# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dmca-appeal-x.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-23 10:35:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-appeal-x.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Twitter/X ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.227.142.170 (US, Los Angeles) ASN: ASAS30058 FDCSERVERS - FDCservers.net, US Hosting org: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com Registered: 2026-07-15 Expires: 2027-07-15 Page title: dmca-appeal-x.com is registered at Namecheap HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-07-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-17 07:45:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-17 08:42:15 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-23 12:20:29 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f6e9a-ecdb-7071-9e20-7c82729d41a6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d6a258b3-93cb-492a-8069-06278708bbf2 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dmca-appeal-x.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dmca-appeal-x.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dmca-appeal-x.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dmca-appeal-x.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dmca-appeal-x.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-17 08:01:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is dmca-appeal-x.com a phishing site? The domain dmca-appeal-x.com was registered on July 15, 2026 through Namecheap Inc. It is delegated to the authoritative name servers dns1.registrar-servers.com and dns2.registrar-servers.com and resolves to the IPv4 address 162.255.119.172. The domain remains active as of the report date, July 17, 2026, and is classified under the generic_phishing threat type with a risk level of under_investigation. VirusTotal analysis shows the domain was scanned by 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation engines, and none reported a detection at the time of scanning. No additional artifacts such as page titles, brand references, or phishing kit identifiers have been disclosed. The available infrastructure data suggests the domain is being used in a phishing campaign, but the lack of publicly available payload samples limits the ability to attribute specific malicious behavior. Defenders should consider adding dmca-appeal-x.com to block lists, monitor DNS queries for the resolved IP address, and enforce email filtering rules that flag messages referencing the domain. Continuous re‑assessment is recommended as new telemetry becomes available. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260717-17EAB6 ## 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/dmca-appeal-x.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dmca-appeal-x.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: 188,691 domains (58,653 alive under monitoring, 128,416 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io