# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tether.agoyal.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-30 11:38:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tether.agoyal.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 64.29.17.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Vercel, Inc Registrar: CloudFlare, Inc. Nameservers: ["braelyn.ns.cloudflare.com", "johnathan.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-07 Page title: Tether HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b990cae4a76018896d34fb9cb17cd1cb13044f54882912bf6ae874bb915d4b0d ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-07 17:30:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-07 14:32:26 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-30 09:40:37 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d6856-b871-7530-8d43-d8e1055d8e4e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/122ff0f6-250a-44d2-af3e-39ea34e9e7bd Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tether.agoyal.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tether.agoyal.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tether.agoyal.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tether.agoyal.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tether.agoyal.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-07 17:33:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] tether.agoyal.dev is an active phishing domain engaged in credential theft targeting users, though no specific brand impersonation has been confirmed. The campaign appears to be generic phishing rather than a specialized crypto drainer or brand impersonation attack, with no identified drainer kit associated at this time. Technical indicators reveal tether.agoyal.dev currently has a VirusTotal detection ratio of 0 out of 95, indicating it has not yet been flagged by major antivirus engines. The domain resolves to the IP address 64.29.17.1 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which may lend it false credibility. The registrar details and domain creation date are not provided, but the domain remains active with no Google Safe Browsing (GSB) warnings or public blocklist entries reported. Despite the low detection rate, the domain is under investigation and classified as an active threat. The lack of detections increases the risk that unsuspecting users may fall victim to credential theft. Immediate caution is advised: users should avoid engaging with tether.agoyal.dev and security teams should monitor for updates. Blocking the IP and domain at network level and educating users on this threat will help mitigate potential compromise. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - WHOIS creation date: 2026-04-07 ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260407-6FE278 Favicon MD5: 69f58c7cf47a4945f624a99f03f452a1 TLS cert SHA-256: b990cae4a76018896d34fb9cb17cd1cb13044f54882912bf6ae874bb915d4b0d ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tether.agoyal.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tether.agoyal.dev 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io