# PhishDestroy threat dossier — qrcode-free.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 13:50:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/qrcode-free.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 19 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Ethereum (and: ton, tron) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ESET AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 176.97.124.200 (UA, Kyiv) ASN: ASAS6698 virtualsystems Virtual Systems LLC, UA Hosting org: AS6698 Virtual Systems LLC Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ns1.zomro.net, ns2.zomro.ru Registered: 2023-08-18 Expires: 2025-08-18 Page title: QR code generator ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com, Inc. / Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2 Expires: 2026-05-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b5e9baa215c7327a7656a33c987cbf6c8e2462a81bb4f764bf90809b0d4586e1 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2023-08-18 (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: 2025-08-09 13:13:07 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 05:59:51 UTC (STALE — 19 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-24 03:00:27 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 19 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 19 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01988f9b-5fec-76e1-888b-f900a1571f9c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/qrcode-free.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.qrcode-free.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=qrcode-free.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/qrcode-free.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/qrcode-free.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:59:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies qrcode-free.com as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Ethereum brand. Classified under brand impersonation, it masquerades as a QR code generator service, potentially misleading users into trusting its content due to the Ethereum association. The domain was registered recently on August 18, 2023, and aimed to exploit Ethereum's reputation. Technical indicators include its resolution to IP 176.97.124.200 and registration via NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. Despite appearing on three security blocklists and being mentioned once on AlienVault OTX, only one out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagged it, suggesting limited detection. Gridinsoft assigned it a trust score of 0/100, indicating very low reliability. Currently, qrcode-free.com is offline, mitigating immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy advises caution when encountering similar QR code generator domains, especially those linked to cryptocurrency brands. Continued monitoring of domains impersonating Ethereum is recommended to prevent potential phishing exposure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: c9a300e8a8e66532438b4cf541aa850ca18337c0fcfc6674d23ce27823b2b802 TLS cert SHA-256: b5e9baa215c7327a7656a33c987cbf6c8e2462a81bb4f764bf90809b0d4586e1 ## 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/qrcode-free.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=qrcode-free.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io