# PhishDestroy threat dossier — revenue.refudagh.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 02:09:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/revenue.refudagh.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, PrecisionSec, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   530

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:31:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 03:04:53 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:02:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:41:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies revenue.refudagh.cc as an active phishing domain specializing in fake tax refund scams. This domain was designed to impersonate government revenue agencies, tricking victims into submitting personal and financial details under the guise of unclaimed tax returns or refunds. As of the latest verification, the domain has been taken offline, but its infrastructure may resurface under a different name or hosting provider.  The domain revenue.refudagh.cc was flagged by 13 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a moderate to elevated risk level. Historical records show the domain was registered through a privacy-protected service, obscuring ownership details. It resolved to the IP address 185.143.223.45, a known bulletproof hosting provider frequently associated with malicious campaigns. DomainTools reports a creation date of March 12, 2024, with a low trust score of 12/100. Additionally, the domain appeared on three blocklists within 48 hours of activation, further confirming its malicious intent. OpenPhish and PhishTank both listed it as part of a broader campaign targeting taxpayers in North America and Europe.  Although revenue.refudagh.cc is currently offline, users who may have interacted with it should take immediate action. PhishDestroy recommends checking browser history for visits to the domain and scanning devices for malware using updated security software. If personal or financial information was entered, affected individuals should contact their bank or tax agency to report potential fraud. Organizations should block the domain and its associated IP across all security gateways. Taxpayers are advised to verify refund communications directly through official government portals, never via unsolicited links. Monitoring for similar domains using variations of 'revenue' or 'refund' is strongly encouraged, as threat actors frequently rotate domains to evade detection.

## 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/revenue.refudagh.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=revenue.refudagh.cc
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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