# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18159.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-23 19:39:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18159.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, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar, Sophos
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:     ["a3.share-dns.com", "b3.share-dns.net"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-10-03
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6cdef2f58d755294375667ebadd8bcbb664bf6fff97785bf513a3af4f7b9bf33
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 17848.xyz
  - 17850.xyz
  - 17859.xyz
  - 17865.xyz
  - 17910.xyz
  - 17917.xyz
  - 17937.xyz
  - 17955.xyz
  - 17958.xyz
  - 17959.xyz
  - 17961.xyz
  - 17963.xyz
  - 17965.xyz
  - 17968.xyz
  - 18051.xyz
  ... +52 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 13:00:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 20:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 18:54:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

18159.xyz Generic Phishing Alert

Analysis indicates that the domain 18159.xyz is currently active and serves a generic phishing campaign. Google Safe Browsing classifies the site under social engineering, confirming its use for credential harvesting. The domain resolves to HTTP 200 responses and is hosted on nameservers a3.share-dns.com and b3.share-dns.net, a configuration commonly observed in disposable hosting services. VirusTotal reports that 12 of 91 scanned security vendors flag the domain as malicious, reinforcing the risk assessment. The registration record shows the domain was purchased through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com, a registrar frequently leveraged for rapid, low‑cost registrations. The domain is listed on at least one public blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy sinkhole, indicating that defensive communities have already taken mitigation steps. Uncertainty remains regarding the specific credential‑stealing page content, the targeted brand, and any additional infrastructure such as command‑and‑control servers, as no page‑level analysis is available. Defenders should block DNS resolution for 18159.xyz, add the domain to web‑filter deny lists, and monitor outbound connections to the associated nameservers for potential data exfiltration. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as the threat actor may modify the payload or repurpose the domain for new campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      6cdef2f58d755294375667ebadd8bcbb664bf6fff97785bf513a3af4f7b9bf33

## 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/18159.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18159.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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