# PhishDestroy threat dossier — excitementashenward.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 08:34:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/excitementashenward.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, Netcraft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Namecheap, Inc. Nameservers: ["aspen.ns.cloudflare.com", "jay.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-06-12 Page title: excitementashenward.shop | 523: Origin is unreachable ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7f0347ff1528b7ba618a37508dd551a6d0395a202b9dc64d7837ec9e7169f689 ## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-12 21:39:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-12 21:39:12 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 13:01:35 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ebd56-a279-77e5-b222-e3916a51a978/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/excitementashenward.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.excitementashenward.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=excitementashenward.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/excitementashenward.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/excitementashenward.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:51:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain excitementashenward.shop has been identified as a generic phishing threat and is currently offline. This domain, registered through Namecheap, Inc., was created on June 12, 2026. It was designed to engage in malicious activities typical of phishing campaigns, although the specific brand it impersonates remains unclear. The page currently displays a '523: Origin is unreachable' message, indicating the site is not accessible at this time. Technical analysis of excitementashenward.shop reveals several indicators of malicious intent. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and employs technologies such as Cloudflare and HTTP/3, with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. It is noteworthy that the domain has been flagged in 4 threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX and is blocked by PhishDestroy. Despite these red flags, it has not yet been detected by any of the 95 vendors on VirusTotal. Furthermore, it appears on one security blocklist and holds a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. Currently, excitementashenward.shop is offline, which mitigates its immediate threat. However, its presence in multiple threat intelligence platforms suggests a potential for future malicious activity. Security practitioners should continue to monitor domains registered through Namecheap, Inc. for similar patterns. It is recommended to enhance threat detection mechanisms and maintain updated blocklists to protect against domains with similar characteristics. Users should be cautious with email communications and verify the legitimacy of any links or requests for personal information. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 5/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 7f0347ff1528b7ba618a37508dd551a6d0395a202b9dc64d7837ec9e7169f689 ## 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/excitementashenward.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=excitementashenward.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: 170,806 domains (12,465 alive under monitoring, 157,937 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io