# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ptsvirtuals.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 12:14:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ptsvirtuals.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: binance (and: bitget, coinbase, coinbase wallet, coingecko, ethereum)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.140.150 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     ["april.ns.cloudflare.com", "ken.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Virtuals Protocol | Society of AI Agents
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-05
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c2ce46077fcdcb157bf7640489ea8a462b2274148366197830db41435014f427

## 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:    2026-02-26 23:24:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 13:40:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-20 00:02:08 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/01989352-0003-72c4-bd25-1774e3f22392/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ptsvirtuals.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ptsvirtuals.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ptsvirtuals.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ptsvirtuals.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ptsvirtuals.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:44:14 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 ptsvirtuals.com as a phishing domain that poses a medium-level risk to users. Although currently offline, the domain was involved in deceptive activities designed to trick visitors into divulging sensitive information. Such phishing threats can lead to identity theft, financial loss, and unauthorized access to personal accounts.

This phishing campaign operated by presenting itself as the “Virtuals Protocol | Society of AI Agents,” likely attempting to lure users interested in AI technology or virtual protocols. The domain was registered through Tucows Domains Inc. and resolved to IP address 172.67.140.150. It appeared on multiple security blocklists and was flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, confirming suspicious behavior consistent with phishing. The attackers’ goal was likely to harvest credentials or personal data by impersonating a trustworthy entity.

If you have visited ptsvirtuals.com, it is important to take immediate precautions. Do not provide any personal or financial information on this site or any related platforms. Change passwords for any accounts that may have been exposed and monitor your financial statements for unusual activity. Report any suspicious emails or messages related to this domain. Using reputable security software and staying informed about phishing tactics can help protect against similar threats in the future.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      c2ce46077fcdcb157bf7640489ea8a462b2274148366197830db41435014f427

## 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/ptsvirtuals.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ptsvirtuals.com
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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