# PhishDestroy threat dossier — w78-top.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 13:47:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/w78-top.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: referer_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.93.210 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: July Name Limited Nameservers: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, kobe.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-08-15 Expires: 2026-08-15 Page title: w78 - Aposte com Segurança e Ganhe Bônus em Cassinos Online HTTP response: 200 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-08-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-30 19:38:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-30 22:12:11 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 12:20:36 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f199a-e82f-75bc-95a8-43f44b62c75a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/64a3c969-d498-42a6-a1ad-40dac71cf80f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/w78-top.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.w78-top.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=w78-top.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/w78-top.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/w78-top.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-30 20:55:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk phishing site specializing in online casino fraud. Analysis indicates it operates under the generic_phishing threat category, designed to deceive users into disclosing credentials or financial information under the pretense of secure gambling platforms. The page title, "w78 - Aposte com Segurança e Ganhe Bônus em Cassinos Online," explicitly promotes fraudulent bonus schemes, a common tactic in financial phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on August 15, 2025, through July Name Limited and resolves to IP address 104.21.93.210. Security vendors on VirusTotal flagged it in 13 out of 95 scans, while it appears on 2 security blocklists. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which, while legitimate, is frequently exploited by malicious actors to lend false credibility. Additional intelligence sources include a single threat pulse on AlienVault OTX and blocking by two anti-phishing platforms. Gridinsoft assigns it a trust score of 0/100, reinforcing its high-risk classification. Mitigation steps for this threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its associated IP (104.21.93.210) at the network perimeter. Security teams should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) in endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems, focusing on phishing-specific behavioral rules. User awareness training should emphasize the risks of online gambling platforms, particularly those promising unrealistic bonuses. Additionally, domain reputation checks should be conducted for any newly registered domains from the same registrar (July Name Limited) to preemptively identify similar threats. Monitoring for credential theft attempts originating from this domain is advised, as phishing victims may experience follow-on attacks. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 14/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260630-B30FE4 Favicon MD5: 71dee81e3519b53260e4343bf839a675 ## 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/w78-top.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=w78-top.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,494 domains (13,312 alive under monitoring, 159,499 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io