# PhishDestroy threat dossier — acruast.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 19:44:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/acruast.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, G-Data, Kaspersky
URLQuery:        2 detections

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     brady.ns.cloudflare.com, brenda.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-01-19
Page title:      Acurast HUB
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e1e4654c25c2300e5aca66494bd572554026146c37b2ac4d96e0d220ea876de7
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - app.acruast.com

## 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: 2026-01-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-01 15:34:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-01 12:36:04 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 21:10:04 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019de388-071e-7451-a072-911b2b10685c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/fc6a178e-367f-4848-8dec-a716402a4268
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/acruast.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.acruast.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=acruast.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/acruast.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/acruast.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-01 15:35:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies acruast.com as an active crypto wallet drainer phishing domain targeting cryptocurrency users. The domain mimics legitimate crypto service branding to deceive victims into connecting their wallets, triggering unauthorized fund transfers via malicious drainer scripts. No specific drainer kit family was detected in available telemetry, but behavior aligns with generic cryptocurrency wallet drainer operations observed in recent campaigns.  

This domain was flagged by 6 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating elevated threat potential. It was registered through NAMECHEAP INC, resolves to IP 188.114.96.3, and holds a valid Google Trust Services SSL certificate. The domain was created on January 19, 2026, which is unusually recent for a confirmed malicious domain. Despite its new registration, the site has already accumulated multiple blocklist detections, though the exact count varies across threat intelligence feeds.  

As of current analysis, acruast.com remains active and poses an elevated risk to cryptocurrency users. Security researchers recommend immediate blocking of the domain and associated IP at network and endpoint levels. Users are advised to avoid interacting with the site and verify URLs before connecting wallets. The domain’s recent creation and rapid detection suggest opportunistic targeting rather than long-term infrastructure, but the risk of ongoing phishing activity persists until takedown occurs.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260501-1F206F
Favicon MD5:       df5595c5decd09bdddcc0c412c11a57d
TLS cert SHA-256:      e1e4654c25c2300e5aca66494bd572554026146c37b2ac4d96e0d220ea876de7

## 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/acruast.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=acruast.com
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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