# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tethergoldbar.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 14:59:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tethergoldbar.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 160.153.180.21 (US, Phoenix) ASN: ASAS398101 GO-DADDY-COM-LLC - GoDaddy.com, LLC, US Hosting org: AS398101 GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ns63.domaincontrol.com, ns64.domaincontrol.com Registered: 2026-06-20 Expires: 2027-06-20 Page title: Tether Gold Bar | Premium Digital Gold Investment Platform ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 64530671b9c8aa0f8008e06b493d47098f17f41605965cb968194977da106c4d ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-25 02:28:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-25 00:33:22 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-26 00:02:31 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019efc2c-614e-766c-95bd-243e4dd0a72b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/01801e54-30d1-435e-8f11-01840ce1a882 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/tethergoldbar.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tethergoldbar.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tethergoldbar.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tethergoldbar.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tethergoldbar.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 13:37:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, tethergoldbar.com, is flagged as a generic phishing site targeting cryptocurrency users through fraudulent asset impersonation. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate crypto investment or token distribution platforms, likely aiming to harvest wallet credentials or distribute malicious smart contracts. No specific drainer kit signatures have been identified at this stage, but the domain’s structure and naming convention suggest an intent to deceive users into believing it represents a tethered gold-backed digital asset. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to IP address 160.153.180.21 and was registered on June 20, 2026, through GoDaddy.com, LLC. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 engines, indicating minimal initial detection despite its presence on one security blocklist. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (YR2), a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status is not explicitly provided, but the single blocklist entry suggests emerging awareness of its threat potential. The domain is currently offline, which may indicate a takedown action or a temporary suspension by the registrar. However, the risk of re-emergence remains, particularly given the future creation date (2026), which may imply an attempt to evade time-based detection heuristics. Users and security teams are advised to monitor for renewed activity, particularly under similar naming schemes or IP ranges. Proactive blocking of the domain and its associated IP is recommended for organizations handling cryptocurrency transactions or digital asset management. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260625-77C8E6 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 64530671b9c8aa0f8008e06b493d47098f17f41605965cb968194977da106c4d ## 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/tethergoldbar.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tethergoldbar.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,494 domains (13,312 alive under monitoring, 159,499 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io