# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appcore-protocols.cc ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-27 05:34:08 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appcore-protocols.cc/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.0.229.99 (US, Los Angeles) ASN: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Hosting org: Namecheap, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: dns1.namecheaphosting.com, dns2.namecheaphosting.com Registered: 2026-07-23 Expires: 2027-07-23 Page title: GME BULL ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: SSL Corporation / SSL.com TLS Issuing RSA CA R1 Expires: 2027-02-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 335473bd32499d5e7bfb6346b44edc5ee776ae867bd0ec3e611fb5b54d6b8cfb Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.appcore-protocols.cc ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-27 02:52:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-27 01:03:25 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-27 06:50:52 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019fa111-1932-733e-9688-d0a3fc567e36/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/e8f32f79-79d6-4ea1-a988-391ca16b3f10 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appcore-protocols.cc crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appcore-protocols.cc Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appcore-protocols.cc AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appcore-protocols.cc URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appcore-protocols.cc/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 02:52:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] appcore-protocols.cc — Generic Phishing Investigation The domain appcore-protocols.cc was registered on July 23, 2026 through Namecheap Inc and is served by the namecheaphosting.com resolvers dns1.namecheaphosting.com and dns2.namecheaphosting.com. DNS queries resolve the domain to the IPv4 address 162.0.229.99, which remains active as of the report date. The domain is currently listed on a single security blocklist and has been flagged by the PhishDestroy service, indicating that at least one anti‑phishing platform has identified it as malicious. VirusTotal records show that the domain was scanned by 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation vendors; none of the vendors returned a positive detection, but the absence of detections does not constitute evidence of safety. No public page title, SSL certificate details, HTTP response codes, Safe Browsing status, or Open Threat Exchange (OTX) references are available in the collected intelligence, leaving the exact content and tactics of the site unverified. Analysis therefore relies on infrastructure indicators and blocklist presence. Defenders should treat appcore-protocols.cc as a high‑confidence phishing indicator and enforce network‑level blocks for the domain and its resolving IP address. Continuous monitoring of the IP 162.0.229.99 for any changes in hosting or additional malicious activity is advised. Adding the domain to internal URL filtering lists, updating endpoint protection signatures, and sharing the indicator with threat‑sharing communities will help contain potential campaigns that may leverage this newly created infrastructure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260727-41B4F2 Favicon MD5: 92eb80ab0a2605d7e850f3ed00d574b8 TLS cert SHA-256: 335473bd32499d5e7bfb6346b44edc5ee776ae867bd0ec3e611fb5b54d6b8cfb ## 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/appcore-protocols.cc/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appcore-protocols.cc 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: 202,849 domains (78,271 alive under monitoring, 123,547 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io