# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pudgy-app.us
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 08:37:04 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pudgy-app.us/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        -1 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-04-25

## 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: 2026-04-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-25 06:00:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 08:20:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-28 15:44:17 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:30:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

pudgy-app.us - Early Detection of Phishing Domain

The domain pudgy-app.us has been identified as a phishing site, yet it remains undetected by VirusTotal's 91 engines. This highlights the domain's freshness and early capture by PhishDestroy's proactive monitoring system. The domain, created on April 25, 2026, has already been taken down, but its presence on public blocklists such as MetaMask and SEAL indicates its malicious intent.

Despite being offline, pudgy-app.us managed to make its way onto three significant public blocklists. This suggests a focused effort to exploit users before antivirus vendors could update their databases. PhishDestroy's upstream detection capabilities allow it to identify such threats during the critical 24-72 hour window following domain registration, providing an essential layer of protection.

The absence of VirusTotal detections should not be interpreted as a sign of safety. Instead, it underscores the importance of early detection and the role of specialized threat intelligence platforms in identifying potential threats before they can cause harm. The swift action to take down pudgy-app.us demonstrates the effectiveness of collaborative efforts in cybersecurity.

## 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 (operator 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/pudgy-app.us/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pudgy-app.us
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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