# PhishDestroy threat dossier — shorten.tv
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 05:02:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/shorten.tv/

## 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:      0/93 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.134.91 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["yolanda.ns.cloudflare.com", "grant.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      The Ultimate Link Shortener for Smarter Links | Shorten.tv

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 26c76b42101951e4894e86654f86cfe72eab6b1e65e35a8d20de51de3929d4e7

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 20:24:57 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 06:15:37 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/019cec6d-23d0-7517-8bbd-48457d785712/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/shorten.tv
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.shorten.tv
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=shorten.tv
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/shorten.tv
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/shorten.tv/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:18:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies shorten.tv as a domain currently under investigation for generic phishing threats. The risk level remains uncertain, warranting caution for users encountering this domain. It is not yet classified as definitively malicious, but the potential for phishing activity suggests users should avoid interaction.

Supporting intelligence shows shorten.tv was created recently, on February 21, 2026, and registered through NameCheap, Inc. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.134.91 and has been referenced in two AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses. It also appears on one security blocklist, suggesting some suspicious activity has been detected by community or automated monitoring. However, VirusTotal scans show zero detections among 95 security vendors, indicating no confirmed malware or phishing payloads have been identified so far.

Currently, shorten.tv is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users should continue to avoid clicking on links from this domain until further investigation clarifies its safety status. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for updates and employing standard phishing prevention measures, such as verifying link legitimacy and using security tools, to mitigate potential exposure to fraudulent schemes associated with shorten.tv.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       dd500365091d492ffcec759148e81226
TLS cert SHA-256:      26c76b42101951e4894e86654f86cfe72eab6b1e65e35a8d20de51de3929d4e7

## 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/shorten.tv/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=shorten.tv
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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