# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thepersonalloanfinder.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:56:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thepersonalloanfinder.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.204.223.31 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             ASAS14618 AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns1.registrar-servers.com", "dns2.registrar-servers.com"]
Registered:      2023-07-21
Page title:      ThePersonalLoanFinder

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Amazon / Amazon RSA 2048 M04
Expires:    2026-07-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5232d397cfa871215f25e19bad46aa9ffe516d8301b31128bb51cc340cc71b9a
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.thepersonalloanfinder.com

## 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: 2023-07-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:50:13 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 06:15:37 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/019c2a3e-2605-746b-b4b4-3538510ca2cf/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/thepersonalloanfinder.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thepersonalloanfinder.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thepersonalloanfinder.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thepersonalloanfinder.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thepersonalloanfinder.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:17:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies thepersonalloanfinder.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users seeking personal loan services. Its primary threat involves harvesting sensitive information through fraudulent loan offer pages, putting victims at risk of identity theft and financial loss.

Supporting intelligence for this assessment includes its recent creation date (July 21, 2023), registration via NameCheap, Inc., and IP resolution to 34.204.223.31. The domain has appeared on at least one security blocklist and is associated with two AlienVault OTX threat pulses, indicating recognized malicious activity within threat intelligence communities. Additionally, VirusTotal flags from 15 out of 95 security vendors reinforce its suspicious nature. The Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 further supports the domain's untrustworthy status.

Currently, thepersonalloanfinder.com is offline, likely due to takedown efforts or security interventions. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain or providing any personal or financial information. Organizations should continue monitoring related infrastructure and update security controls to block similar phishing campaigns. This case underscores the need for vigilance against newly registered domains exploiting financial service themes for phishing.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 15/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       a50b3efcd184c084fb5df9c17815064d
TLS cert SHA-256:      5232d397cfa871215f25e19bad46aa9ffe516d8301b31128bb51cc340cc71b9a

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