# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thegmfinancial.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-16 06:32:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thegmfinancial.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.214.186.159 (US, Phoenix) ASN: AS31898 Oracle Corporation Hosting org: Oracle Corporation Registrar: Bluehost Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1.bluehost.com", "ns2.bluehost.com"] Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2026-10-24 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fdf21749801133511b909c617a52512cb8bf39e067e6bf328d282891738080a0 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - mail.thegmfinancial.com - www.thegmfinancial.com ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 08:52:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 17:45:21 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-16 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 12:36:12 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ecf32-8f2b-73c0-9e8d-166520d9c5e0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4860672e-10b1-499d-a030-9fb065e44ced Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/thegmfinancial.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thegmfinancial.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thegmfinancial.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thegmfinancial.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thegmfinancial.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:52:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain thegmfinancial.com is identified as a generic_phishing domain, specifically impersonating a financial brand. The current status of the domain is offline, indicating that it may no longer be actively used for malicious activities. However, the historical data and existing blocklist entries suggest that it has been involved in phishing operations targeting users for credential theft. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain was registered through Bluehost Inc. and resolves to the IP address 162.214.186.159. The domain was created on October 24, 2017, and has been flagged by 14 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a notable level of suspicion. Additionally, the domain appears in 1 threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX and has a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100, further underscoring its malicious nature. The domain is also listed on 1 security blocklist and is blocked by PhishDestroy. Given the current offline status of the domain, the immediate threat level is reduced. However, the domain's history and reputation suggest that it should remain on watchlists for potential reactivation. Organizations and individuals are advised to continue monitoring for any signs of the domain becoming active again. Security teams should ensure that all users are educated on the signs of phishing attacks and that robust email filters and web security solutions are in place to prevent access to similar domains. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 14/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-EC8088 TLS cert SHA-256: fdf21749801133511b909c617a52512cb8bf39e067e6bf328d282891738080a0 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thegmfinancial.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thegmfinancial.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,270 domains (50,785 alive under monitoring, 128,485 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io