# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xowbet.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 14:37:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xowbet.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Gambling Scam
Targeted brand: foundation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.140.251 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     khalid.ns.cloudflare.com, magdalena.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-05-14
Expires:         2026-05-14
Page title:      XOWBET | Open the world of luck and rewards!
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-05-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-08 00:02:08 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-27 06:56:00 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/019887a0-d072-7779-afd1-db07063db446/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/xowbet.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xowbet.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xowbet.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xowbet.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xowbet.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:16:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xowbet.com as a medium-risk phishing domain masquerading as a gambling rewards platform. The site lured victims with promises of luck and rewards, aiming to harvest sensitive personal and financial information through deceptive tactics.

This domain was registered recently via WEBCC and resolved to the IP address 104.21.70.242. While it was flagged by several security vendors and appeared on at least one blocklist, the website has since been taken offline, reducing immediate risk but not eliminating the potential for further phishing attempts using similar tactics.

Users are advised to remain cautious of unsolicited offers promising easy rewards or luck-based winnings. Avoid clicking on links from unknown sources and verify website authenticity before submitting any personal or financial details. Employ updated security software and monitor accounts regularly to detect and respond to suspicious activity promptly.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       393a5a6dfc60be0498402043769134cce07b6a878d705d47f279b03ab9f63a80

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