# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appupshotcards.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:35:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appupshotcards.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: shipping

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       TLD Registry (.com)
Registered:      2026-02-21

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: REPORTS FILED. Domain eventually taken down after 1 abuse notice(s).
Reports filed:   1 independent abuse notifications
First report:    2026-01-28 04:56:18 UTC
Days since first notice: 84 (eventually taken down)
Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report
via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds,
OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent.
Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting
chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a
cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies.
Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appupshotcards.com/#coordinated-suppression

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-28 04:56:18 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-22 09:57:16 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-04 23:45:20 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:08:57 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy is currently investigating appupshotcards.com for delivery scam activities. The domain’s risk level is under investigation due to its association with fraudulent schemes targeting users through deceptive delivery notifications.

The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and although it currently shows no detections on VirusTotal from 95 security vendors, it appears on one security blocklist, suggesting some suspicious activity was noted. The domain is now offline, limiting its immediate threat but warranting ongoing monitoring given its recent creation and linked scam type.

Users are advised to remain vigilant against unsolicited delivery-related messages referencing appupshotcards.com. Avoid clicking links or providing personal data. Since the domain is taken offline, risk is reduced, but users should continue to report suspicious communications and ensure their security tools are up to date.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-1769576172-appupshotcards.

## 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/appupshotcards.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appupshotcards.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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