# PhishDestroy threat dossier — putty.org.ru ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 00:35:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/putty.org.ru/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: AlphaSOC, Lionic Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.155.173 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: RU-CENTER Nameservers: lara.ns.cloudflare.com, sterling.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2009-07-05 Expires: 2026-07-05 Page title: PuTTY: Telnet/SSH Клиент ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5da72c8ed0d281c1bac3ef561cde10caecb60c0259866db68d8a230bd0b0f347 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2009-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-10-16 20:22:27 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 09:46:12 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-16 12:04:47 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0199eeaf-c2a4-73d3-96bd-a18a59470577/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/putty.org.ru crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.putty.org.ru Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=putty.org.ru AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/putty.org.ru URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/putty.org.ru/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:25:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies putty.org.ru as a generic phishing domain impersonating the popular PuTTY Telnet/SSH client. Classified as a low-risk threat, this domain attempts to deceive users by mimicking legitimate software branding to harvest sensitive information. Technical analysis shows putty.org.ru was created on July 5, 2009, and is registered through RU-CENTER. It resolved to IP address 172.67.155.173 and appeared on two security blocklists. VirusTotal scan results revealed 2 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, while Gridinsoft assigned it a trust score of 39 out of 100. The domain's page title was in Russian, indicating a targeted regional audience. Currently, putty.org.ru is offline, reducing immediate risk to users. The domain's removal from active service reflects ongoing efforts to mitigate phishing threats. Users are advised to remain cautious of similar domain names and verify authenticity before interacting with sites claiming to offer PuTTY or related services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 65893e2caaf4cb675cf5dad3ccdda81d TLS cert SHA-256: 5da72c8ed0d281c1bac3ef561cde10caecb60c0259866db68d8a230bd0b0f347 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/putty.org.ru/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=putty.org.ru Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io