# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tmodloader.download
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 04:58:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tmodloader.download/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Viettel Threat Intelligence, VIPRE
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     clay.ns.cloudflare.com, marge.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-11-25
Expires:         2026-11-25
Page title:      tModLoader - Official Terraria Modding Tool | Download Free | 15,000+ Mods Available
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 139cfe639e791280c0b04c0deb8897488677632a45636b518d93e021d6bd64e9

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-11-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-02 14:55:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-02 13:23:22 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 06:17:25 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f22e4-c4ed-779e-9dd1-3afc81ac0de6/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/dd539a3c-bf79-45b0-8c8c-835d143a633a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/tmodloader.download
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tmodloader.download
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tmodloader.download
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tmodloader.download
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tmodloader.download/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-02 15:00:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain tmodloader.download is currently under investigation for brand impersonation, posing as the official tModLoader website for Terraria modding tools. The domain remains active and is not yet flagged by any of the 95 vendors on VirusTotal.

Infrastructure analysis reveals that tmodloader.download was registered on November 25, 2025, through the registrar Spaceship, Inc. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. The page title, 'tModLoader - Official Terraria Modding Tool | Download Free | 15,000+ Mods Available,' suggests an attempt to impersonate the legitimate tModLoader website, which could mislead users into downloading malicious software or providing sensitive information.

Given the current status of the domain, it is recommended that users exercise caution when visiting tmodloader.download and verify the authenticity of the website through official channels. Security teams should monitor the domain for any changes in behavior and consider adding it to blocklists if further evidence of malicious activity is discovered. Continued investigation is necessary to determine the full scope of the threat and to identify any associated infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260702-C1CD39
TLS cert SHA-256:      139cfe639e791280c0b04c0deb8897488677632a45636b518d93e021d6bd64e9

## 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/tmodloader.download/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tmodloader.download
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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