# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 18909.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-02 08:36:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/18909.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 71/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      19/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
URLQuery:        4 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      103.27.177.163 (HK, Hong Kong)
ASN:             AS135357 HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.,LIMITED
Hosting org:     AS135357 HONG KONG KOWLOON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO.,LIMITED
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     a.share-dns.com, a11.share-dns.com, b.share-dns.net, b11.share-dns.net
Registered:      2026-06-10
Expires:         2027-06-10
Page title:      18909.xyz
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: aae87597bace5b767826143ec8cb4ca9a571ec528f91de3b93e6629b275205c7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 16652.xyz
  - 16656.xyz
  - 16658.xyz
  - 16659.xyz
  - 16662.xyz
  - 16665.xyz
  - 16710.xyz
  - 16712.xyz
  - 16715.xyz
  - 16716.xyz
  - 16718.xyz
  - 16719.xyz
  - 16720.xyz
  - 16721.xyz
  - 16722.xyz
  ... +84 more

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## 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:    2026-06-30 19:37:49 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-30 21:33:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 08:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-01 00:02:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f199a-48a5-766f-96fb-526cca8c3c79/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/450a92f2-48d0-48ce-a718-44ca3a298234
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/18909.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.18909.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=18909.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/18909.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/18909.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-30 20:55:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, 18909.xyz, is actively engaged in credential theft operations targeting user login credentials. Analysis confirms its current status as active, with no legitimate use cases identified. The infrastructure is designed to harvest sensitive authentication details, likely for subsequent unauthorized access or financial fraud.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 10, 2026, through GMO Internet, Inc., an uncommon registrar for legitimate services. It resolves to the IP address 103.27.177.163 and is flagged by 18 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain appears on two security blocklists, including PhishDestroy and OpenPhish, and holds a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for malicious actors due to its low validation requirements. AlienVault OTX records the domain in one threat intelligence pulse, further corroborating its malicious classification.  Current monitoring indicates the domain remains operational, posing an ongoing risk to users. Organizations and individuals are advised to implement immediate network-level blocking of 18909.xyz and its associated IP, 103.27.177.163. Endpoint protection solutions should be updated to include this domain in their deny lists. Users who may have interacted with the domain should reset credentials for any accounts accessed during the exposure window and enable multi-factor authentication where available. Security teams are encouraged to monitor for related indicators of compromise, including connections to the resolving IP or similar domains registered through the same registrar.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 19/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260630-578543
Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      aae87597bace5b767826143ec8cb4ca9a571ec528f91de3b93e6629b275205c7

## 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 (volunteer 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/18909.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=18909.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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