# PhishDestroy threat dossier — smithcoinc.biz
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Fetched:   2026-07-27 18:51:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/smithcoinc.biz/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation
Targeted brand: Google (and: wordpress)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.80.98 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     guss.ns.cloudflare.com, gwen.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2022-09-27
Expires:         2026-09-27
Page title:      SmithCo Equipment, LLC – Just another WordPress site
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d6b7eb0c6e3db1b500f9e18508c9d5d78578fdf0a9729d8fe229396b3cd3cdf4

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2022-09-27 (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:    2025-12-23 14:04:09 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-27 20:21:35 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b4b85-6c0b-70c0-8968-35aa682512df/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/smithcoinc.biz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.smithcoinc.biz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=smithcoinc.biz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/smithcoinc.biz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/smithcoinc.biz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:38:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

smithcoinc.biz Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

The domain smithcoinc.biz hosts a site titled "SmithCo Equipment, LLC – Just another WordPress site" and is classified as an impersonation scam specifically targeting the Gmail brand. This site poses a threat by attempting to deceive visitors into believing it is affiliated with or provides services related to Gmail, likely to harvest credentials or personal information through fraudulent login pages or offers.

Technical analysis from VirusTotal shows 17 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, with detections from ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, and CyRadar. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and was created on 2022-09-27. It resolves to IP address 104.21.80.98 located in the United States, hosted by AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. The site uses an SSL certificate from Google Trust Services (WE1) and is currently offline. Its nameservers are guss.ns.cloudflare.com and gwen.ns.cloudflare.com.

The domain is currently down or offline, reducing immediate threat activity. The GridinSoft trust score is 39 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is rated at 10, indicating a high risk level despite the site being inactive. The presence on two blocklists and the impersonation of a major brand like Gmail classify this as a significant threat for credential theft or phishing, though its offline status limits current exploitation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b71dc68a5bc2e474b47198f77c680fa9
TLS cert SHA-256:      d6b7eb0c6e3db1b500f9e18508c9d5d78578fdf0a9729d8fe229396b3cd3cdf4

## 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/smithcoinc.biz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=smithcoinc.biz
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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