# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apple-cider-vinegar.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-12 18:50:54 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apple-cider-vinegar.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Apple ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, G-Data, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.66.143.73 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS200514 KnownSRV Ltd. Hosting org: KnownSRV Ltd Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND Nameservers: dexter.ns.cloudflare.com, zelda.ns.cloudflare.com Page title: Apple Cider Vinegar Shop - Official Apple Cider Vinegar Merchandise Store HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0596f40cd3d2d47c4a70df9c3b08bf6ed6809b142ec83ce5b96d8d034110cc43 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-12 17:38:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-12 20:30:13 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f56fa-949b-77a8-b663-61ed57c81849/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apple-cider-vinegar.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apple-cider-vinegar.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apple-cider-vinegar.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apple-cider-vinegar.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apple-cider-vinegar.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 17:50:11 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 apple-cider-vinegar.shop has been flagged as a generic phishing infrastructure under investigation. The classification derives from observed use of the domain in credential‑harvesting campaigns targeting users of well‑known brands. The risk level is currently marked under_investigation, and the domain remains active as of 12 July 2026. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain is delegated to the Cloudflare nameservers dexter.ns.cloudflare.com and zelda.ns.cloudflare.com. DNS resolution points to the single address 185.66.143.73, which is the only public host currently associated with the domain. The use of Cloudflare obscures the true hosting provider and may provide rapid content changes, a pattern commonly seen in phishing operations. No detections have been recorded on VirusTotal (0/95 scanners), indicating that the payload or landing page has not yet been submitted to public scanning services. The lack of a detection record does not confirm benign intent; it merely reflects a gap in coverage. Content served from the IP has not been publicly captured, so the exact malicious page structure, credential‑stealing forms, or redirect behavior remains uncertain. Defenders should treat apple-cider-vinegar.shop as a high‑confidence indicator of compromise. Immediate actions include adding the domain to DNS block lists, configuring email gateways to reject messages containing the domain, and monitoring outbound DNS queries for the associated IP address. Continuous passive DNS monitoring is advised to detect any additional IPs or CNAMEs that may be added to the infrastructure. Incident response teams should also consider sinkholing the domain if possible to disrupt any ongoing phishing campaigns. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 6/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 5b8509925aa930353f05729a36fc9f57 TLS cert SHA-256: 0596f40cd3d2d47c4a70df9c3b08bf6ed6809b142ec83ce5b96d8d034110cc43 ## 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/apple-cider-vinegar.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apple-cider-vinegar.shop 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: 177,874 domains (49,621 alive under monitoring, 128,253 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io