# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appleoffer2026.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-12 18:31:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appleoffer2026.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Airdrop Scam Targeted brand: Apple ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: meera.ns.cloudflare.com, rex.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-21 Expires: 2027-04-21 Page title: Claim Your $750 Gift Card Reward HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-29 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 2f74daf904bab031bbd0b805f2c94e06270d041c7e45e107fa78b6dfdedc66f6 ## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 17:44:26 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/019f56ff-f470-72f3-b8ab-b78005dc8b29/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appleoffer2026.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appleoffer2026.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appleoffer2026.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appleoffer2026.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appleoffer2026.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 17:47:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain appleoffer2026.com was registered on April 21, 2026 through NameSilo, LLC. It is delegated to the Cloudflare name servers meera.ns.cloudflare.com and rex.ns.cloudflare.com, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. The domain remains active as of the report date, July 12, 2026, and its DNS configuration indicates reliance on a globally distributed content delivery network. Infrastructure analysis shows that the resolved IP belongs to a Cloudflare edge network, a common hosting choice for both legitimate and malicious operators because it provides DNS amplification protection and hides the true origin server. No additional hosting records, such as A records pointing to other services, are observed. The lack of any reported detections on VirusTotal (0/95) suggests that the domain has not yet been associated with known malware binaries or URLs, but this absence does not constitute a safety guarantee. Threat intelligence classifies appleoffer2026.com as a generic phishing site. The recent creation date, combined with the use of reputable DNS providers, is a pattern often seen in opportunistic phishing campaigns that seek to benefit from the perceived trust of a well‑known CDN. The current public data does not reveal the landing page content, email templates, or credential‑harvesting mechanisms, leaving the exact phishing vector uncertain. However, the active status and the classification imply that the domain is being used to lure victims, likely by masquerading as a legitimate Apple‑related offer. Defenders should treat appleoffer2026.com as a potential phishing threat until further evidence clarifies its behavior. Recommended mitigations include adding the domain to blocklists for web filtering, monitoring DNS queries for the associated IP address, and employing sink‑hole techniques to capture any outbound connections. Continuous re‑evaluation of VirusTotal and other reputation services is advised, as future scans may reveal malicious payloads or URLs linked to the domain. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 15/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 2f74daf904bab031bbd0b805f2c94e06270d041c7e45e107fa78b6dfdedc66f6 ## 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/appleoffer2026.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appleoffer2026.com 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