# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rustcontroller.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-26 12:59:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rustcontroller.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  5 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.178.208.170 (RU, Rostov-na-Donu)
ASN:             ASAS57724 DDOS-GUARD DDOS-GUARD LTD, RU
Hosting org:     AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Registered:      2026-01-14
Expires:         2027-01-14
Page title:      Creator Hub - Rust Creation Toolkit

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R13
Expires:    2026-04-13
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: 2026-01-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:24:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-26 12:21:25 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 02:23:48 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/019bd247-2d69-723d-9815-e7f9f02fc0e5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rustcontroller.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rustcontroller.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rustcontroller.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rustcontroller.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rustcontroller.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:27:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

rustcontroller.com Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

The domain rustcontroller.com presents as a "Creator Hub - Rust Creation Toolkit," a site likely targeting users of the video game Rust by offering a toolkit or hub. The threat posed is a high-risk scam, as indicated by the low trust scores (GridinSoft 1/100, ScamAdviser 0/100) and the Domain Risk Score of 83, suggesting the site is fraudulent and may be used for credential harvesting, malware distribution, or financial fraud.

Technical evidence confirms the malicious nature of the site. VirusTotal reports 20 out of 95 vendors flagged the domain, including ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, and Certego. It is listed on 1 blocklist. The domain is hosted on IP 185.178.208.170, located in Russia, under AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD. It was registered through Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNic.cc) on 2026-01-14 and uses an SSL certificate (R13).

The site is currently DOWN or OFFLINE. The risk level is high, supported by the 20/95 detection rate, low trust scores, and a DOM risk score of 83. Users should avoid any interaction with this domain.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 20/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## 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/rustcontroller.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rustcontroller.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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