# PhishDestroy threat dossier — uk.paying-lp.vip
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 04:16:52 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/uk.paying-lp.vip/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Banking Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      170.106.159.17 (US, Santa Clara)
ASN:             ASAS132203 TENCENT-NET-AP-CN Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue, CN
Hosting org:     AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Pay a parking fine

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     E8
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 07:40:33 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-22 00:26:56 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b3f22-ff1b-7609-9a2a-9bbf7bf6130f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/uk.paying-lp.vip
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.uk.paying-lp.vip
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=uk.paying-lp.vip
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/uk.paying-lp.vip
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/uk.paying-lp.vip/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:51:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy classifies uk.paying-lp.vip as a high-risk phishing domain specifically targeting users with a fraudulent "Pay a parking fine" page. The threat type is generic phishing, aiming to steal sensitive information from unsuspecting visitors.

This domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and is currently active. It resolves to the IP address 170.106.159.17 and has been flagged by 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. Additionally, it appears on at least one security blocklist, reinforcing the suspicion of malicious intent.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with uk.paying-lp.vip. Organizations should ensure their security solutions block access to this domain and educate users about parking fine phishing scams. The domain remains active, so vigilance is necessary to prevent credential theft or financial losses.

## 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/uk.paying-lp.vip/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=uk.paying-lp.vip
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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