Domain security and threat intelligence

desktopapp-installer[.]capital

Threat verdict Critical 80/100 evidence score

Availability Server error The latest stored response was inconclusive

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 10/94 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH Scam type: Fake Exchange

Mar 23, 2026 CDN

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL

The domain desktopapp-installer.capital is a fraudulent platform designed to impersonate a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange, categorized as a Fake Exchange scam. The site's page title, "Just a moment...", is a common tactic used to display a loading screen while executing malicious scripts or redirecting victims to credential harvesting pages. The primary threat is financial theft, where users are tricked into depositing funds or providing login credentials under the false pretense of using a genuine exchange service.

Technical analysis reveals the domain was created on 2026-03-19, registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The IP address 188.114.97.3 is hosted by CloudFlare, Inc. in Canada. VirusTotal analysis shows 9 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain as malicious, with detections from ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, and CyRadar. The domain is present on 1 blocklist and utilizes nameservers sureena.ns.cloudflare.com and yahir.ns.cloudflare.com. No SSL certificate data is provided.

As of the latest check, the site is DOWN/OFFLINE. The domain risk score is 63, indicating a high probability of malicious activity. Despite being offline, the domain remains a significant threat due to its recent creation and registration through a less reputable registrar, making it likely to be reactivated for future phishing campaigns.

VirusTotal

10 det.

URLScan

Report ↗

TLS Certificate

Let's Encrypt

Age

5 mo

Observed status

Server error 502

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 10 / 94 URLQuery report stored — detailed verdict pending PhishStats checked — no match recorded OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict Analysis completed DNS blocks 14 checked — no blocks TLS valid certificate, 85d WHOIS 5 mo old Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed

Network Security Intelligence Registrar context

Registrar context NiceNIC

Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.

NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Checks

Reports

Availability

11/13

URLScan.io Capture

Stored URLScan report with capture artifacts

URLScan Verdict

URLScan analysis completed; this web-capture result does not change the page threat verdict · score 0

Jul 29, 2026

Cloudflare Radar Report

A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.

VirusTotal

10/94 recorded on VirusTotal

Mar 23, 2026

Google Safe Browsing

Checked via Google Transparency Report

Mar 23, 2026

Registrar Context: NiceNIC

Separate registrar research is available. Registrar association is contextual and is not scored as an independent detection.

Forensic Evidence Collected

Stored evidence from URLScan.io, URLQuery, stored screenshot

Technical Analysis Recorded

The report contains stored technology or forensic-analysis results.

Aug 24, 2026

VT Detection +9

+9 new detections (0 → 9): ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar +5

Mar 23, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Screenshot of desktopapp-installer.capital — **URLScan capture**Capture time unavailable 2 / 2

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TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by Let's Encrypt · valid for 85 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

URLScan Verdict Analysis completed score 0 report ↗

Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.

IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.

Registrar NiceNIC

(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for desktopapp-installer.capital →

IP Address 188.114.97.3 CDN

Geo

Toronto, CA

NetworkAS13335 · CloudFlare, Inc.

Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →

The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.

RegistrationCreated Mar 19, 2026 (158d)

HTTP Status502 Error

Elapsed Since First Report 32h

What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Server error.

What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.

Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedMar 23, 2026

DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 29, 2026score 63/100

IoC Extractionscanned Aug 1, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs

Submitted URLhttps://desktopapp-installer.capital/

Nameserverssureena.ns.cloudflare.comyahir.ns.cloudflare.com

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety seal. Verify ICANN fees Read RAA §3.18 PHISHDESTROY INVESTIGATIONICANN funding, contracts, and DNS abuse oversight

Accountability draft Nothing is sent automatically.

Latest Classified Outcome 2026-08-23 02:59:46 UTC

Primary outcome Registration hold observed reason: Registrar clientHold 95% confidence

Attribution NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED mechanism: Registrar clientHold source: Rdap Status Collector

Evidence layers Availability: DNS inactive Content: Unreachable DNS: NXDOMAIN Registration: Registrar clientHold

Latest HTTP observation Unknown Origin unreachable Http 5xx 20% 2026-08-23 02:32:51 UTC

RDAP registration Registrar clientHold NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 RDAP HTTP 200 source: Rdap Status Collector clientDeleteProhibitedclientHoldclientTransferProhibited expires 2027-03-19 01:39:30 UTC checked 2026-08-23 02:59:46 UTC

Registrar action marker verified clientHold marker NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 causal link to our report not established

Observed timeline current episode first observed: 2026-08-05 01:45:38 UTC first terminal observation: 2026-08-05 01:45:38 UTC

Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.

Technologies · 4 identified

HSTS

Security

HTTP Strict Transport Security — forces browsers to use HTTPS connections only.

Cloudflare Browser Insights

Analytics RUM

Performance monitoring tool that measures website speed from real users.

www.cloudflare.com

Cloudflare

CDN

Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS mitigation, and DNS services.

www.cloudflare.com

HTTP/3

Miscellaneous

Third major version of HTTP protocol, built on QUIC for faster, more reliable connections.

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

10 / 94 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-03-23 21:34:36 UTC

ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

Fortinet

G-Data

LevelBlue

SOCRadar

Sophos

Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of desktopapp-installer.capital · checked Mar 23, 2026

Good

Performance

FCP

0.76s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

2.22s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

0.006

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

65ms

Total Blocking Time

0.97s

Speed Index

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

URLScan Analyzed VirusTotal 10 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery Pending SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

OSINT & Intelligence

Web-Check Full scan SOCRadar Dark web report LeakIX Leak search Shodan Censys ThreatFox Hudson Rock Sign-in search IntelX crt.sh Certs WHOIS Wayback

DNS & Network

nslookup.io DNS bgp.tools ASN/Route

SEO & Domain

SpyFu Moz DA/PA Ahrefs Backlinks Deep Analysis

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desktopapp-installer[.]capital

Threat Response Pipeline

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture