# PhishDestroy threat dossier — puffler.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 02:17:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/puffler.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: puffer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 5 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      178.16.54.185 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS214943 RAILNET Railnet LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS202412 Omegatech LTD
Registrar:       GNAME.COM PTE. LTD.
Registered:      2025-12-28
Expires:         2026-12-28
Page title:      Portfolio | Puffer Finance

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R12
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: 2025-12-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:00 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-15 03:41:59 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/019bab87-0f43-74fc-9ab7-00995e696d77/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/puffler.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.puffler.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=puffler.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/puffler.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/puffler.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:36:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies puffler.finance as an active phishing domain presenting a high-risk threat to users. Classified under generic phishing, this domain is designed to deceive visitors into divulging sensitive information.

Supporting evidence includes the domain’s recent creation on February 21, 2026, and its resolution to IP address 178.16.54.185. It appears on five separate security blocklists and is flagged by 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. The page title 'Main Page' offers no legitimacy, further indicating malicious intent.

Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with puffler.finance. PhishDestroy recommends verifying website URLs carefully and reporting suspicious domains. Despite ongoing monitoring, puffler.finance remains active, posing an immediate threat. Use comprehensive security tools and remain vigilant against phishing attempts.

## 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/puffler.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=puffler.finance
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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