# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dappnodeserver.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 10:43:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dappnodeserver.icu/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.161.8 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
HTTP response:   502

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:24:15 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 12:44:01 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01992f81-241d-7413-a5da-cf6fe818e51e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/d5bcd4c5-2cee-4c5e-8a28-157412660c89
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dappnodeserver.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dappnodeserver.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dappnodeserver.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dappnodeserver.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dappnodeserver.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 17:00:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain dappnodeserver.icu, associated with a generic phishing operation, has a high threat score of 85/100 and is currently down. It has been flagged as malicious by 1 out of 95 security vendors, with Gridinsoft being one of the few that detected it. The domain appears on 4 public blocklists, indicating a recognized threat, though it is not flagged by Google Safe Browsing.

Registrar information is not available, suggesting potential use of privacy protection or a lack of transparency. The domain was created on 2026-02-21 and first detected on 2026-02-26. Given its high threat score and detection history, block the domain at the perimeter and flag the hosting IP 172.67.161.8 as an IOC.

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dappnodeserver.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dappnodeserver.icu
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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