# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18898.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-24 20:27:34 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18898.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, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, 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:     ["a12.share-dns.com", "b12.share-dns.net"]

## 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
  - 18831.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
  ... +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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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:01:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-24 20:20:21 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 13:29:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

18898.xyz: Confirmed Generic Phishing Site

The domain 18898.xyz is currently classified as a high‑risk generic phishing site. HTTP probing returns a 200 OK response, indicating that the web service is reachable. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service. VirusTotal analysis shows that 14 of 95 scanned security vendors have flagged the domain as malicious, confirming its association with phishing activity. The site remains active as of the report date (July 19 2026). No additional intelligence such as hosting details, registrar information, or payload characteristics has been released, leaving the underlying infrastructure largely undocumented. Defenders should prioritize immediate containment by adding 18898.xyz to DNS block lists, firewall deny rules, and endpoint web‑filter policies. Continuous monitoring for outbound connections to the domain and correlation with user‑reported phishing attempts is advised. Where possible, threat‑intel feeds should be queried for any emerging indicators tied to the domain’s IP addresses or registrar data. Because the only confirmed indicators are the domain name and its VirusTotal detection count, remediation actions should focus on the domain itself while remaining vigilant for related infrastructure that may appear in subsequent investigations.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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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/18898.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18898.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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