# PhishDestroy threat dossier — protocols.limited
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 21:45:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/protocols.limited/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: coinbase (and: ethereum, metamask, opensea, rainbow, trust wallet)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Seclookup, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.80.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Atak Domain Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş.
Registered:      2025-08-19
Expires:         2026-08-19
Page title:      OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-08-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-07 09:58:20 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/0198c7f8-17d5-74cd-9327-79811e2b2fc5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/protocols.limited
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.protocols.limited
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=protocols.limited
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/protocols.limited
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/protocols.limited/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:35:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies protocols.limited as an active phishing domain posing a medium-level risk to users, particularly targeting NFT marketplace participants. This domain attempts to mislead victims with references to OpenSea, a prominent NFT platform, to harvest sensitive credentials or information.

Supporting evidence includes its creation date on February 21, 2026, and resolution to IP 104.21.80.1. protocols.limited appears on three distinct security blocklists, and six out of ninety-five VirusTotal vendors flag this domain as malicious. These signals confirm its reputation as a fraudulent site used for generic phishing attacks.

Users are advised to exercise caution, avoid entering personal data on this domain, and monitor for suspicious communications referencing it. protocols.limited remains active and flagged, making awareness and prompt reporting essential to prevent potential compromise.

## 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/protocols.limited/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=protocols.limited
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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