# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rewardzonenow.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-07 16:38:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rewardzonenow.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Lumu, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot, Yandex Safebrowsing
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.92.179 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     april.ns.cloudflare.com, mustafa.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-03-07
Expires:         2027-03-07
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2273c8a78ae972ceba9066bbbece788d7ad01a1e34dd84d6e2f02ed7284356ac

## 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: 2025-03-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-07 14:19:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-07 18:20:13 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-07 18:16:19 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/019f3c83-e624-767d-8ac6-8d4a02f774da/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rewardzonenow.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rewardzonenow.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rewardzonenow.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rewardzonenow.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rewardzonenow.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 14:26:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, rewardzonenow.com, is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing threat targeting users through fake rewards or loyalty program schemes. Analysis indicates no direct association with a specific brand, though the naming convention suggests an attempt to mimic legitimate reward portals or promotional platforms. No explicit drainer kit signatures have been identified, but the domain exhibits characteristics consistent with credential harvesting or financial fraud campaigns.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 104.21.92.179 and was registered on March 07, 2025, through NAMECHEAP INC. VirusTotal detection metrics show 16 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which, while legitimate, is frequently exploited by threat actors to lend credibility to phishing sites. As of the latest assessment, the domain remains unlisted on Google Safe Browsing (GSB) and has not been widely blocklisted, with only a subset of security providers recognizing the threat.  The domain remains active and operational, posing a continued risk to users who may be deceived by its fraudulent rewards offers. Immediate response actions include submitting the domain to additional threat intelligence feeds, notifying the registrar for potential suspension, and monitoring for shifts in hosting infrastructure or SSL certificate updates. Despite partial vendor detection, the low blocklist prevalence and lack of GSB listing increase the likelihood of successful phishing attempts. Users are advised to verify rewards portals through official channels, avoid clicking on unsolicited links, and employ browser-based phishing filters or endpoint protection with up-to-date threat signatures.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      2273c8a78ae972ceba9066bbbece788d7ad01a1e34dd84d6e2f02ed7284356ac

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rewardzonenow.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rewardzonenow.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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