# PhishDestroy threat dossier — townlineautos.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 09:46:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/townlineautos.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Linea ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: osmar.ns.cloudflare.com, priscilla.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-24 Expires: 2027-06-24 Page title: Townline Sales LLC ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b1fd678867cb53db876b8e58fd2a92928cd4add4db0f0b5325792937eb016b8a ## 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: 2026-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 13:48:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-01 08:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:03:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e0e-7059-74ab-b886-3098f8e4efd3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/townlineautos.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.townlineautos.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=townlineautos.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/townlineautos.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/townlineautos.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 15:06:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, townlineautos.net, has been identified as an active brand impersonation threat specifically targeting Linea, a recognized digital asset platform. The site operates under the guise of Townline Sales LLC, presenting itself as a legitimate entity while attempting to deceive users associated with the Linea brand. Current status confirms the domain remains operational, posing ongoing risks to unsuspecting visitors. Infrastructure analysis reveals critical technical indicators. The domain was registered on June 24, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk registrations. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has not been flagged by any of the 95 vendors on VirusTotal as of the latest scan. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a superficial layer of legitimacy that may mislead users. No blocklist entries or trust score downgrades have been recorded, though the creation date discrepancy suggests potential domain spoofing or preemptive registration for malicious purposes. The current risk assessment indicates a low detection rate but high potential for harm due to brand impersonation tactics. Users are advised to exercise extreme caution when encountering this domain. Immediate actions include verifying the legitimacy of communications claiming to originate from Linea, avoiding interaction with townlineautos.net, and reporting the domain to relevant security teams for further investigation. Organizations should monitor network traffic for connections to 188.114.96.3 and update internal blocklists to prevent access. Given the domain's active status and lack of prior detections, continuous monitoring and proactive threat intelligence sharing are recommended to mitigate potential exposure. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: b1fd678867cb53db876b8e58fd2a92928cd4add4db0f0b5325792937eb016b8a ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/townlineautos.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=townlineautos.net 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,410 domains (13,246 alive under monitoring, 159,488 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io