# PhishDestroy threat dossier — a78b.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-25 03:27:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a78b.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:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, 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:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["ns1.1111343.com", "ns2.1111343.com", "ns3.1111343.com", "ns4.1111343.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 2b50f17d1f30e96dc205210e442abe94110c6727aa9032416f903c8f7ff148c6
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 62336.xyz
  - 62337.xyz
  - 62338.xyz
  - 62343.xyz
  - 62384.xyz
  - 62386.xyz
  - 62396.xyz
  - 62398.xyz
  - 62401.xyz
  - 62408.xyz
  - 62411.xyz
  - 62420.xyz
  - 62441.xyz
  - 62447.xyz
  - 62464.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 13:01:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-25 04:13:12 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 14:04:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

a78b.xyz Phishing Site Detected

Analysis of the domain a78b.xyz indicates that it is currently active and serving HTTP responses with a status code of 200. The site has been flagged by nine of the ninety-five security vendors that scanned it on VirusTotal, demonstrating a modest level of detection across the threat‑intelligence community. It appears on a single security blocklist and is explicitly blocked by the PhishDestroy service, confirming that at least one commercial mitigation platform has deemed the domain malicious. The available data do not include any details about the page content, targeted brand, or the specific phishing kit employed, so the exact lure and credential‑harvesting mechanisms remain unknown. Given the confirmed detections and blocklist presence, defenders should add a78b.xyz to network and endpoint deny lists, ensure that DNS filtering solutions reference the latest blocklists, and monitor outbound traffic for attempts to resolve or contact the domain. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as additional intelligence may emerge that clarifies the phishing campaign’s scope and target.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      2b50f17d1f30e96dc205210e442abe94110c6727aa9032416f903c8f7ff148c6

## 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/a78b.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=a78b.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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