# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rus979.it
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 13:56:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rus979.it/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Trustwave
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.193.154 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       1 Api GmbH
Nameservers:     bonnie.ns.cloudflare.com, julio.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-01-12
Expires:         2026-01-12
Page title:      Welcome aboard
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-01-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-10 01:39:27 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 14:45:57 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/019891a1-9265-72cc-b560-2b04a0fd4d77/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rus979.it
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rus979.it
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rus979.it
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rus979.it
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rus979.it/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:26:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified rus979.it as a generic phishing domain, exhibiting suspicious characteristics but posing a low risk. The domain displays a page titled "Welcome aboard," which may be used to lure unsuspecting visitors. Although the exact impersonation target is unclear, its classification under generic phishing suggests attempts to deceive users into divulging sensitive information.

Technical analysis reveals that rus979.it resolves to the IP address 172.67.193.154 and was registered on January 12, 2025, through 1 Api GmbH. The domain appears on three security blocklists and has been flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating some level of detection but not widespread consensus. These indicators, combined with the domain’s recent creation, point to a potentially short-lived phishing campaign leveraging basic social engineering tactics.

Currently, rus979.it is offline, reflecting a swift takedown or voluntary suspension. PhishDestroy recommends continued monitoring of related infrastructure and associated domains registered through the same provider to preempt future threats. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar low-profile phishing attempts that may arise with minimal technical complexity but could still compromise credentials or personal data.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       301bd9f16f94feedfae7a946a14bac38cb73c43efe6117bc5586835af03d7d6f

## 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/rus979.it/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rus979.it
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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