# PhishDestroy threat dossier — staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-10 04:27:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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
Registered:      2018-03-02
Page title:      Valo.taxi - नकद और सवारी
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 0b76430e73808f724bb368f2d1513f09c092015d6054ce54865d337ace801036
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - api.intelligence.pearson367.com
  - staging.shms1.pearson367.com
  - test.bi-preprod.pearson367.com
  - test.bi-sandbox.pearson367.com
  - test.bi.pearson367.com

## 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: 2018-03-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-03 15:27:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-03 12:43:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 13:35:18 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:32:16 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/019dedcc-19a5-7732-b39e-1a7127448583/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/a96b2f27-bb36-4b4e-b0a0-8c96efbcf0cc
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 13:35:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com is a generic phishing/scam operation that is currently down or taken down. It was created in 2018 and has been flagged by security vendors for malicious activity.

Risk Indicators
- 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious.
- The domain has a critical threat score of 95/100.
- It is listed on 1 public blocklist.
- The domain was created on 2018-03-02, indicating it may have been used for malicious purposes over a long period.

Technical Details
- Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
- Hosting IP: 185.149.120.183
- VirusTotal: 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious (domain scan, not IP)
- Domain Created: 2018-03-02

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform.
- Add the domain to your blocklist to prevent any future access attempts.
- Monitor for related domains or subdomains that may be part of the same campaign.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260503-E40CD2
Favicon MD5:       3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb
TLS cert SHA-256:      0b76430e73808f724bb368f2d1513f09c092015d6054ce54865d337ace801036

## 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/staging.www.demo8.pearson367.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=staging.www.demo8.pearson367.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

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