# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18831.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 19:27:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18831.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:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        4 detections
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, Inc.
Nameservers:     a.share-dns.com, a3.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net, b3.share-dns.net
Registered:      2026-06-10
Expires:         2027-06-10

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-10-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cf80fb05b08abc27a4d60b16c764433d4b5910675e8f4408e4fbdc3ad22806b8
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 17267.xyz
  - 18825.xyz
  - 18832.xyz
  - 18833.xyz
  - 18834.xyz
  - 18835.xyz
  - 18837.xyz
  - 18838.xyz
  - 18839.xyz
  - 18840.xyz
  - 18874.xyz
  - 18879.xyz
  - 18887.xyz
  - 18889.xyz
  - 18890.xyz
  ... +42 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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Domain registered: 2026-06-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-19 13:01:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-20 11:16:02 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 20:20:19 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7f37-b9dd-75fb-907e-54fd91bac6b1/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/dc5f31ff-7bc6-4a82-bf19-50376518082b
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/18831.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.18831.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=18831.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/18831.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/18831.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 13:30:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

18831.xyz: Confirmed Phishing Site

Analysis of the domain 18831.xyz as of 19 July 2026 indicates that it is actively serving HTTP responses (status 200) and has been flagged by the PhishDestroy sinkhole as a phishing infrastructure. The domain is listed on a single external blocklist, confirming that at least one security provider has observed malicious activity associated with it. VirusTotal reports that the domain was submitted for scanning to 95 AV engines, none of which raised a detection at the time of analysis; this absence of alerts does not imply benign behavior. The current classification in the threat feed is “generic phishing,” but no page content, brand targeting, or phishing kit details have been disclosed publicly. The infrastructure remains operational, and no takedown or remediation actions have been reported. Defenders should continue to block 18831.xyz at perimeter and DNS layers, monitor outbound traffic for connections to the domain, and consider adding it to internal blocklists. Ongoing intelligence collection is recommended to capture any future changes in hosting, payload delivery, or victim targeting.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260720-F77EEE
TLS cert SHA-256:      cf80fb05b08abc27a4d60b16c764433d4b5910675e8f4408e4fbdc3ad22806b8

## 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/18831.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18831.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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