# PhishDestroy threat dossier — foldappdesktop.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-05 01:00:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/foldappdesktop.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: fake_wallet Targeted brand: fold Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Chong Lua Dao, Gridinsoft AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.150.1.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Vercel, 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: ["frank.ns.cloudflare.com", "nia.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-05-09 Page title: Fold Desktop Wallet — Personal finance powered by Bitcoin HTTP response: 451 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b724f5e8147c4eeef2c0df66e3c340caedd07fd9d2c1154d54c9864d5e3c26c4 ## 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: 2026-05-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-09 11:30:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-05 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-09 15:28:07 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 17:01:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] foldappdesktop.com has been identified as a brand impersonation threat, currently offline, and is impersonating the well-known brand Fold. This domain was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolves to the IP address 216.150.1.1, it was created on May 09, 2026, and appears on 1 security blocklist, these technical indicators along with its recent creation and low trust scores suggest a potentially high-risk domain. The fact that foldappdesktop.com has been taken offline may indicate that the threat has been mitigated, however, the damage may have already been done, and users who have interacted with this domain may still be at risk, the SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, and the page title Fold Desktop Wallet — Personal finance powered by Bitcoin, suggest a sophisticated attempt to deceive users, the 2fa915 unique seed associated with this domain may be used to track and analyze the threat. Given the elevated risk level associated with foldappdesktop.com, it is crucial that users exercise extreme caution when interacting with this domain, or any other domain that may be associated with it, PhishDestroy recommends avoiding any interaction with this domain and instead using official Fold channels for any financial or personal activities, users who have already interacted with foldappdesktop.com should monitor their accounts and credit reports closely for any suspicious activity, and consider taking immediate action to protect themselves, such as changing passwords and enabling two-factor authentication. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a3df067372bb5f7088778a531f6fe502 TLS cert SHA-256: b724f5e8147c4eeef2c0df66e3c340caedd07fd9d2c1154d54c9864d5e3c26c4 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/foldappdesktop.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=foldappdesktop.com 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,758 domains (12,439 alive under monitoring, 161,452 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io