# PhishDestroy threat dossier — expressformut.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-15 14:28:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/expressformut.icu/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.111.179.208 (US, Kansas City)
ASN:             AS396982 Google LLC
Hosting org:     Google Cloud
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:     ns3.my-ndns.com, ns4.my-ndns.com
Registered:      2026-07-10
Expires:         2027-07-10
Page title:      Flow Checkout

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YE1
Expires:    2026-10-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 424bc460489708ef3a6bea58d89a2f6e32cfdbaa6d7317cfe7492e8bd475bf56

## 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: 2026-07-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-13 22:59:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-14 13:36:25 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-15 16:20:46 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f5d45-e373-70ea-a0ed-764767c1bcdc/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/017dc970-e4e5-4dfe-a715-0d75b6ce5a75
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/expressformut.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.expressformut.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=expressformut.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/expressformut.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/expressformut.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 23:01:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis indicates that expressformut.icu was registered on 10 July 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and remains active as of the report date. The domain resolves to the IPv4 address 34.111.179.208 and is served by the authoritative name servers ns3.my-ndns.com and ns4.my-ndns.com. No additional infrastructure such as CDN, reverse proxies, or hosting anomalies are evident from the available data. The classification as a generic_phishing threat suggests the domain is intended to harvest credentials or personal information, but the public landing page has not been examined, leaving the exact luring technique unknown. The short lifespan of the domain combined with an active status aligns with typical phishing campaigns that employ freshly registered domains to evade detection. Defenders should treat the domain as malicious until further evidence proves otherwise. Recommended mitigations include adding the domain to block lists, configuring DNS sinkholing for its IP address, and monitoring network traffic for connections to 34.111.179.208. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised as additional intelligence, such as payload samples or victim reports, becomes available.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260714-E02F9A
Favicon MD5:       1df424bb74dd3799fd103a4226daeaf3
TLS cert SHA-256:      424bc460489708ef3a6bea58d89a2f6e32cfdbaa6d7317cfe7492e8bd475bf56

## 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/expressformut.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=expressformut.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

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