# PhishDestroy threat dossier — esqsid.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-25 13:55:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/esqsid.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Certego, CSIS Security Group, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, OpenPhish URLQuery: 3 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.255.198.196 (US, Los Angeles) Hosting org: AS153371 BACK WAVES LIMITED Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND Nameservers: alex.ns.cloudflare.com, marissa.ns.cloudflare.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8b5769c0c0a8305e55ff5f4e2617ef6c79aa20c23132d5920dcb41e4f434797c Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - atnxqc.shop - bokbll.shop - eywwkm.shop - gmpvkb.shop - nvbqnu.shop - rpmvln.shop - vllcie.shop ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-24 14:28:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-24 12:39:16 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-25 15:47:13 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-24 18:19:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef999-8aee-7061-a7d6-bae5e63e8f5f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c65d372a-9ace-464a-b2f4-f81ab0b5d0eb Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/esqsid.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.esqsid.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=esqsid.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/esqsid.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/esqsid.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 15:00:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The esqsid.shop domain poses a generic phishing threat, potentially impersonating a legitimate brand to deceive users. This domain was flagged by 8 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a high level of risk, and resolves to the IP address 185.255.198.196, with its current status still active. The domain's creation date and registrar information are not readily available, but the fact that it is currently blocklisted by multiple vendors is a clear indication of its malicious intent. If a user has visited the esqsid.shop domain, they should immediately verify their account activity and monitor for any suspicious transactions, as the domain may have been used to harvest sensitive information, with 8 security vendors out of 95 already flagging it as a potential threat. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260624-602F23 Favicon MD5: 4dd91911b613e8a47eefa9744c0eea7c TLS cert SHA-256: 8b5769c0c0a8305e55ff5f4e2617ef6c79aa20c23132d5920dcb41e4f434797c ## 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/esqsid.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=esqsid.shop 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: 169,932 domains (16,020 alive under monitoring, 153,570 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io