# PhishDestroy threat dossier — boost-equium.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 05:34:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/boost-equium.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: fake_token_swap Targeted brand: equium ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/92 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. 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: aleena.ns.cloudflare.com, lou.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-11 Expires: 2027-05-11 Page title: Equium — CPU-mineable Solana token ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8af5077c4731dd9539dffc32728c1f9633d486972316c5ab1a98078050ac045c ## 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: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-15 03:37:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-15 01:17:39 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 07:16:11 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:30:56 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e290f-ba5a-7659-98ad-169848e21bd7/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/301dc4c5-fd07-4194-92e8-79a697ea923e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/boost-equium.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.boost-equium.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=boost-equium.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/boost-equium.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/boost-equium.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:58:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain boost-equium.app was identified as a brand impersonation threat targeting the Equium cryptocurrency project. This domain is currently offline, but during its active period it posed a significant risk to users seeking legitimate information about Equium's CPU-mineable Solana token. The page title 'Equium — CPU-mineable Solana token' was used to deceive visitors into believing they were on an official resource. Analysis reveals that boost-equium.app was flagged by 3 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating moderate detection coverage. The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and created on May 11, 2026. It resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and utilized an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (E7). The domain appeared on three security blocklists, reflecting its malicious nature. Despite these indicators, the threat level is elevated due to the specific targeting of the Equium brand and the potential for financial loss through crypto drainer tactics. As the domain is now offline, the immediate risk is reduced, but users should remain vigilant. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding any interaction with similar domains and verifying official Equium channels through trusted sources. If users previously visited boost-equium.app, they should monitor their cryptocurrency wallets for unauthorized transactions and consider using hardware wallets for enhanced security. Reporting such domains to security vendors helps improve detection for the community. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260515-3E8D13 Favicon MD5: 2cc41790ef81b3ad77d17412bd7697b9 TLS cert SHA-256: 8af5077c4731dd9539dffc32728c1f9633d486972316c5ab1a98078050ac045c ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/boost-equium.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=boost-equium.app 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,583 domains (14,589 alive under monitoring, 158,288 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io