# PhishDestroy threat dossier — forthub.icu
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 22:28:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/forthub.icu/

## VERDICT
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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: content_divergence) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Nameservers:     chance.ns.cloudflare.com, galilea.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-26
Expires:         2027-02-26
Page title:      404 — Page not found

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-07-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 370c07e353b8e93a5340e96973ed0db5b7078fce6a25bed4767b3b823aa13820

## 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: 2026-02-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-21 14:14:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-21 12:18:32 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 00:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-22 00:02:27 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019eea19-4f75-732a-a882-d21561d181e2/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/64ebdcdd-9c03-43fc-9641-bc07003f167d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/forthub.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.forthub.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=forthub.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/forthub.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/forthub.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 19:23:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain forthub.icu, associated with a critical threat score of 100/100, presents itself as a generic phishing operation. The site is currently down, indicating it has been taken down or is no longer operational. VirusTotal reports that 20 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, with notable detections from ESET, BitDefender, and Sophos. It is listed on one public blocklist, while Google Safe Browsing has not flagged it.

Registered with Global Domain Group LLC, the domain was created on February 26, 2026, and first detected on June 21, 2026. The hosting IP is 188.114.97.3. The absence of a specific brand being impersonated suggests a broad targeting strategy typical of generic scams.

Immediate action is required: block the domain at the perimeter and submit a report to the registrar's abuse desk.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 20/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260621-A0E62F
TLS cert SHA-256:      370c07e353b8e93a5340e96973ed0db5b7078fce6a25bed4767b3b823aa13820

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/forthub.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=forthub.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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