# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aprlink.org
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 03:51:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aprlink.org/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.202.211.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS209242 CLOUDFLARESPECTRUM Cloudflare London, LLC, US
Hosting org:     AS209242 Cloudflare London, LLC
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     ["expired-ns1.niceisp.com", "expired-ns2.niceisp.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Chainlink: The Industry-Standard Oracle Platform

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## 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 23:24:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 00:51:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-24 03:00:25 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bd2df-8323-73c8-8449-d7c18b2a189c/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aprlink.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aprlink.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aprlink.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aprlink.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aprlink.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:51:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified aprlink.org as a phishing domain attempting to impersonate Chainlink, a well-known oracle platform. The site aimed to deceive users by presenting itself with content related to Chainlink, likely to harvest credentials or sensitive information. Despite its malicious intent, the risk level is assessed as low based on current intelligence.

The domain aprlink.org was registered on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. It resolved to the IP address 198.202.211.1 and appeared on one security blocklist. VirusTotal flagged the domain with 2 out of 95 security vendors, indicating some suspicion but limited detection across the broader security community. The page title found was “Chainlink: The Industry-Standard Oracle Platform,” which aligns with the impersonation tactic.

Currently, aprlink.org has been taken offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. PhishDestroy recommends users remain vigilant about phishing attempts mimicking cryptocurrency and blockchain services. Organizations should update their blocklists accordingly and educate users to verify domain authenticity before interacting with such platforms.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       59167ba45ba31c11d9511ab065984f11

## 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/aprlink.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aprlink.org
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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