# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apkhype.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 01:43:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apkhype.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Viettel Threat Intelligence AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ben.ns.cloudflare.com, jean.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2024-10-07 Expires: 2026-10-07 Page title: Download Game Free ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-08-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5195d0dc26b35e4b7db28ee6db4a82be1661863a91ce70601dd4888b6bd5b19b ## 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: 2024-10-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-22 23:22:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-22 21:26:02 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 03:15:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-23 00:01:45 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef135-2ad6-7707-a46f-11ed4aa00d57/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/12bd2a4c-5736-466b-b917-a0260ef0e613 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apkhype.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apkhype.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apkhype.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apkhype.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apkhype.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-23 09:43:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain apkhype.com presents itself as a download source for free games, as indicated by its page title "Download Game Free." This site poses a threat by potentially distributing malicious software or engaging in deceptive advertising, leveraging its apparent gaming content to attract users. The presence of Google AdSense and other technologies suggests it may serve harmful ads. Technical analysis shows the site is flagged by 13 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, with detections from ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, and CRDF. It is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and hosted on IP 188.114.97.3 in the US, belonging to AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. The domain was created on 2024-10-07, uses an SSL certificate from Google Trust Services / WE1, and employs nameservers ben.ns.cloudflare.com and jean.ns.cloudflare.com. The site is currently down or offline, but its DOM risk score of 78 indicates a high-risk profile. The combination of recent creation, multiple security flags, and a high risk score suggests this domain is likely malicious or used for distributing threats, even though it is not currently accessible. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260622-77B538 Favicon MD5: 12a84275a5cf954ab6a43b9fdc74a9aa TLS cert SHA-256: 5195d0dc26b35e4b7db28ee6db4a82be1661863a91ce70601dd4888b6bd5b19b ## 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/apkhype.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apkhype.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,046 domains (12,243 alive under monitoring, 157,244 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io