# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appk1.store
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 09:53:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appk1.store/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation
Targeted brand: Apple

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      77.81.120.26 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             AS200514 KnownSRV Ltd.
Hosting org:     KnownSRV Ltd
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns17.knownsrv.com", "ns18.knownsrv.com"]
Page title:      - APPK1.site Official Resource Access
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-08-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 49c60c3eacd10e21e6139250ac1743e43e4c58543402314aeb9b135725c6d5ff
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - appk1.store.unlockurstyle.site
  - www.appk1.store.unlockurstyle.site

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-12 17:37:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f56fa-0521-7428-b0f0-20d466b6bd91/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/appk1.store
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appk1.store
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appk1.store
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appk1.store
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appk1.store/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 00:15:20 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis indicates that the domain appk1.store is currently operating as an active brand impersonation resource targeting Apple users. Registered through NameCheap, Inc. and resolving to the IP address 77.81.120.26, the domain is hosted in the Netherlands under KnownSRV Ltd infrastructure. Nameservers ns17.knownsrv.com and ns18.knownsrv.com are associated with this hosting provider, which has previously been linked to other suspicious domains. The page title, '- APPK1.site Official Resource Access,' explicitly references the domain and suggests an attempt to present itself as an official Apple resource, though the exact content of the site has not yet been fully analyzed.  As of July 12, 2026, the domain remains accessible, returning an HTTP 200 status code, and is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (R13). While 91 security vendors have scanned the domain, none have currently flagged it as malicious; however, the absence of detections does not confirm legitimacy. The domain appears on at least one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, which has classified it as part of a brand impersonation campaign.  Defenders are advised to monitor this domain closely, particularly given its association with KnownSRV Ltd and NameCheap registration. The use of a Let's Encrypt certificate is consistent with many phishing campaigns due to its low barrier to entry. Organizations should consider blocking the domain at the network level and alerting users to the potential risk of credential theft or unauthorized account access. Further investigation into the hosting infrastructure may reveal additional related domains or campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       612be5019dcf2b80a8af7b90b9a5d9dd
TLS cert SHA-256:      49c60c3eacd10e21e6139250ac1743e43e4c58543402314aeb9b135725c6d5ff

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appk1.store/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appk1.store
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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