# PhishDestroy threat dossier — chainupdate.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-07 16:15:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/chainupdate.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 3/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      13.223.25.84 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Page title:      ChainUpdate.com is for sale | HugeDomains
HTTP response:   404

## 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:    2026-04-22 16:01:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 13:03:38 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019db546-8aa9-7298-b7de-a3c7830d07f4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/chainupdate.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.chainupdate.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=chainupdate.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/chainupdate.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/chainupdate.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-22 16:03:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

chainupdate.com is currently under investigation for credential phishing risks. This threat involves deceitful attempts to capture user login credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data compromise.

PhishDestroy's review reveals that chainupdate.com features a page titled 'ChainUpdate.com is for sale | HugeDomains' and is secured by a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain resolves to IP address 13.223.25.84. VirusTotal analysis shows 0 out of 95 detection engines flagging the site. There is no available data on registrar, creation date, or blocklist status, and the domain's trust scores remain unverified, which complicates definitive risk classification.

To mitigate risks associated with credential phishing, users should avoid entering personal or login information on this site. It is advisable to verify domain legitimacy before engaging with suspicious pages, especially those offering domain sales or prompting credential input. Employing updated security software and enabling multi-factor authentication can further protect against unauthorized access attempts linked to such threats.

## 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/chainupdate.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=chainupdate.com
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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