# PhishDestroy threat dossier — theamazon.vip
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 12:58:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/theamazon.vip/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: ecommerce
Targeted brand: Amazon

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  14 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      47.253.99.169 (US, Virginia Beach)
ASN:             ASAS45102 ALIBABA-CN-NET Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd., CN
Hosting org:     AS45102 Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns30.domaincontrol.com", "ns29.domaincontrol.com"]
Registered:      2025-09-21

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-09-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-19 13:09:00 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-15 03:42:12 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/019a20d7-d830-71a8-8204-1f4bf9d342e5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/theamazon.vip
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.theamazon.vip
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=theamazon.vip
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/theamazon.vip
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/theamazon.vip/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 14:58:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies theamazon.vip as a high-risk phishing domain that poses a significant threat to users. This fraudulent site was created recently and used to impersonate trusted brands, aiming to steal sensitive personal information such as login credentials and financial details.

The phishing scheme typically involves tricking visitors into believing they are interacting with a legitimate service. Attackers use deceptive emails or messages directing users to theamazon.vip, where fake login portals or forms capture private data. This domain has been flagged multiple times by cybersecurity vendors and appears on security blocklists, confirming its malicious intent.

If someone has visited theamazon.vip, they should immediately avoid entering any personal information and run a comprehensive security scan on their devices. It is also advisable to change passwords linked to any potentially compromised accounts and monitor financial statements closely. Staying informed and cautious helps prevent falling victim to phishing scams like those involving theamazon.vip.

## 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/theamazon.vip/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=theamazon.vip
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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