# PhishDestroy threat dossier — algowalletdesktop.icu
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 11:46:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/algowalletdesktop.icu/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Seclookup

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.65 (US, Cleveland)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     CYPRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
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:     ["beau.ns.cloudflare.com", "indie.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-21
Page title:      AlgoWallet Desktop
HTTP response:   200

## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-21 11:23:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 13:40:10 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019daf1f-87d2-75b4-83a7-65976c0ce046/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/algowalletdesktop.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.algowalletdesktop.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=algowalletdesktop.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/algowalletdesktop.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/algowalletdesktop.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-21 11:24:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies algowalletdesktop.icu as a live crypto drainer masquerading as the legitimate AlgoWallet Desktop application. The domain employs a near-identical visual clone to harvest private keys and seed phrases under the guise of a desktop wallet installer. Security vendors have not yet flagged the page, indicating this threat is in its early, escalating phase with potential for rapid expansion across unsuspecting user communities.  algowalletdesktop.icu was registered on April 16, 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolves to a dedicated IP at 216.198.79.65. A Let's Encrypt SSL certificate lends superficial legitimacy, while VirusTotal currently shows 0 detections out of 95 engines, and Google Safe Browsing has not yet blacklisted the domain. The seed phrase for this campaign is 63cd56, enabling tracking of related infrastructure.  This domain remains active with no takedown actions reported. Users are advised to avoid downloads from algowalletdesktop.icu and verify any AlgoWallet software through official channels only. The current risk is classified as under_investigation, but the absence of detections suggests a window of opportunity for threat actors to escalate operations before widespread blocking occurs.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9f504444f85a5af2eef9264b02ae40be

## 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/algowalletdesktop.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=algowalletdesktop.icu
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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