# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appealaction-x.team ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-21 08:16:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appealaction-x.team/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Webroot ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.218.254 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. 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: ["haley.ns.cloudflare.com", "brodie.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-27 Expires: 2027-04-23 Page title: Loading ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a40136a585ef79fdab31b2320c2686ba02244a681660ce3e776aff9c9fa6adf7 ## 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: 2026-04-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-27 14:41:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-27 11:42:37 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-17 01:40:16 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-28 12:22:33 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dcebe-1f78-70be-b87a-ee59382771cb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5ee03dbb-d399-4edc-afbd-5b55720e4536 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appealaction-x.team crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appealaction-x.team Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appealaction-x.team AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appealaction-x.team URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appealaction-x.team/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-27 14:42:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has flagged appealaction-x.team as a crypto drainer impersonating a generic loading page to trick visitors into connecting crypto wallets. The site displays a simple 'Loading' title and may request wallet connections under the guise of an update or transaction check. Once connected, it silently drains tokens by exploiting wallet permissions, potentially targeting users with significant balances or recent transactions. This domain was registered on April 23, 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and currently resolves to IP 172.67.218.254. It uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, giving it a false appearance of legitimacy. VirusTotal shows 0/95 detections as of April 24, 2026, meaning it has not yet been widely blocked by security tools. The domain remains active and continues to operate under investigation for malicious activity. If you visited appealaction-x.team: disconnect your wallet immediately using your wallet’s emergency stop or revoke suspicious permissions via your wallet’s settings or Etherscan’s token approval tool. Do not interact with any prompts for wallet connections or transaction signing. Clear your browser cache and run a malware scan. Report the domain to your antivirus provider and consider sharing this alert to help protect others. Always verify URLs carefully and use hardware wallets or transaction simulation tools for high-value operations. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260427-DCF38F Favicon MD5: 3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a TLS cert SHA-256: a40136a585ef79fdab31b2320c2686ba02244a681660ce3e776aff9c9fa6adf7 ## 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/appealaction-x.team/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appealaction-x.team 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: 152,379 domains (43,308 alive under monitoring, 108,726 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io