# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-dctpay.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 19:25:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-dctpay.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet, G-Data, Sophos AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 158.94.210.56 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD Hosting org: Omegatech LTD 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: ashton.ns.cloudflare.com, virginia.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-26 Expires: 2027-06-26 Page title: app-dctpay – app-dctpay – Your trusted partner ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 68caa1a8a89dd91e1f4c4ea51fec2f34e7d5f2f6218a2bd8c3b212e5918a6c4a Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.app-dctpay.com ## 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: 2026-06-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 06:03:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bd7-04e2-7179-8db6-48bc3b60a208/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-dctpay.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-dctpay.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-dctpay.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-dctpay.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-dctpay.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:06:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, app-dctpay.com, is assessed as high risk for credential theft. The threat stems from its impersonation of a payment platform, with a structured website title suggesting a trustworthy partner, which is commonly employed to lure users into submitting sensitive login or financial information under false pretenses. Technical analysis highlights several concerning infrastructure elements and threat indicators. app-dctpay.com was registered on June 26, 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar that features in abuse and rapid registration cases. The website employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which is widely available and requires no identity verification, further lowering the barrier for malicious use. VirusTotal results show that 3 out of 95 security vendors detected malicious activity, confirming the platform's potential to facilitate credential theft. The domain actively resolves to IP address 158.94.210.56 and remains online, increasing the immediate risk for users. The page title, "app-dctpay – app-dctpay – Your trusted partner," indicates an attempt at brand impersonation and trust engineering, typical of credential harvesting sites. No other major blocklists are noted at this time, but the VirusTotal detection and suspicious infrastructure merit severe caution. To mitigate exposure to credential theft from app-dctpay.com, users and organizations should immediately block access to this domain at the DNS and network perimeter level. Security teams should monitor networks for any attempted communications with 158.94.210.56 and review logs for possible credential disclosure events. Any users who may have interacted should be prompted to reset passwords and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Regular security training should reinforce the risks of entering credentials on unfamiliar or unsolicited sites, especially new domains with poor reputational standing. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 41685a27def8445653d457a6cf20267f TLS cert SHA-256: 68caa1a8a89dd91e1f4c4ea51fec2f34e7d5f2f6218a2bd8c3b212e5918a6c4a ## 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 (operator 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/app-dctpay.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app-dctpay.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,981 domains (14,672 alive under monitoring, 158,576 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io