13 10:07:01 UTClast content: 2026-10-13 10:07:01 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 1 identified
N
Nginx
Web serversReverse proxies
Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of ponz.family· checked Aug 7, 2026
63
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
2.56s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
3.53s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
960ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
4.45s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
ThreatLifecycleTelemetry
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
Domain Status Transition2026-09-11 22:17:55 UTC
Domain state transitioned from dead to alive.
Domain Status Transition2026-09-10 22:40:55 UTC
Domain state transitioned from alive to dead.
Threat First Observed2026-08-07 08:51:44 UTC
Domain ingestion complete. Initial state is marked as unknown pointing to IP 45.9.148.108.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
14 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
The domain remains reachable or access-restricted; future checks may update this observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
5 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedLast known active
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · ponz.family
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
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PhishDestroy Investigation
