# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 17729.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 14:22:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/17729.xyz/

## 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:      14/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.27.177.163 (HK, Mong Kok)
ASN:             AS135357 HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.,LIMITED
Hosting org:     HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., LIMITED
Registrar:       GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com
Nameservers:     ["a9.share-dns.com", "b9.share-dns.net"]
Page title:      Welcome

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5c00b926e4824a35bde6c63057dceda1c5ac1ae94f35422658038ded396bb171
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 17707.xyz
  - 17709.xyz
  - 17713.xyz
  - 17715.xyz
  - 17716.xyz
  - 17718.xyz
  - 17720.xyz
  - 17722.xyz
  - 17724.xyz
  - 17725.xyz
  - 17737.xyz
  - 17884.xyz
  - 17885.xyz
  - 17886.xyz
  - 17890.xyz
  ... +84 more

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 16:20:26 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 17:55:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is 17729.xyz a generic phishing site?

Analysis of the domain 17729.xyz as of July 19, 2026 indicates that it is currently active and serving HTTP content with a 200 response code. Google Safe Browsing has classified the site under the social engineering category, which aligns with the generic phishing designation provided in the intelligence feed. VirusTotal reports that 14 of 91 scanned security vendors have flagged the domain, demonstrating a moderate detection consensus among malware analysis engines. The domain is listed on one public security blocklist and has been explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service, reinforcing its malicious reputation. Risk level is marked as high, reflecting the potential for credential harvesting or other social engineering outcomes. The available evidence does not disclose the hosting infrastructure, registrar, or registration dates, and no page‑level content analysis has been published, leaving those aspects uncertain. Defenders should continue to block network traffic to and from 17729.xyz, monitor DNS queries for potential lookups, and consider adding the domain to internal allow‑list exceptions only after thorough verification. Ongoing observation of threat intel feeds is recommended to capture any changes in detection counts or additional attribution data.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      5c00b926e4824a35bde6c63057dceda1c5ac1ae94f35422658038ded396bb171

## 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/17729.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=17729.xyz
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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