# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18044.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 18:09:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18044.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:      103.27.177.164 (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:     ["a5.share-dns.com", "b5.share-dns.net"]
HTTP response:   200

## 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 19:23:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is 18044.xyz a Social Engineering Phishing Scam?

Analysis of the domain 18044.xyz indicates it is an active social-engineering phishing site as of July 19, 2026. Infrastructure evidence reveals the domain resolves to IP address 103.27.177.164 and is served by nameservers a5.share-dns.com and b5.share-dns.net. It was registered through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com and remains in active status, returning an HTTP 200 response. Google Safe Browsing has flagged the domain specifically for social engineering, and it appears on at least one security blocklist. Fourteen security vendors on VirusTotal have detected the domain as malicious. The domain is currently blocked by PhishDestroy. No specific brand impersonation or phishing kit details have been confirmed in the available data, so the exact nature of the social-engineering content remains unanalyzed. Defenders should treat 18044.xyz as a confirmed phishing threat and implement blocking at the DNS or network level to prevent user exposure.

## 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/18044.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18044.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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