# PhishDestroy threat dossier — receivepets.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 11:30:16 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/receivepets.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2600:1901:0:7b8a:: (US, North Charleston)
ASN:             ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS396982 Google LLC
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2022-09-23
Expires:         2026-09-23
Page title:      Free Adopt Me Pets List (Legendary Picks) | Updated 2026
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 16d077989be3b97d8a53898977b7e63c1588f174b5470f15c0232a681dd814f9

## 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: 2022-09-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-22 07:40:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-22 05:41:36 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 12:40:27 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-22 12:17:27 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/019eedd7-6182-711a-ace6-d3b361bd3075/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/8109179f-cd05-4bb1-b3de-5895e9bfed33
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/receivepets.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.receivepets.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=receivepets.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/receivepets.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/receivepets.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 22:59:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Receivepets.com, a phishing domain mimicking legitimate pet adoption websites, is currently offline but has been flagged by 3 out of 95 vendors on VirusTotal. This site was designed to deceive users into believing they could adopt pets, specifically targeting fans of the popular game 'Adopt Me'. The domain was registered through NAMECHEAP INC and hosted on an IP associated with Google LLC in the United States.

The site featured a page title 'Free Adopt Me Pets List (Legendary Picks) | Updated 2026', indicating an attempt to lure users with promises of free virtual pets. Despite its takedown, receivepets.com was first detected by PhishDestroy in June 2026, highlighting its relatively recent activity before being dismantled. The platform risk score for this domain was moderate at 56 out of 100, with an abuse score of 3 out of 100, suggesting limited but notable malicious activity.

The domain's SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites due to its free and automated nature. The presence of the domain on a public blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy's, underscores its malicious intent. While the site is no longer active, its brief existence serves as a reminder of the constant evolution of phishing tactics, especially those exploiting popular online games and communities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260622-CA0643
Favicon MD5:       be87140d97fcba116a15ba8b15b8b46a
TLS cert SHA-256:      16d077989be3b97d8a53898977b7e63c1588f174b5470f15c0232a681dd814f9

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