# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appprotector.online
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:32:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appprotector.online/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 22 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.38.185 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited
Nameservers:     dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, piers.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-06
Expires:         2026-09-06
Page title:      SecureVault - Professional Hardware Wallets for Cryptocurrency Storage
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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Domain registered: 2025-09-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-07 09:47:00 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:44:40 UTC (STALE — 22 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 22 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 22 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01992437-185d-7716-aa17-6dc9682f5b88/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/appprotector.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appprotector.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appprotector.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appprotector.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appprotector.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:40:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies appprotector.online as a high-risk generic phishing domain that impersonated a cryptocurrency hardware wallet service called SecureVault. Although currently offline, the domain was flagged by multiple security sources and appeared on security blocklists, indicating it posed a significant threat to users. Such phishing sites often aim to steal sensitive information like login credentials or private keys.

This phishing scheme likely tricked users by mimicking a professional crypto wallet provider to gain their trust. Victims could have been prompted to enter personal or financial details, which attackers might use to access cryptocurrency funds. The domain was linked to suspicious activity detected by threat intelligence platforms and security vendors, further confirming its malicious intent.

If someone visited appprotector.online, it is advised to immediately change any passwords or security information entered and monitor cryptocurrency accounts for suspicious activity. Users should avoid revisiting the site since it is offline but was involved in phishing attempts. Staying cautious and using verified sources for cryptocurrency tools can help prevent falling victim to similar scams.

## 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/appprotector.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appprotector.online
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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