# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rewards-plus.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 09:40:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rewards-plus.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, SOCRadar URLQuery: 3 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.172.149.93 (FR, Paris) ASN: AS12876 Scaleway SAS Hosting org: ONLINE Registrar: OVH sas Nameservers: ["abby.ns.cloudflare.com", "beau.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-06-04 Expires: 2027-06-04 Page title: Rewards+ - Index HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 018435915d47a5138d53ee295090b83f0a7ff6ed3e0ccd1b314d91d5a253c259 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 17:28:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-09 15:41:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-14 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:11:32 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ead07-c197-73fd-8473-2df812d83851/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c91fc24c-7456-48f8-8d80-21c621ecd00d Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/rewards-plus.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rewards-plus.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rewards-plus.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rewards-plus.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rewards-plus.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 00:36:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, rewards-plus.dev, is identified as a credential theft site specifically targeting PayPal users. The site presents itself as a rewards or loyalty program, luring victims into entering their PayPal login credentials. Once submitted, these credentials are harvested by threat actors for unauthorized access to accounts, financial fraud, or resale on underground markets. The risk is heightened due to the site's use of PayPal branding and secure protocols like HSTS and HTTP/3, which may deceive users into believing the page is legitimate. Analysis indicates this domain was registered on June 04, 2026, through OVH sas, a registrar frequently exploited for malicious infrastructure. It resolves to the IP address 163.172.149.93 and is flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. Additionally, the domain appears on 3 security blocklists and has been included in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt, further masks its malicious intent by providing an appearance of security. The site's page title, 'Rewards+ - Index,' aligns with common phishing tactics designed to mimic legitimate reward programs. If you visited rewards-plus.dev or entered any credentials, immediately take the following steps: First, change your PayPal password and enable multi-factor authentication if not already active. Second, review your PayPal account for unauthorized transactions or changes to account settings. Third, monitor linked financial accounts, such as bank or credit card statements, for suspicious activity. Finally, consider reporting the incident to your local cybercrime authority or the platform being impersonated (PayPal) to assist in broader mitigation efforts. Users should also update their security software to ensure detection of related threats and avoid interacting with domains exhibiting similar characteristics, such as newly registered sites using popular brand names. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260609-00CF9E Favicon MD5: 2fe2802522a0be5e54729e623a95fae1 TLS cert SHA-256: 018435915d47a5138d53ee295090b83f0a7ff6ed3e0ccd1b314d91d5a253c259 ## 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 (operator 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/rewards-plus.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rewards-plus.dev 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,353 domains (50,026 alive under monitoring, 128,327 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io