# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 17988.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 14:21:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/17988.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:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
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:     ["a8.share-dns.com", "b8.share-dns.net"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cf8193ad151d376b0e1c061ad8674759f391c3894cee2cf7199df740ee873a5f
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 100373.cc
  - 100379.cc
  - 100385.cc
  - 100387.cc
  - 100389.cc
  - 100391.cc
  - 100537.cc
  - 17969.xyz
  - 17970.xyz
  - 17974.xyz
  - 17978.xyz
  - 17981.xyz
  - 17982.xyz
  - 17983.xyz
  - 17987.xyz
  ... +49 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 13:00:36 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 19:24:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is 17988.xyz a Phishing Site?

Analysis indicates the domain 17988.xyz is currently active and serving HTTP 200 responses. The domain resolves to IP 103.27.177.163 and is hosted on nameservers a8.share-dns.com and b8.share-dns.net. Registration records show the registrar is GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. Google Safe Browsing classifies the site as social engineering, and PhishDestroy has already blocked it. VirusTotal reports that 12 of 91 scanned security vendors flag the domain, reflecting a moderate detection rate. The domain appears on one public blocklist and is referenced in a single AlienVault OTX pulse. These indicators collectively point to a high‑risk generic phishing operation. However, the specific content or targeted brand of the phishing campaign has not been publicly disclosed, and no page‑level analysis is available. Defenders should block or sinkhole the domain at the network perimeter, monitor DNS queries for the associated IP and nameservers, and update endpoint and web‑filtering solutions with the latest threat intelligence feeds that include 17988.xyz. Continuous observation is advised to detect any changes in hosting or payload delivery.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      cf8193ad151d376b0e1c061ad8674759f391c3894cee2cf7199df740ee873a5f

## 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/17988.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=17988.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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