# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thebavkupvault.online
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 05:30:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thebavkupvault.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Staking Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Google Safebrowsing, Lionic
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.28.236.18 (US, Dallas)
ASN:             ASAS395092 Shock Hosting LLC
Hosting org:     AS395092 Shock Hosting LLC
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.cyburgcloud.com, ns2.cyburgcloud.com
Registered:      2026-03-02
Page title:      Home | Backup Vault

## 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: 2026-03-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-02 19:38:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-03-02 16:57:43 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:49:27 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-04 01:01:18 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019caf69-c91b-7359-b107-03ca3cf408df/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/4156d625-6221-47da-8f16-ac12e64b9f00
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/thebavkupvault.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thebavkupvault.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thebavkupvault.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thebavkupvault.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thebavkupvault.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:43:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified thebavkupvault.online as a medium-risk generic phishing domain impersonating a backup service branded as "Backup Vault." This site sought to deceive users by mimicking a legitimate data backup platform to harvest sensitive information.

The domain was registered on March 2, 2026, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and resolved to IP address 64.28.236.18. It appeared on two security blocklists and was flagged by 3 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate suspicion. The phishing infrastructure leveraged the domain's convincing page title "Home | Backup Vault" to lure victims into submitting their credentials.

Currently, the domain is offline, effectively neutralizing its malicious activity. Users are advised to remain vigilant, avoid interacting with suspicious domains resembling trusted services, and report any phishing attempts. Continuous monitoring and blocking of such domains are crucial to maintaining cybersecurity hygiene.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260302-92098F

## 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/thebavkupvault.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thebavkupvault.online
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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