# PhishDestroy threat dossier — telegram-xz.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-24 21:52:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/telegram-xz.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       GKG.Net, Inc.
Nameservers:     brett.ns.cloudflare.com, coco.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-05-16
Expires:         2027-05-16
Page title:      Telegram官网 - Telegram下载_电报中文版

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-08-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ac3346561000e6785901d09a5c17220c696cb6ed5453e5e4b0a8983e8cb3a55d

## 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: 2025-05-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-30 00:14:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-29 21:17:22 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 20:20:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:31 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/019e7596-5d12-77bb-b55d-86ae2a96829a/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/e55ce98e-a9e3-462e-ac8c-38841da9d968
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/telegram-xz.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.telegram-xz.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=telegram-xz.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/telegram-xz.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/telegram-xz.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:46:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies telegram-xz.com as a domain that impersonates Telegram, engaging in generic_phishing tactics, potentially utilizing a drainer kit to steal sensitive information. 
   
The domain has a VirusTotal score of 15/95, indicating a significant threat, and is registered through GKG.Net, Inc., resolving to the IP address 188.114.97.3, with a creation date of May 16, 2025, and is listed on 1 security blocklist, while Google Trust Services / WE1 provided the SSL certificate.

The domain telegram-xz.com is currently offline, but the risk level remains elevated, as users may still be redirected to similar malicious sites, and with the domain's history of impersonating Telegram, it is crucial for users to exercise caution when encountering similar domains, and to always verify the authenticity of websites before providing sensitive information.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260529-AEF8A7
Favicon MD5:       1265f3a4c1b7c6344fb75af63936bf6a
TLS cert SHA-256:      ac3346561000e6785901d09a5c17220c696cb6ed5453e5e4b0a8983e8cb3a55d

## 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/telegram-xz.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=telegram-xz.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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