# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 17898.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 20:47:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/17898.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Bet365

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.27.177.164 (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:     ["a1.share-dns.com", "b1.share-dns.net"]
Page title:      welcome-BET365

## 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
  - 17729.xyz
  - 17737.xyz
  - 17884.xyz
  - 17885.xyz
  - 17886.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:     2026-07-24 20:20:22 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 17:47:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

17898.xyz Generic Phishing Site Confirmed

Analysis of the domain 17898.xyz as of July 19, 2026, confirms active phishing infrastructure. The domain returns an HTTP 200 status code, indicating a live web server hosting content. Fifteen of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged this domain, suggesting malicious intent. It is currently blocked by PhishDestroy and appears on at least one security blocklist, further corroborating its classification as a high-risk threat. No specific brand impersonation or scam category has been identified in available data, and the exact nature of the phishing content remains unanalyzed. Defenders should treat this domain as hostile and prioritize blocking it at the network and endpoint levels. Given its active status and detection by multiple security mechanisms, organizations are advised to monitor for connections to this domain and investigate any associated activity in their environments.

## 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/17898.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=17898.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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