# PhishDestroy threat dossier — topicguides.info
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Fetched:   2026-07-01 08:21:27 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/topicguides.info/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.208.198 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-06-16

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 4004fe4675b7d4d15342620c97cdee8aa982758be0106d4caf07faabb180335b

## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-16 10:30:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-01 08:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 00:32:52 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:35:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

topicguides.info has been identified as a confirmed generic phishing site and is currently offline. This domain was created on June 16, 2026, and resolves to IP address 172.67.208.198. It was taken offline after being flagged by security vendors and threat intelligence platforms.

The domain appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 15 of 95 VirusTotal vendors. AlienVault OTX found it in three threat intelligence pulses. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services / WE1. These indicators confirm the domain was actively used for phishing campaigns.

PhishDestroy recommends users who have interacted with topicguides.info to change passwords and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Organizations should block the domain and IP address 172.67.208.198 in their security tools. Always verify URLs before entering sensitive information and report phishing attempts to relevant authorities. The domain is now offline, but vigilance is advised as similar threats may emerge.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      4004fe4675b7d4d15342620c97cdee8aa982758be0106d4caf07faabb180335b

## 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/topicguides.info/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=topicguides.info
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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