# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rewards.kgen.network
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 03:09:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rewards.kgen.network/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Fake Airdrop
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 4/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ["earl.ns.cloudflare.com", "melody.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8b3232d1ce24f30e04dbd7c683963b2e63d579849bf4f941accc225a4a3f5d23
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - kgen.network

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 13:36:45 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-20 00:01:57 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988078-b96b-741e-8959-a11b81ac8a4d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rewards.kgen.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rewards.kgen.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rewards.kgen.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rewards.kgen.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rewards.kgen.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 17:05:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies rewards.kgen.network as a generic phishing domain used to deceive users by impersonating legitimate rewards platforms. The domain was registered recently and exhibited behavior consistent with credential harvesting and fraudulent schemes designed to lure unsuspecting victims. It falls under the generic phishing category due to the lack of targeted or specialized attack vectors.

Technical indicators reveal the domain was flagged by multiple security blocklists and detected by a minority of security vendors, indicating limited but credible reports of malicious activity. The domain registration details are sparse, attributed to a dead domain registration status, which often correlates with short-lived campaigns. Created on February 21, 2026, the domain’s infrastructure showed no signs of ongoing maintenance or updates, suggesting a transient threat operation.

Currently, the domain rewards.kgen.network is offline and no longer accessible, effectively neutralizing the active threat. The removal from the internet and inclusion in multiple blocklists help prevent further phishing attempts leveraging this domain. Users are advised to remain vigilant for similar patterns in related or successor domains that may attempt to reuse the alias or brand for phishing purposes.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      8b3232d1ce24f30e04dbd7c683963b2e63d579849bf4f941accc225a4a3f5d23

## 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/rewards.kgen.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rewards.kgen.network
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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