# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ellipalapp.download ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 03:12:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ellipalapp.download/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 29 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar, Trustwave Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: monika.ns.cloudflare.com, tony.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-12-27 Page title: Ellipal Desktop App HTTP response: 200 ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-15 11:12:10 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-24 18:07:54 UTC (STALE — 29 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 29 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 29 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c60fd-88ea-7223-8b46-3a8f8ff8f73a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/689a0a27-efee-477c-99e3-7b24a2d6fc88 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ellipalapp.download crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ellipalapp.download Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ellipalapp.download AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ellipalapp.download URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ellipalapp.download/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 16:31:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies ellipalapp.download as a domain associated with generic phishing activity targeting users under the guise of the Ellipal Desktop App. While the risk level is assessed as low, the domain’s intent to deceive users by mimicking legitimate software raises concerns about credential theft or malware delivery. The page title found matches a known cryptocurrency wallet software, indicating attempts to exploit trust in popular digital asset tools. The domain ellipalapp.download was registered on February 21, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3 and has appeared on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis flagged the domain by two security vendors out of ninety-five, reflecting mild but notable suspicion. The infrastructure suggests a transient setup likely aimed at short-term phishing campaigns rather than sustained operations. Currently, ellipalapp.download is taken offline, mitigating immediate risks to users. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining vigilance against similar domains, verifying URLs before downloading software, and utilizing updated security solutions to detect phishing attempts. Users and organizations should continue monitoring related threats to prevent credential compromise and protect digital assets. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260215-FDB9EC Favicon SHA-256: 79f9e97a3cbd3f1027ebbe3a6276adf0fd32b01630a24341d065ab807ad10d10 ## 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 (volunteer 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/ellipalapp.download/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ellipalapp.download 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io