# PhishDestroy threat dossier — x-dmca-response.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 16:54:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/x-dmca-response.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.255.119.146 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Hosting org:     Web-hosting.com
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-07-15
Expires:         2027-07-15
Page title:      x-dmca-response.com is registered at Namecheap
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-07-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 14:33:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 12:39:07 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 16:20:25 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f700f-6aec-7666-9c39-ee33b64eb124/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/353a9bbc-6dde-4379-922d-f0b8acb33cd1
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/x-dmca-response.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.x-dmca-response.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=x-dmca-response.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/x-dmca-response.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/x-dmca-response.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 14:40:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

x-dmca-response.com Generic Phishing Campaign

Analysis indicates that x-dmca-response.com was registered on 15 July 2026 through Namecheap Inc. The domain resolves to the IPv4 address 162.255.119.146 and is served by the authoritative name servers dns1.registrar-servers.com and dns2.registrar-servers.com. The short interval between registration and first observation, combined with its classification as a generic phishing site, suggests the domain was created expressly for malicious email or web‑based credential‑harvesting campaigns. No detections have been reported by the 91 scanners queried on VirusTotal, but the absence of alerts does not confirm safety. The infrastructure is typical of low‑cost, rapidly provisioned phishing operations that leverage reputable registrars to obtain quickly available domains. Because the domain is currently active and its risk level is listed as under investigation, defenders should treat any traffic to or from 162.255.119.146 as potentially malicious. Recommended mitigation steps include adding the domain and associated IP address to blocklists, monitoring DNS queries for the listed name servers, and applying sink‑hole redirects where feasible. Continued observation is advised to capture any future payloads or command‑and‑control activity that may be associated with this infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-7328F6

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/x-dmca-response.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=x-dmca-response.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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