# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appleoficial.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 15:21:52 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appleoficial.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Apple
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
URLQuery:        2 detections
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gransy, s.r.o.
Page title:      iCloud

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-07-30
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 60f9db35e0b6b07044fe03ba216dc304f00b4474d5ed94eea5ac00ff011a0767

## 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:    2026-06-07 11:21:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-07 00:58:05 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-20 17:15:31 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-10 06:51:25 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e9f92-c03f-75ed-9422-d3f17eaae2cd/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/0023b828-31f1-41a7-a6c7-b7b94bc506f7
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/appleoficial.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appleoficial.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appleoficial.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appleoficial.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appleoficial.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:39:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain appleoficial.com poses a brand impersonation threat and is currently offline, impersonating Apple. 
   
This domain was flagged by 15 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating a significant level of suspicion, and is registered through Gransy, s.r.o., resolving to the IP address 188.114.96.3, it also appears on 1 security blocklist. 

PhishDestroy identifies appleoficial.com as a high-risk domain, given its current status and the fact that it has been taken offline, it is crucial for users to exercise extreme caution when encountering this domain, and it is recommended to avoid interacting with it altogether, instead, users should check the full report to get a comprehensive understanding of the threat posed by this domain.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260607-E9FD30
Favicon MD5:       3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a
TLS cert SHA-256:      60f9db35e0b6b07044fe03ba216dc304f00b4474d5ed94eea5ac00ff011a0767

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

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