# PhishDestroy threat dossier — activate-kotaiproject.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-28 15:35:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/activate-kotaiproject.pro/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ["ashley.ns.cloudflare.com", "skip.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-11 Expires: 2027-04-07 Page title: Kotai Project ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f576e62b4b0c1d1d034c8624a5d3b34b42586b9ad760be4316076cac142941f9 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-11 20:54:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-11 17:54:59 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-22 01:40:22 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-21 22:01:54 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d7dac-e1a7-72b7-96e4-27b15959d1e3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/f135c8f2-0451-4795-b14e-b015edec388f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/activate-kotaiproject.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.activate-kotaiproject.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=activate-kotaiproject.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/activate-kotaiproject.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/activate-kotaiproject.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-11 20:55:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies activate-kotaiproject.pro as an active fake-activation phishing site posing as a legitimate software activation portal. The domain is engineered to trick users into entering license keys or credentials under the guise of activating a product, leading to credential theft or malware download. Risk is elevated due to confirmed malicious intent and recent infrastructure setup. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy with a confirmed threat type: fake software activation phishing. Technical indicators include resolution to IP 188.114.96.3, a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, and a VirusTotal detection rate of 1 out of 95 security engines as of seed fef056. Domain registration details show creation on April 07, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, indicating a very recent and possibly automated setup designed to evade early detection. The low detection rate suggests limited historical exposure, increasing the risk of successful deception. To mitigate this threat, users should avoid entering any credentials or license keys on this domain. Organizations are advised to block 188.114.96.3 at the network perimeter and update browser/email filters to include activate-kotaiproject.pro. If accidental exposure occurred, immediately rotate any entered credentials and scan endpoints for malware. Report the domain to hosting providers and domain registrars to expedite takedown. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260411-4E0494 Favicon MD5: 08a58b11886b1f4b478c98d64e28d910 TLS cert SHA-256: f576e62b4b0c1d1d034c8624a5d3b34b42586b9ad760be4316076cac142941f9 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/activate-kotaiproject.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=activate-kotaiproject.pro Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io