# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aptos-ai.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 10:34:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aptos-ai.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Aptos ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.209.98 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: harley.ns.cloudflare.com, peaches.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-12-18 Expires: 2026-12-18 Page title: Aptos HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 2e70b91bc6ce5ea4e797275c692c8e2e86909f53a814fdfde5e9b2faf2e58fe4 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-12-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 14:05:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f419d-63cb-74ec-a459-88f0677c188e/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d6f103f2-3be9-4cbe-afac-ed6f87016a79 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aptos-ai.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aptos-ai.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aptos-ai.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aptos-ai.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aptos-ai.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:16:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain aptos-ai.net is currently active and hosts a site with the page title "Aptos," indicating a direct impersonation of the Aptos brand. The domain was registered on December 18, 2025 through NameSilo, LLC and resolves to the Cloudflare IP address 172.67.209.98, which is associated with AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.) in the United States. DNS resolution uses the Cloudflare nameservers harley.ns.cloudflare.com and peaches.ns.cloudflare.com, and the site presents a valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 designation, confirming HTTPS support with HTTP/3 enabled. Technical fingerprinting shows the presence of Weglot for multilingual support and Cloudflare services for content delivery. Threat intelligence flags the domain as high‑risk brand impersonation; it is listed on three security blocklists and has been blocked by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL. VirusTotal analysis shows five of ninety‑one security vendors flagging the domain, and Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100. Additionally, AlienVault OTX references the domain in two separate threat pulses. While the exact malicious payload or credential‑harvesting mechanisms have not been publicly disclosed, the convergence of brand‑specific page title, high‑risk labeling, and multiple vendor detections suggests a purposeful attempt to deceive users seeking legitimate Aptos services. Defenders should block aptos-ai.net at network perimeter and DNS layers, monitor for outbound connections to the associated Cloudflare IP, and incorporate the domain into endpoint detection rules. Ongoing observation is recommended to capture any evolving payloads or phishing pages that may be deployed behind the current infrastructure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 8f615c7a9e189290df15324e442e75c5 TLS cert SHA-256: 2e70b91bc6ce5ea4e797275c692c8e2e86909f53a814fdfde5e9b2faf2e58fe4 ## 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/aptos-ai.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aptos-ai.net 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: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io