# PhishDestroy threat dossier — admission-x.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-23 08:16:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/admission-x.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, URLQuery

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ["jaziel.ns.cloudflare.com", "macy.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-16
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-13
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6cd522f18d6b7aee369510b2e34fd420f57d711e44150186fded398c681de868

## 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: 2026-04-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-16 21:41:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 10:20:08 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019d9796-3e21-76ed-af1c-99ec821ec0c4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/admission-x.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.admission-x.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=admission-x.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/admission-x.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/admission-x.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-16 21:42:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Admission-X.com is currently flagged by internal threat intelligence as an ACTIVE credential theft domain under investigation, with an assigned risk level of under_investigation. Threat analysis indicates this domain is engineered to harvest user credentials under the guise of legitimate services, posing a significant risk to individuals and organizations alike. PhishDestroy identifies this as a high-priority threat requiring immediate evaluation and response.  

This domain was registered through DYNADOT LLC on April 14, 2026, and currently resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to enhance its perceived legitimacy. Interestingly, VirusTotal currently reports zero detections out of 95 scan engines, suggesting this domain remains largely undetected by traditional antivirus platforms. This low detection rate, combined with the recent domain registration, raises concerns about its potential for rapid deployment in targeted campaigns. Trust scores and historical data remain minimal, indicating a newly active threat surface with minimal forensic footprint.  

Mitigation against credential theft domains like Admission-X.com requires a layered defensive approach. Organizations should immediately block inbound and outbound connections to 188.114.97.3 and consider blacklisting the domain at DNS and firewall levels. User awareness training should emphasize recognizing fake login portals, checking domain spelling, and validating SSL certificates only when fully verified. Security teams are advised to monitor for anomalous authentication attempts using enterprise SIEM tools and deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) universally. End users should treat any unsolicited login prompts linked to admission-related services with extreme caution and report suspicious URLs to security teams immediately.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fdc62ba068158f80420381716edfe470
TLS cert SHA-256:      6cd522f18d6b7aee369510b2e34fd420f57d711e44150186fded398c681de868

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