# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apollo.qpon
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 18:38:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apollo.qpon/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 55/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Seclookup
URLQuery:        2 detections

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      18.140.107.84 (SG, Singapore)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (ap-southeast-1)
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["a9.share-dns.com", "b9.share-dns.net"]
Registered:      2026-04-16
Page title:      Apollo

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Leocert LLC / Leocert TLS Issuing RSA CA 1
Expires:    2026-07-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5dab65415cd42388133e4dadbac8f1d46dcf2b7fe5d2f22089d2f81b5e4de4ed
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.apollo.qpon

## 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: 2026-04-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-16 17:56:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-16 14:57:39 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-24 19:40:13 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 02:22:09 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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019d96ca-9152-72ae-a662-f5dad2ad05c0/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/c83031c9-8146-46d6-a2f7-a3ca17c3b28d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/apollo.qpon
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apollo.qpon
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apollo.qpon
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apollo.qpon
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apollo.qpon/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-16 17:58:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies apollo.qpon as a high-risk domain actively engaged in credential harvesting scams. This domain is specifically linked to targeted credential phishing, aiming to deceive users into divulging sensitive login information for malicious purposes. The threat level is rated as high due to its active status and the potential impact on user security.

Technical evidence reveals that apollo.qpon resolves to IP address 18.140.107.84 and was registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. The domain was created recently on June 17, 2025, indicating a newly established attack vector. VirusTotal analysis flags it by 2 out of 95 security vendors, underscoring early but credible detection of malicious behavior. The domain employs an SSL certificate from Leocert LLC, which may lend a facade of legitimacy to unsuspecting victims. Currently, apollo.qpon remains active and is not yet widely blocked on security blocklists, increasing exposure risk.

To mitigate the risk posed by this credential phishing domain, organizations should implement robust email filtering and URL reputation checks to detect and quarantine related phishing attempts. End-users must be educated to recognize atypical login requests and verify website authenticity before entering credentials. Continuous monitoring of DNS queries to this domain and blocking access through firewalls or web proxies is advised. Deploying endpoint protection solutions that flag suspicious network connections and routinely updating threat intelligence feeds will further reduce exposure to apollo.qpon scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260416-083E7B
Favicon MD5:       3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a
TLS cert SHA-256:      5dab65415cd42388133e4dadbac8f1d46dcf2b7fe5d2f22089d2f81b5e4de4ed

## 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/apollo.qpon/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apollo.qpon
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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