# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18078.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 22:33:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18078.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 97/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## 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"]

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a3caf0f6281a1d3ca6364d5d5dde77f36afa252e5a260574ebc2ac26bb6dea02
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 18062.xyz
  - 18065.xyz
  - 18072.xyz
  - 18083.xyz
  - 18084.xyz
  - 18094.xyz
  - b40b.top
  - c05r.top
  - f35l.top
  - f36i.top
  - g21m.top
  - g21o.top
  - g21v.top
  - g22f.top
  - h30p.top
  ... +79 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 13:00:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 00:21:44 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 19:53:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

18078.xyz Generic Phishing Alert

The domain 18078.xyz is currently active and has been classified as a generic phishing site. Infrastructure analysis shows that the domain resolves to the IPv4 address 103.27.177.163, which responded with HTTP status code 200 at the time of observation. The site has been blocked by the PhishDestroy service and appears on a single security blocklist. VirusTotal scans indicate that eight of ninety‑one security vendors flagged the domain, confirming a moderate detection rate. Risk level is assessed as high, and the threat type is recorded as generic phishing. The available intelligence does not include details of the specific page content, target brand, or phishing kit, leaving the exact lure and credential‑harvesting methods uncertain. Defenders are advised to add 18078.xyz to network block lists, monitor DNS queries for the associated IP address, and update intrusion‑prevention signatures to include the observed host. Continuous re‑evaluation is recommended, as additional indicators may emerge if the infrastructure evolves or if the site begins serving new payloads.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      a3caf0f6281a1d3ca6364d5d5dde77f36afa252e5a260574ebc2ac26bb6dea02

## 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/18078.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18078.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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