# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-ostium.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 09:58:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-ostium.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      23.216.132.65 (US, New York City)
ASN:             ASAS20940 AKAMAI-ASN1 Akamai International B.V., NL
Hosting org:     AS20940 Akamai International B.V.
Registrar:       Go Daddy, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns49.domaincontrol.com", "ns50.domaincontrol.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-27
Page title:      Mobile App Privacy and Permissions | .Software

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com, Inc. / Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: bf2ccd98c3b4044a60a483cb475e738ddf7eb1ffee259a77fcec6bf945d6c928

## 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: 2026-02-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-27 17:47:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:46:05 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-01 00:15:58 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/019cb601-1d95-72eb-a3ba-172686b654ec/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-ostium.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-ostium.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-ostium.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-ostium.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-ostium.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:50:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies app-ostium.xyz as a domain involved in generic phishing activities with a low-risk profile. The domain was primarily linked to deceptive practices aimed at harvesting user information under the guise of mobile app privacy and permissions. With a page title referencing ".Software," it likely attempted to lend legitimacy to its phishing scheme by mimicking software-related content.

Technical analysis reveals that app-ostium.xyz resolved to the IP address 23.216.132.65. The domain was registered on February 27, 2026, indicating recent activity. Although VirusTotal flagged it by 2 out of 95 security vendors and it appeared on one security blocklist, these indicators suggest limited but credible malicious intent. The infrastructure did not demonstrate widespread compromise or extensive abuse, aligning with its low-risk rating.

Currently, app-ostium.xyz is offline and no longer accessible, reflecting effective mitigation efforts. The domain’s removal from active use reduces immediate threat exposure to potential victims. PhishDestroy continues to monitor such domains to provide timely alerts and support the cybersecurity community in thwarting phishing operations.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      bf2ccd98c3b4044a60a483cb475e738ddf7eb1ffee259a77fcec6bf945d6c928

## 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/app-ostium.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app-ostium.xyz
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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