# PhishDestroy threat dossier — avalonhouse.hostel.town
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Fetched:   2026-07-20 04:33:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/avalonhouse.hostel.town/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Cluster25, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, OpenPhish, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        3 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.86.104.14 (US, New York City)
Hosting org:     AS14956 RouterHosting LLC
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["launch1.spaceship.net", "launch2.spaceship.net"]
Page title:      Avalon House Hostel Dublin - Dublin, Ireland
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     ZeroSSL GmbH / ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2
Expires:    2026-08-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 67a97cd1381f6984c2c459990d9fa0599869b51cd80116585cb43067ba5f6a76
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - hostel.town

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-18 19:34:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-18 17:35:51 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-20 04:20:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7649-7278-703a-bd18-0186db9845e9/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/728ffbb7-522d-4815-bd8c-edfa5d8307d5
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/avalonhouse.hostel.town
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.avalonhouse.hostel.town
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=avalonhouse.hostel.town
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/avalonhouse.hostel.town
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/avalonhouse.hostel.town/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-18 19:56:10 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

avalonhouse.hostel.town: Fake Dublin hostel site stealing

Analysis of the domain avalonhouse.hostel.town indicates it is an active phishing site targeting users seeking accommodation in Dublin, Ireland. The page title, 'Avalon House Hostel Dublin - Dublin, Ireland,' suggests an attempt to impersonate a legitimate hostel booking platform. As of July 18, 2026, the domain is flagged by OpenPhish and appears on one security blocklist, with 16 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal identifying it as malicious. The site resolves to IP address 172.86.104.14 and uses an SSL certificate issued by ZeroSSL GmbH, which does not inherently validate the site's legitimacy.  No evidence confirms whether this is part of a broader campaign or a standalone operation. The exact content and functionality of the site remain unanalyzed, but the combination of a hostel-themed page title and security vendor detections aligns with credential harvesting tactics. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk and prioritize blocking it at the network level. Further investigation into the IP infrastructure and associated domains may reveal additional related threats. The site remains active, and users encountering it should avoid interaction.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260718-53CAF0
Favicon MD5:       8b82b402972f10d24edb90e234d4e23e
TLS cert SHA-256:      67a97cd1381f6984c2c459990d9fa0599869b51cd80116585cb43067ba5f6a76

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/avalonhouse.hostel.town/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=avalonhouse.hostel.town
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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