# PhishDestroy threat dossier — staging.ht.phonhom.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 17:19:30 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/staging.ht.phonhom.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 97/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, G-Data, Kaspersky, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.149.120.183 (RU, Rostov-on-Don) ASN: AS57724 DDOS-GUARD LTD Hosting org: Ddos-guard LLC Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["ns1.dreamhost.com", "ns2.dreamhost.com", "ns3.dreamhost.com"] Page title: 404 Not Found HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-10-15 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ff891eac8704ee011417eb90a80ea6d938245588fe7308115906e6083037eab0 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - admin.exam.phonhom.com ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-28 13:53:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 18:40:58 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 13:54:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] staging.ht.phonhom.com Phishing Site Detected On July 28, 2026 the domain staging.ht.phonhom.com was observed to be actively used in a generic phishing campaign. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and is delegated to DreamHost name servers ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, and ns3.dreamhost.com. An HTTP request to the root URL returns a 301 redirect, indicating that the site forwards visitors to another location rather than serving content directly. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service, confirming that at least one dedicated anti‑phishing platform has identified it as malicious. VirusTotal analysis reports that eight of ninety‑one scanning engines have flagged the domain, providing independent corroboration of its hostile nature. No additional public intelligence such as a page title, SSL/TLS certificate details, Safe Browsing rating, OTX mentions, or explicit brand targeting is presently available, leaving the exact visual content and intended victim demographic undefined. Infrastructure analysis shows that the use of DreamHost’s DNS infrastructure is common for both legitimate and illicit sites; therefore the presence of the domain on DreamHost name servers does not mitigate the risk. The combination of a permanent redirect response, inclusion on a blocklist, and multiple vendor detections elevates the threat level to high, consistent with the reported risk rating. The lack of HTTPS support limits the ability to inspect encrypted traffic, and the continued active status despite blocklist placement suggests that the operators are maintaining the domain for ongoing malicious distribution. Defenders should immediately add staging.ht.phonhom.com to URL filtering and DNS sinkhole policies, ensure that network firewalls and secure web gateways reference up‑to‑date threat feeds that include the PhishDestroy block and VirusTotal detections, and monitor for any DNS queries to the associated DreamHost name servers. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: ff891eac8704ee011417eb90a80ea6d938245588fe7308115906e6083037eab0 ## 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/staging.ht.phonhom.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=staging.ht.phonhom.com 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: 212,243 domains (86,683 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io