# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dao-kinetiq.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 12:04:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dao-kinetiq.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) 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: 2026-05-27 Expires: 2027-05-27 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-05-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-01 02:32:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-01 02:10:08 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 13:46:59 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 09:50:07 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e805e-e670-76d6-a7f8-0010a376a70c/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/725572d4-8498-4d8b-9f84-62f0c17cc78b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dao-kinetiq.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dao-kinetiq.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dao-kinetiq.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dao-kinetiq.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dao-kinetiq.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 03:07:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain dao-kinetiq.xyz is classified as a generic phishing threat and is currently taken offline. No specific brand impersonation has been identified. The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Analysis indicates that the domain was created on May 27, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. It has been flagged by 3 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, suggesting a low but present level of suspicion. The domain appears on 3 security blocklists, including MetaMask, PhishDestroy, and SEAL. Additionally, the Gridinsoft trust score for this domain is 0/100, indicating a complete lack of trustworthiness. Given the current status of the domain as taken offline, the immediate risk to users is mitigated. However, continuous monitoring is recommended to detect any potential reactivation. Organizations and individuals are advised to ensure that their security systems are updated to include the latest blocklists and to educate users about the signs of phishing attempts. Any attempts to access this domain should be treated as a potential security incident and should be reported to the relevant IT security teams for further investigation. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260601-BF2482 Favicon MD5: c596b761a0d212f672c264aad8190c73 ## 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/dao-kinetiq.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dao-kinetiq.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: 174,540 domains (13,015 alive under monitoring, 160,697 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io