# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ahcu.online
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 18:57:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ahcu.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      173.252.167.40 (US, Portland)
ASN:             ASAS19853 ORANGEHOST, US
Hosting org:     AS19853 OrangeHost
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["dns101.registrar-servers.com", "dns102.registrar-servers.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      American Horizon Credit Union | Come Bank With Us!

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-05-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: bbb6e0de1ea0337330a3fcd49f171450cf4ffb1e317ad5905a224b09718fbf63

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 05:59:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-16 12:04:19 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/0199df49-5399-73ab-9397-bf8952920952/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ahcu.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ahcu.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ahcu.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ahcu.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ahcu.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:48:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified ahcu.online as a domain engaged in generic phishing activities. Classified with a low-risk level, this domain exhibited suspicious behavior typical of phishing operations, such as redirecting visitors to potentially malicious sites. The domain's page title simply displayed "Redirecting...", which is a common tactic to mask the true destination and deceive users.

Technical investigation reveals that ahcu.online was registered on February 21, 2026, through NameCheap, Inc. It resolved to the IP address 173.252.167.40, which is associated with hosting infrastructure often exploited in phishing campaigns. Although only 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain, and it appeared on a single security blocklist, these indicators suggest limited but credible threats. Notably, the Gridinsoft trust score rates this domain at 0/100, reinforcing its untrustworthy nature.

Currently, ahcu.online is offline, indicating that it has been taken down or suspended, reducing immediate risk. PhishDestroy continues to monitor such domains for changes. Users and organizations are advised to remain cautious and avoid interacting with suspicious redirects or domains with similar profiles, as threat actors frequently employ these methods to harvest credentials or deliver malware.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      bbb6e0de1ea0337330a3fcd49f171450cf4ffb1e317ad5905a224b09718fbf63

## 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/ahcu.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ahcu.online
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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