# PhishDestroy threat dossier — rusthollow.design
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:32:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/rusthollow.design/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.178.208.158 (RU, Rostov-na-Donu)
ASN:             ASAS57724 DDOS-GUARD DDOS-GUARD LTD, RU
Hosting org:     AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     ns1.ddos-guard.net, ns2.ddos-guard.net
Registered:      2025-11-10
Page title:      RustHollow | Community for RUST Skin Designers
HTTP response:   403

## 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: 2025-11-10 (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:    2025-11-10 06:21:24 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 00:51:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019a6c6c-e226-700b-94f8-554e0f12b97d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/rusthollow.design
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.rusthollow.design
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=rusthollow.design
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/rusthollow.design
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/rusthollow.design/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:36:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies rusthollow.design as a high-risk phishing domain targeting users under the guise of a RUST skin design community. This classification is based on its generic phishing threat type.

The domain was created recently on November 10, 2025, and resolved to IP 185.178.208.158. It appeared on one security blocklist and was flagged by 13 out of 95 VirusTotal scanners. Additionally, it features in an AlienVault OTX threat pulse, supporting its malicious intent.

Currently, rusthollow.design is offline, reducing immediate exposure. Users and organizations should continue to block and monitor any related activity. Avoid interacting with any content linked to this domain to prevent potential credential theft or fraud.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       18c97da5a6f09ec634f9387e6b842146

## 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/rusthollow.design/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=rusthollow.design
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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