# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pudgy.marketing
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 12:18:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pudgy.marketing/

## 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: ethereum (and: ledger, solana)
Wallet drainer: Angel Drainer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.215.68 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     mike.ns.cloudflare.com, naya.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-10-16 14:54:52 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 14:17:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/0199ed83-b5ff-76a5-843c-8ddf2ca2240f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pudgy.marketing
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pudgy.marketing
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pudgy.marketing
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pudgy.marketing
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pudgy.marketing/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:59:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies pudgy.marketing as a confirmed crypto drainer domain targeting cryptocurrency users, specifically those interested in Pudgy Penguins tokens. The site falsely promised users a claim to $PENGU tokens, a tactic commonly used to lure victims into compromising their wallets. This campaign represents a significant threat due to its direct targeting of crypto holders with malicious intent.

The domain was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. and resolved to the IP address 172.67.215.68. It employed the Angel Drainer kit, a known toolkit for draining cryptocurrency wallets. The domain appeared on four security blocklists and was flagged by 11 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. Its page title, "Claim Your $PENGU | Pudgy Penguins," was designed to deceive users into believing in a legitimate token distribution.

Currently, pudgy.marketing is offline and no longer resolving, mitigating immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends users remain vigilant about unsolicited token claims and verify domains before interacting with crypto-related offers. Users should also maintain updated security software and report suspicious domains to security providers to prevent future incidents.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       f6b6bb2765d371dda37b91e1eadf0b2829e7cc395624ea6b8474dcd07df62830

## 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/pudgy.marketing/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pudgy.marketing
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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