# PhishDestroy threat dossier — winz.surf ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-12 18:35:55 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/winz.surf/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, G-Data, Kaspersky Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.81.167 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: abdullah.ns.cloudflare.com, poppy.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-05 Expires: 2027-07-05 Page title: Winz | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust HTTP response: 404 ## 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: 2026-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 18:17:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-12 20:30:11 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f5726-30a6-71c8-91cd-b22a371ccef4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/winz.surf crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.winz.surf Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=winz.surf AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/winz.surf URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/winz.surf/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 18:19:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, winz.surf, is currently flagged by six out of ninety-five security vendors as malicious, indicating an elevated risk of fraudulent activity. Analysis of the domain's infrastructure reveals it is using a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which suggests the site may attempt to appear legitimate to visitors by encrypting traffic. However, the presence of this certificate does not mitigate the risk, as phishing and scam sites frequently leverage trusted certificate authorities to deceive users and bypass basic security warnings. The domain's classification as a generic phishing threat, combined with the vendor detections, points to a likely attempt to impersonate a gambling, prize, or reward platform. Such schemes often lure victims with promises of winnings, bonuses, or exclusive offers, only to harvest personal information, login credentials, or financial details. While the exact nature of the scam remains uncertain due to limited public indicators, the pattern aligns with common fraud tactics observed in similar domains. Defenders should note that the domain remains active as of July 12, 2026, and may still be serving malicious content or redirecting users to fraudulent pages. Organizations and security teams are advised to treat this domain as untrusted and block access at the network level. Endpoint protection systems should be updated to include winz.surf in deny lists, and users should be educated to recognize the signs of phishing, particularly in contexts involving unsolicited prize notifications or gambling-related offers. Given the domain's SSL certificate and active status, additional monitoring of related infrastructure—such as subdomains or associated IP addresses—may be warranted to identify further threats. No concrete evidence of a specific brand impersonation or exploit kit usage has been observed, but the domain's behavior remains consistent with opportunistic fraud campaigns. ## 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 (operator 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/winz.surf/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=winz.surf 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 177,874 domains (49,621 alive under monitoring, 128,253 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io