# PhishDestroy threat dossier — register-dogwifhat.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 04:26:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/register-dogwifhat.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
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:     ["penny.ns.cloudflare.com", "scott.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-01

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-07-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f94359f2b370979146ed5bfc9e87978d2def26ad7e96e16b48f5aa3ce8f82dc8

## 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: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-01 17:30:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 04:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-01 23:11:45 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:05:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies register-dogwifhat.com as a domain that poses a specific threat of credential theft to its visitors, which is a significant concern given the potential for sensitive information to be compromised. 
   
This domain was flagged due to various indicators, including being found in 1 threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX, having an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt / E7, and being flagged by 3/95 security vendors on VirusTotal, which clearly indicates a malicious intent, considering it was created on May 01, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and appears on 3 security blocklists.

If users have visited register-dogwifhat.com, they should immediately take steps to secure their accounts and monitor their online activity for any signs of unauthorized access, as the domain's ability to resolve to IP 188.114.96.3, although now offline, indicates it was once active and capable of interacting with visitors, thus the need for vigilance and prompt action to protect against potential credential theft.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       47cd79fa2df1f5ec0cefec2baa548577
TLS cert SHA-256:      f94359f2b370979146ed5bfc9e87978d2def26ad7e96e16b48f5aa3ce8f82dc8

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