# PhishDestroy threat dossier — qrlynx.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 02:54:51 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/qrlynx.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 74/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: ["elsa.ns.cloudflare.com", "jim.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-27 Page title: QRLynx — Free QR Code Generator | Dynamic QR Codes HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0d5ea79aced4d2073d2ea874849f94588119e05d6a3ace08f9204fc4c85c9244 ## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-27 13:22:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-27 10:23:30 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-02 04:59:18 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dce73-d4d3-76c0-912d-16658d760a51/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ed275f71-60cd-4d7d-8a19-eed7f6a6e49d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/qrlynx.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.qrlynx.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=qrlynx.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/qrlynx.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/qrlynx.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-27 13:23:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies qrlynx.com as a generic phishing domain currently under investigation and active as of the latest update. The domain is not tied to any specific brand impersonation at this time, but exhibits behavior consistent with credential harvesting and malicious QR code redirection. qrlynx.com was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors during the initial scan, indicating that signature-based detection has not yet widely recognized the threat. The domain was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com on October 20, 2024, and is hosted on IP address 188.114.97.3. While the domain holds a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services—potentially enhancing its credibility among unsuspecting users—there are no observed entries in major threat intelligence blocklists at this time. This domain represents an emerging threat, particularly given the increasing use of QR codes in phishing campaigns to bypass traditional email security controls. Given its recent registration and low detection rate, qrlynx.com poses a moderate risk to users who may scan unknown QR codes without verification. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this domain. Security teams should block access to qrlynx.com at the network level and monitor for any connection attempts in logs. End users should treat unsolicited QR codes with caution and verify their destination using offline methods before scanning. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260427-D00480 Favicon MD5: cccf654f5c20a9c9e1520bfe3c3e4d55 TLS cert SHA-256: 0d5ea79aced4d2073d2ea874849f94588119e05d6a3ace08f9204fc4c85c9244 ## 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/qrlynx.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=qrlynx.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