# PhishDestroy threat dossier — secure-api.ch
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Fetched:   2026-07-04 12:52:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/secure-api.ch/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 66/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      159.60.135.201 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             AS35280 F5 Networks SARL
Hosting org:     Anycast Worldwide
Registered:      2026-05-06
Page title:      Cybersécurité : Protégez votre entreprise avec notre expertise

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e484f6a44928dbcfceb06c835aaffe08dee752bda1cfebc87095cd79460d49aa

## 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: 2026-05-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-06 15:30:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-04 12:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-09 15:06:37 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:29:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

secure-api.ch, a domain once masquerading as a cybersecurity service, has been flagged by 1 of 91 vendors on VirusTotal. Despite its current offline status, it has already been listed on three public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. The domain's page title, "Cybersécurité : Protégez votre entreprise avec notre expertise," suggests it aimed to deceive businesses by offering fake cybersecurity solutions.

The domain was hosted on IP address 159.60.135.201, located in the Netherlands and managed by Anycast Worldwide. The use of Let's Encrypt for SSL certification, a common choice for legitimate websites, adds a layer of deception, making the phishing site appear more credible to unsuspecting users. The domain's creation date is listed as 2026-05-06, indicating a potential clerical error or future registration attempt.

PhishDestroy's early detection and inclusion on blocklists demonstrate the proactive measures taken to combat such threats. The single VirusTotal detection highlights the domain's recent activity and the challenge of identifying new phishing sites before they propagate across antivirus databases. Phishing domains like secure-api.ch exploit the lag between domain registration and full AV detection, underscoring the importance of upstream threat intelligence solutions.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb
TLS cert SHA-256:      e484f6a44928dbcfceb06c835aaffe08dee752bda1cfebc87095cd79460d49aa

## 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/secure-api.ch/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=secure-api.ch
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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