# PhishDestroy threat dossier — taufiqtv.com.ng
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 13:55:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/taufiqtv.com.ng/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 17 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation (near)
Targeted brand: near

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      192.3.190.186 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       HostAfrica
Nameservers:     dns1.webproserver.com, dns2.webproserver.com
Registered:      2025-05-20
Expires:         2026-05-20
Page title:      Taufiq TV

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-20
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cfb29c9eb662b9a8692ce91b35fdaeafe4d13f808dd6e293c0678a59de4b8b35

## 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: 2025-05-20 (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:    2025-08-08 03:56:13 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 09:45:46 UTC (STALE — 17 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-18 06:09:24 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 17 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 17 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988877-25b2-773f-a12a-8f950ddc2f10/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/taufiqtv.com.ng
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.taufiqtv.com.ng
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=taufiqtv.com.ng
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/taufiqtv.com.ng
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/taufiqtv.com.ng/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:02:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies taufiqtv.com.ng as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the brand Near. The domain’s page title mimics "Taufiq TV" but attempts to leverage Near’s identity for deceptive purposes.

The domain resolves to IP 192.3.190.186 and was registered via HostAfrica on May 20, 2025. It has a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, with only 1 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagging it. It also appears on one security blocklist.

Currently, taufiqtv.com.ng is taken offline, reducing immediate risks. Users and organizations should continue to monitor and avoid engagement with this domain in case of future activity or reactivation.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       dd229045b1b32b2f2407609235a23238
TLS cert SHA-256:      cfb29c9eb662b9a8692ce91b35fdaeafe4d13f808dd6e293c0678a59de4b8b35

## 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/taufiqtv.com.ng/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=taufiqtv.com.ng
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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