# PhishDestroy threat dossier — eqpay.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-27 11:26:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/eqpay.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 4/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft URLQuery: 1 detections ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 23.236.186.134 (NL, Halfweg) ASN: AS55286 B2 Net Solutions Inc. Hosting org: ServerMania Inc Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ["ns1.dnspodsag.com", "ns2.dnspodsag.com"] Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: Deposito per l'attivazione del trading HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 3098f8ebd762c8a4968065d1765989f62dc7b99f80442a91307ef74cfb9fc3ca Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.eqpay.icu ## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 13:24:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-21 10:25:21 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-27 02:53:10 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners 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/019daf91-3477-74df-a2bc-2eda68d7f47b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/bd8c6059-c365-45e6-b226-0716c91e69f4 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/eqpay.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.eqpay.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=eqpay.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/eqpay.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/eqpay.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 13:25:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] eqpay.icu is an active fake payment scam domain designed to deceive users into divulging financial credentials under the guise of a legitimate transaction service. Threat analysis reveals it mimics payment platforms to harvest login details, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information through spoofed checkout pages. The domain’s infrastructure and naming suggest an intentional attempt to exploit trust in established payment processors, leveraging urgency (e.g., 'eqpay') to bypass user scrutiny. Security researchers have linked this pattern to opportunistic credential harvesting campaigns targeting consumers familiar with payment systems like PayPal or Stripe. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy under investigation as a generic phishing site due to critical red flags: it resolves to IP 23.236.186.134 and currently shows a concerning 0/95 VirusTotal detection rate—indicating zero antivirus engines have identified its malicious nature despite active hosting. The domain was registered on April 18, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar often used to obscure the origin of fraudulent domains. Notably, its SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt does not validate legitimacy, as threat actors increasingly exploit free certificates to enhance believability. With no current blocklist presence, users remain unprotected unless proactive measures are taken. If you visited eqpay.icu, immediately inspect any entered credentials or payment details on a separate device, then change passwords across critical accounts and monitor for fraudulent transactions. Do NOT re-enter sensitive data, and treat all forms on the site as compromised. Report the domain to your cybersecurity team or use tools like PhishDestroy’s database to flag it. Block the IP 23.236.186.134 in your firewall and DNS if possible. Stay vigilant—new phishing domains emerge daily, and only verified sources should be trusted for financial transactions. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 3/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260421-45A676 Favicon MD5: 18cac9fe789807acaa826bc9c1c00c0a TLS cert SHA-256: 3098f8ebd762c8a4968065d1765989f62dc7b99f80442a91307ef74cfb9fc3ca ## 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/eqpay.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=eqpay.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io