# PhishDestroy threat dossier — smithandsmith.co.za ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-27 23:03:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/smithandsmith.co.za/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 41.185.65.157 (ZA, Cape Town) Hosting org: AS36943 1 GRID (PTY) LTD Registrar: ZSD Nameservers: nimbus.zsd.co.za, ns1.zomerlust.com Registered: 2013-11-19 Expires: 2026-11-19 Page title: One moment, please... HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 26cd4039bb628c51cbff1ccffdf475f61ebc259866794ff2f0d3010d3bde8701 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.smithandsmith.co.za ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2013-11-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-27 14:35:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-27 14:20:51 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-28 00:57:04 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa391-7810-743c-ba98-e29538db6749/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/e424bc88-4452-4ac6-b9ac-ecfbbcc90456 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/smithandsmith.co.za crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.smithandsmith.co.za Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=smithandsmith.co.za AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/smithandsmith.co.za URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/smithandsmith.co.za/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 14:42:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] smithandsmith.co.za Generic Phishing Alert The domain smithandsmith.co.za was registered through the ZSD registrar on November 19, 2013 and remains active as of the report date, July 27, 2026. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 41.185.65.157, and the authoritative nameservers listed are nimbus.zsd.co.za and ns1.zomerlust.com. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is currently blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, indicating that it has been identified as part of a phishing campaign. VirusTotal has recorded scans from 91 independent vendors; none of the vendors flagged the domain at the time of analysis, though the absence of detections does not constitute a safety assurance. No additional intelligence such as SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, Safe Browsing verdicts, OTX references, or page title information is available in the current dataset. Consequently, the precise content hosted at the domain, the targeted brand, and the phishing kit employed remain unknown. Analysts should treat the domain as a potential credential‑harvesting infrastructure and monitor it for any changes in hosting, DNS configuration, or blocklist status. Defensive actions include adding the domain to internal block lists, ensuring that web filtering solutions reference the PhishDestroy block, and periodically re‑querying VirusTotal and other reputation services for updated detections. Continuous observation is recommended to detect any evolution of the campaign or emergence of new indicators of compromise. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260727-83A08E Favicon MD5: a18ef987c3ff83aa27135664bb3507d6 TLS cert SHA-256: 26cd4039bb628c51cbff1ccffdf475f61ebc259866794ff2f0d3010d3bde8701 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/smithandsmith.co.za/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=smithandsmith.co.za Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 207,592 domains (94,912 alive under monitoring, 111,649 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io