Domain security and threat intelligence

welfareconomics[.]net

“Welfare - Apply For Benefits”

Threat verdict Critical 81/100 evidence score

Availability Last known active Latest stored reachability observation

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 3/91 Last known active

OTX: 4 refs Aug 9, 2026

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL

PhishDestroy first observed welfareconomics.net on Aug 9, 2026. The captured page title is “Welfare - Apply For Benefits”. Current evidence score: 81/100 (critical).

One source contains a positive finding: VirusTotal. VirusTotal recorded 3 detections among 91 engines: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, VIPRE on Aug 14, 2026 at 02:15 UTC. Non-positive and contextual checks: On Aug 12, 2026 at 05:44 UTC, AlienVault OTX listed 4 community pulse references (not vendor detections); Google Safe Browsing returned no flag. The separate external-blocklist snapshot contained no matches on Aug 15, 2026 at 10:20 UTC.

HTTP 200 was recorded on Aug 15, 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Registration records for the domain list Tucows Domains Inc. as the registrar. At collection time, the hostname resolved to 64.20.37.43 on AS19318 (Interserver, Inc). The recorded endpoint location is Secaucus, US. The evidence archive retains 1 visual capture from Cloudflare Radar. TLS metadata lists Let's Encrypt as the certificate issuer with validity through Oct 13, 2026; checked Aug 10, 2026 at 13:02 UTC.

Stored content provides classification context, but only one source contains a positive finding. The stored fields do not identify an impersonated brand or victim interaction.

VirusTotal

3 det.

OTX references

4 community refs

TLS Certificate

Let's Encrypt

Observed status

Last known active 200

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 3 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 4 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture not submitted URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS valid certificate, 61d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot stored capture Redirect chain not probed

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Checks

Reports

Availability

9/11

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Page Title

Welfare - Apply For Benefits

TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by Let's Encrypt · valid for 61 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

Server / ASN AS19318 Interserver, Inc

IP Reputation abuse score 2/100 6 reports checked Aug 10, 2026

Registrar Tucows

(CA)

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for welfareconomics.net →

IP Address 64.20.37.43

Geo

Secaucus, US

NetworkAS19318 · Interserver, Inc

Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →

HTTP Status200

Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedAug 9, 2026

Nameserversdns2018b.trouble-free.net

MX Records0 welfareconomics.net

TLS Fingerprint

TLS Observationvalid from Jul 15, 2026scanned Aug 10, 2026

TLS SAN Domainswww.access.welfareconomics.net

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

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Technologies · 9 identified

PHP

Programming languages

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language used for web development.

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Bootstrap

UI frameworks

Bootstrap is a free and open-source CSS framework directed at responsive, mobile-first front-end web development. It contains CSS and JavaScript-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation, and other interface components.

getbootstrap.com 100% confidence

LiteSpeed

Web servers

LiteSpeed is a high-scalability web server.

litespeedtech.com 100% confidence

Smartsupp

Live chat

Smartsupp is a live chat tool that offers visitor recording feature.

www.smartsupp.com 100% confidence

OWL Carousel

JavaScript libraries

OWL Carousel is an enabled jQuery plugin that lets you create responsive carousel sliders.

owlcarousel2.github.io 100% confidence

Modernizr

JavaScript libraries

Modernizr is a JavaScript library that detects the features available in a user's browser.

modernizr.com 100% confidence

jQuery

JavaScript libraries

jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.

jquery.com 100% confidence

FancyBox

JavaScript libraries

FancyBox is a tool for displaying images, html content and multi-media in a Mac-style 'lightbox' that floats overtop of web page.

fancyapps.com 100% confidence

HTTP/3

Miscellaneous

HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.

httpwg.org 100% confidence

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

3 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-08-14 04:15:35 UTC First positive detection 2026-08-11 04:10:11 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 2 detections

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Gridinsoft

VIPRE

Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of welfareconomics.net · checked Aug 10, 2026

Needs Work

Performance

FCP

6.64s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

45.61s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

39ms

Total Blocking Time

14.65s

Speed Index

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

VirusTotal 3 det. ChainPatrol ChainAbuse 1 report URLQuery Open lookup Gridinsoft SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report OTX 4 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

Third-Party Detection — ChainAbuse

1 report filed for welfareconomics.net · category: Other Investment Scam · source checked 2026-08-15 12:42:09 UTC

Flagged by Intelligence for Good on Aug 7, 2026 — automated submission, not a user testimony. Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs).

OSINT & Intelligence

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DNS & Network

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SEO & Domain

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welfareconomics[.]net

Threat Response Pipeline

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture