# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tetherhelp.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-25 00:11:59 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tetherhelp.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      189.74.121.146 (DE, Buch)
ASN:             AS57043 HOSTKEY B.V.
Hosting org:     Sprinthost LLP
Registrar:       Internet Domain Service BS Corp
Nameservers:     ["georgy.ns.retry.name", "jenny.ns.retry.name"]
Page title:      Index of /
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d30f644c820fdc3b9dbf8ef1eb4be7036322645823c30d112ce939c8d48464c9

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-25 00:20:27 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-20 00:23:47 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 01:33:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

tetherhelp.com Fake Support Alert

Analysis indicates that tetherhelp.com has been identified as a phishing domain, currently taken offline. It appears on three security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, highlighting its malicious reputation. The domain is associated with the IP address 189.74.121.146, which is located in Germany and registered with Sprinthost LLP. The domain's nameservers are georgy.ns.retry.name and jenny.ns.retry.name, and it is registered through Internet Domain Service BS Corp. The MX records indicate a mail server at mail.tetherhelp.com with a priority of 10. The domain's SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt. The HTTP status returned is 200, indicating the page is accessible, but it is currently offline. The page title simply states 'Index of /', suggesting a lack of substantive content. Security vendors have flagged this domain, with 5 out of 91 indicating potential threats. Defenders should monitor for any attempts to re-establish this domain or similar domains that may impersonate legitimate services. Immediate blocking and alerting users of potential phishing attempts associated with this domain are recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      d30f644c820fdc3b9dbf8ef1eb4be7036322645823c30d112ce939c8d48464c9

## 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 (operator 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/tetherhelp.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tetherhelp.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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