# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pythlink.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 19:04:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pythlink.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 34 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.112.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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 23:23:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:40:57 UTC (STALE — 34 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-19 11:28:46 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 34 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 34 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01991f8a-fa7f-753d-b2a1-f95d6e9f3a38/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/pythlink.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pythlink.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pythlink.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pythlink.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pythlink.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:59:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy classifies pythlink.com as a high-risk phishing domain actively engaged in malicious activity. The site poses a significant threat to users by attempting to harvest sensitive information through deceptive means.

Supporting this assessment, pythlink.com has been flagged by 11 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on three distinct security blocklists. The domain, created on February 21, 2026, resolves to IP address 104.21.112.1, indicating ongoing operation and potential for continued attacks.

Users and organizations are advised to block access to pythlink.com and monitor network traffic for related connections. Given its active status and widespread detection, vigilance is essential to prevent credential theft and other phishing-related compromises.

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