# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.hubdates.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 04:06:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.hubdates.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: tech_support Targeted brand: microsoft (and: outlook) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.176.220.7 (LV, Riga) ASN: ASAS39845 LV-2CLOUD-ASN16 2 Cloud Ltd., LV Hosting org: AS39845 2 Cloud Ltd. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Connecting... ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R13 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:21:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-15 05:11:21 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-15 04:11:21 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/0199e03e-5caa-768a-b2c0-4c630900ba23/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.hubdates.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.hubdates.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.hubdates.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.hubdates.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.hubdates.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:10:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified app.hubdates.icu as an active generic phishing threat posing significant risk to internet users. The domain's page title, "Connecting...", attempts to lure users into a false sense of security during the phishing process. This activity classifies the domain as a high-risk site designed to deceive victims and harvest sensitive information through social engineering tactics. From a technical standpoint, app.hubdates.icu was registered recently on February 21, 2026, indicating a newly created domain likely set up for malicious purposes. The domain resolves to the IP address 185.176.220.7 and is currently listed on two security blocklists, confirming its association with suspicious behavior. VirusTotal analysis further supports this threat assessment, with 15 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain for potentially harmful activity. Currently, app.hubdates.icu remains active and continues to pose a threat to unsuspecting users. PhishDestroy recommends immediate caution: users should avoid clicking any links associated with this domain, and network administrators are advised to block traffic to the IP address and domain name. Staying vigilant against such emerging phishing infrastructure is crucial to maintaining cybersecurity hygiene. ## 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/app.hubdates.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.hubdates.icu 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: 150,050 domains (33,177 alive under monitoring, 116,385 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io