# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18523.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 20:32:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18523.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:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, 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:     ["a4.share-dns.com", "b4.share-dns.net"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f64ae6e1c387ec05b8e6e836c120e4204d7a2c8956fbda78347094d8a58e069f
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 100390.cc
  - 100392.cc
  - 100393.cc
  - 100395.cc
  - 100397.cc
  - 100401.cc
  - 100403.cc
  - 100405.cc
  - 100408.cc
  - 18287.xyz
  - 18302.xyz
  - 18325.xyz
  - 18326.xyz
  - 18330.xyz
  - 18334.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 13:00:34 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 20:20:24 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 19:39:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

18523.xyz Generic Phishing Campaign – High Risk

This domain, 18523.xyz, is currently active and returns HTTP 200 responses. Infrastructure analysis shows it resolves to the IPv4 address 103.27.177.164. VirusTotal reports that 11 of 91 scanned security vendors have flagged the domain, indicating a moderate level of detection across the platform. The domain is listed on one external security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy filtering service, reinforcing its classification as a high‑risk generic phishing site. Evidence confirms the domain’s operational status, but the exact phishing payload, targeted brand, and hosting provider have not been disclosed in the available intelligence. Consequently, attribution and the full scope of the campaign remain uncertain. Defenders should immediately add 18523.xyz to URL and DNS blocklists, enforce outbound filtering to the resolved IP address, and monitor for related query spikes. Continuous re‑validation of the IP reputation and periodic VirusTotal rescans are advised to capture any changes in detection status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      f64ae6e1c387ec05b8e6e836c120e4204d7a2c8956fbda78347094d8a58e069f

## 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/18523.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18523.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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