# PhishDestroy threat dossier — docupdate.website
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Fetched:   2026-07-04 17:40:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/docupdate.website/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      72.251.11.93 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             ASAS16276 OVH OVH SAS, FR
Hosting org:     AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-06-30
Expires:         2027-06-30
Page title:      docupdate.website is registered at Namecheap
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-06-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-01 18:38:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-01 16:41:26 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-04 16:20:36 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f1e8a-34b2-745f-94d7-6faea22519bc/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/docupdate.website
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.docupdate.website
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=docupdate.website
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/docupdate.website
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/docupdate.website/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-01 19:17:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, docupdate.website, is currently under investigation for credential theft activity targeting user login credentials. Analysis indicates the site remains operational and has not yet been flagged by security vendors, suggesting either a newly deployed campaign or evasion techniques designed to bypass detection mechanisms.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 30, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently observed in phishing infrastructure deployments. The domain resolves to the IP address 162.255.119.25, which has not been previously associated with confirmed malicious activity in public threat feeds. As of the latest assessment, the domain has achieved a detection rate of 0 out of 95 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating no current antivirus or URL scanning engines have flagged it as malicious. No entries were found in major blocklists or reputation services, further suggesting the campaign is in its early stages or employing evasion tactics.  The current status of docupdate.website remains active, with no signs of takedown or disruption. Users are advised to exercise extreme caution when encountering this domain, particularly in unsolicited emails, messages, or advertisements. Organizations should consider proactively blocking the domain and its resolving IP at the network perimeter to prevent potential credential harvesting. Security teams are encouraged to monitor for connections to 162.255.119.25 in logs and investigate any user reports of interaction with docupdate.website. Given the lack of detection by security vendors, manual verification of domain legitimacy is strongly recommended before entering sensitive information.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260701-6E7D0C

## 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/docupdate.website/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=docupdate.website
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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