# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apexserviceltd.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-26 13:18:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apexserviceltd.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: across (and: paypal, wise)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, MalwareURL
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.95.132.226 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       OwnRegistrar, Inc.
Nameservers:     1
Registered:      2025-06-11
Expires:         2025-08-11
Page title:      Exciting Remote Opportunity

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-20 23:10:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-26 13:20:24 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 02:44:19 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/01980057-8430-712e-bc2d-af87ee72888b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apexserviceltd.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apexserviceltd.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apexserviceltd.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apexserviceltd.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apexserviceltd.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:50:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy classifies apexserviceltd.com as a low-risk phishing domain based on its observed behavior and available intelligence. The primary threat posed by this domain is generic phishing, detected through associated indicators and suspicious content suggesting attempts to lure users with remote job opportunities.

The domain apexserviceltd.com was registered on June 11, 2025, using OwnRegistrar, Inc. It has been flagged in one security blocklist and was identified by two out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, reinforcing its potential involvement in phishing activity. The domain resolved to IP address 23.95.132.226 and featured a page titled "Exciting Remote Opportunity," a common lure tactic to attract victims. Despite these findings, its overall risk level remains low due to limited detection and no active status.

Currently, apexserviceltd.com is offline, which mitigates any immediate threat. Organizations and users are advised to stay vigilant against similar phishing domains that leverage enticing remote job offers to harvest credentials or deliver malware. PhishDestroy recommends ongoing monitoring of newly registered domains with comparable characteristics and prompt blocking of suspicious URLs to reduce exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       4c13d452dd5d49671bd93ca32f2b4f85c78e39b6ab0ad1f38d98ed267f8fd896

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