# PhishDestroy threat dossier — compensations-apyx.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 19:24:14 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/compensations-apyx.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.212.22 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: keaton.ns.cloudflare.com, oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: Apyx ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 56a34ca99bd8b03e01325914a33cfbf2858c7c083ec24d6728c4b34f4c5aa9aa ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-20 21:52:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-21 12:19:18 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ee696-4063-71b9-b8db-2adfb16a7218/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/compensations-apyx.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.compensations-apyx.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=compensations-apyx.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/compensations-apyx.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/compensations-apyx.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 23:03:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain compensations-apyx.com poses a threat to users by imitating Apyx. Despite its current offline status, it has been flagged as malicious by 3 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal. The domain was first identified by PhishDestroy on June 20, 2026, just four days after its creation. It is also listed on three public blocklists, including MetaMask and SEAL, indicating its recognition as a threat across multiple platforms. Registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, the domain was hosted on an IP address managed by Cloudflare, Inc. in the United States. The SSL certificate for this domain was issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend an appearance of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. The platform risk score for compensations-apyx.com is notably high at 73 out of 100, reflecting the potential danger it posed before being taken down. Phishing domains like compensations-apyx.com exploit the brief window between their registration and detection by antivirus databases. PhishDestroy's proactive monitoring helped identify this domain during its early stages, despite its low detection rate on VirusTotal. This highlights the importance of early threat detection in minimizing the impact of phishing operations. While the domain is no longer active, its existence underscores the ongoing need for vigilance against similar threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c15f8aa7f11e11100592b67eecefccc2 TLS cert SHA-256: 56a34ca99bd8b03e01325914a33cfbf2858c7c083ec24d6728c4b34f4c5aa9aa ## 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/compensations-apyx.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=compensations-apyx.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,981 domains (14,672 alive under monitoring, 158,576 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io