# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cultoftheshell.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-26 19:53:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cultoftheshell.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.199.110.153 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS54113 Fastly, Inc. Hosting org: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Registrar: Porkbun LLC Nameservers: curitiba.ns.porkbun.com, fortaleza.ns.porkbun.com, maceio.ns.porkbun.com, salvador.ns.porkbun.com Registered: 2026-03-01 Expires: 2027-02-10 Page title: Cult of the Shell | Praise Compute HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-05-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 31ce4629b0dbb795119c6c12a84b9123b51d3bf3ebd2caa8208fd1386b23e6ca Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.cultoftheshell.xyz ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-03-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-01 21:34:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-03-01 18:37:32 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-07-26 20:21:03 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019caaad-930e-757d-9931-e16ce046a31a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7cac253c-add2-4b84-a240-61338b48abe4 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/cultoftheshell.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cultoftheshell.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cultoftheshell.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cultoftheshell.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cultoftheshell.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 17:52:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] cultoftheshell.xyz Fake "Cult of the Shell" Brand Alert The domain cultoftheshell.xyz was identified as a generic phishing threat, impersonating a brand called "Cult of the Shell" with the tagline "Praise Compute." No specific drainer kit was linked to this campaign, but the site likely aimed to harvest credentials or personal data from unsuspecting visitors. PhishDestroy flagged this domain due to its suspicious nature and elevated risk level. Technical indicators reveal that the domain was registered through Porkbun LLC on March 01, 2026, and resolved to IP address 185.199.110.153. VirusTotal analysis shows only 2 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, indicating low detection coverage. It appears on one security blocklist and uses an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (R13). The page title was recorded as "Cult of the Shell | Praise Compute." Google Safe Browsing status was not specified, but the domain's presence on a blocklist suggests some risk. As of the latest check, the domain is offline and has been taken down, reducing immediate threat. However, users should remain cautious as similar phishing campaigns may re-emerge. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding any interaction with this domain and ensuring security software is up to date. If any credentials were entered on this site, they should be changed immediately and monitored for misuse. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260301-B5A266 TLS cert SHA-256: 31ce4629b0dbb795119c6c12a84b9123b51d3bf3ebd2caa8208fd1386b23e6ca ## 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/cultoftheshell.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cultoftheshell.xyz 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: 199,412 domains (68,704 alive under monitoring, 129,159 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io