# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vaultguard.org
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 22:34:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vaultguard.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island)
ASN:             AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE
Hosting org:     MIT
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com
Registered:      2025-06-24
Page title:      vaultguard.
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 8fd5e85cffa7c1a82cb0d76259327f616aca208bfa5ce7e483d5db4ef77fe9ff
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - vaultguard.org.giftmerit-perfections-cosmetics.online
  - www.app.vaultguard.org
  - www.vaultguard.org.giftmerit-perfections-cosmetics.online

## 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: 2025-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-20 18:19:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-04-20 15:20:38 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 23:06:03 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-21 22:05:58 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/019dab79-443e-77cc-b15f-9c4eb8606486/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/f6bbe587-911e-4836-9cbe-78a14856b9d4
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vaultguard.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vaultguard.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vaultguard.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vaultguard.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vaultguard.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-20 18:20:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies vaultguard.org as an active credential-stealing phishing site masquerading as a security service, hosting a fake login portal designed to harvest user passwords and personal data under the guise of account protection.

This domain was flagged with elevated risk after resolving to IP 163.61.188.7 and receiving only 1 out of 95 detections on VirusTotal, indicating weak detection despite clear malicious intent. It was registered through Dynadot Inc on June 24, 2025, just days ago, and already carries an SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt, adding a false sense of legitimacy to its fraudulent operations.

Users who visited vaultguard.org should immediately change any passwords entered on the site, scan their devices for malware, and monitor financial accounts for suspicious activity. If credentials were reused elsewhere, update those accounts immediately and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Report the domain to your browser provider or security vendor and avoid clicking any links or downloading files from this site moving forward.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260420-19232B
Favicon MD5:       95833e1118c7aa679e64863148900f07
TLS cert SHA-256:      8fd5e85cffa7c1a82cb0d76259327f616aca208bfa5ce7e483d5db4ef77fe9ff

## 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/vaultguard.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vaultguard.org
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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