# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ape-equity.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 22:44:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ape-equity.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.194.168 (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: jarred.ns.cloudflare.com, zita.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-12 Expires: 2027-06-03 Page title: Document ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7ce91b4da2f89e8e7f66b5b338635676d7a1bdb4cbbebbe5e67aad5f26004b53 ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 11:20:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-06-12 09:27:54 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-06-30 00:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:19:28 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/019ebb20-b678-72be-8e84-1248cf91ffce/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/cda86391-58f8-48b9-854f-c1eaafe30e15 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ape-equity.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ape-equity.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ape-equity.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ape-equity.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ape-equity.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 18:22:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, ape-equity.live, is flagged as an active crypto drainer operation designed to extract digital assets from unsuspecting users. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate equity or investment platforms, employing deceptive interfaces to prompt wallet connections. The threat actor likely leverages a pre-built drainer kit, common in recent campaigns targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) users. No direct brand impersonation is evident, but the domain name suggests an attempt to exploit trust in financial terminology. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2024, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious registrations. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.194.168, hosted on a content delivery network (CDN) that obscures the origin server. Detection metrics show a VirusTotal score of 1/95, indicating limited initial coverage, though it appears on four security blocklists. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), a common provider for both legitimate and malicious sites. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) does not currently flag the domain, suggesting it may evade some automated detection systems. As of the latest assessment, ape-equity.live remains operational, with no evidence of takedown or mitigation. The site continues to resolve and serve content, posing an ongoing risk to users who interact with it. Response actions by security entities, including browser-based wallet protections, have blocked access for some users, but the domain persists in the wild. The remaining risk is classified as high due to the active status, low detection rate, and direct financial impact of crypto drainers. Users are advised to verify domain authenticity before connecting wallets, employ hardware-based transaction signing, and monitor wallet activity for unauthorized transfers. Organizations should update blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address to prevent further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260612-B518FA Favicon MD5: 66e8fb1ce94e8b089bef08b689a9a8eb TLS cert SHA-256: 7ce91b4da2f89e8e7f66b5b338635676d7a1bdb4cbbebbe5e67aad5f26004b53 ## 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/ape-equity.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ape-equity.live 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: 172,677 domains (13,021 alive under monitoring, 159,066 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io