# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apyx-fi.ltd ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 07:33:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apyx-fi.ltd/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.188.237 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-05 Expires: 2027-07-05 Page title: APYX.FI — Governance vote portal HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 132da1ac90da736037312404d7bc832591853b4a89e9b63284eb40625145e10d ## 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: 2026-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 15:11:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 08:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-06 18:16:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f378d-5fb6-71aa-be96-7903412632f1/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/apyx-fi.ltd crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apyx-fi.ltd Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apyx-fi.ltd AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/apyx-fi.ltd URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/apyx-fi.ltd/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 15:16:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain apyx-fi.ltd has been identified as a potential phishing threat categorized under generic phishing. The domain purports to be a governance vote portal associated with a brand named APYX.FI. Currently, there is no information indicating the use of a specific drainer kit; however, the domain's design and functionality suggest it is intended to deceive users into providing sensitive information under the guise of legitimate governance activities. Technical indicators for apyx-fi.ltd include a VirusTotal score of 0 detections out of 95, indicating no current flagging by major security vendors. The domain was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com on July 05, 2026, and is hosted on the IP address 172.67.188.237. The SSL certificate has been issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend an unwarranted appearance of legitimacy. Despite being active, the domain has not yet been listed on any major blocklists, nor is there any detection by Google Safe Browsing, raising concerns about its ability to bypass traditional security mechanisms. As of the current analysis, apyx-fi.ltd remains active, and the threat level is under investigation. Initial response actions should include monitoring network traffic for connections to the identified IP address and implementing blocks where appropriate. Users should be advised to exercise increased caution and verify the authenticity of requests for sensitive information purportedly from APYX.FI. Continuous monitoring and threat intelligence updates are recommended to manage and mitigate potential risks associated with this domain. The absence of detections on VirusTotal underscores the need for proactive measures, as emerging threats may evade standard security checks initially. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 780ddb153e937fe7b073e4f183c96c63 TLS cert SHA-256: 132da1ac90da736037312404d7bc832591853b4a89e9b63284eb40625145e10d ## 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/apyx-fi.ltd/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apyx-fi.ltd 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: 178,353 domains (50,030 alive under monitoring, 128,323 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io