# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vbestbuys.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-09 22:31:39 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vbestbuys.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 58/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      3.71.180.249 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (eu-central-1)
Registrar:       Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!!
Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1
employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as
'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source:
  https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed

Nameservers:     ["ares.trustname.com", "zeus.trustname.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-28
Page title:      Buy Cheap Viagra Online $0.99 Generic Pills in USA | ViaBestBuy
HTTP response:   503

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2816c2d73336051ae5ec6f562d93d30a7b3d4a95d51dea7cecf67517a395395b

## 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: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-28 17:52:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:34:02 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/019dd490-bf73-775e-8884-4d258feca579/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vbestbuys.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vbestbuys.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vbestbuys.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vbestbuys.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vbestbuys.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-28 17:53:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies vbestbuys.com as an active fake discount phishing domain posing as a legitimate online retailer. The threat type is classified as a generic phishing scam, where attackers lure users with deceptive pricing to steal payment details and personal information. This domain was flagged as part of ongoing investigations into fraudulent e-commerce platforms designed to mimic trusted brands.  This domain was registered on December 03, 2018, through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com and resolves to IP address 3.71.180.249. As of the latest scan, vbestbuys.com has 0 detections out of 95 on VirusTotal, indicating it has not yet been widely flagged by antivirus engines. The domain uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which is commonly abused by threat actors to appear legitimate. There are no current entries in major blocklists such as Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, or OpenPhish at the time of assessment.  Users should avoid interacting with vbestbuys.com entirely, as it is likely used to harvest sensitive data through fake checkout pages. If you or someone you know has engaged with this site, immediately cease all transactions, monitor financial accounts for unauthorized activity, and consider using a credit freeze. Report the domain to your browser’s phishing alert system and local cybercrime units. For a deeper technical breakdown, review the full PhishDestroy report.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       bfab4857502ec1cf0a889c99aaa30bbe
TLS cert SHA-256:      2816c2d73336051ae5ec6f562d93d30a7b3d4a95d51dea7cecf67517a395395b

## 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/vbestbuys.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vbestbuys.com
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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