# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fortval.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-23 00:56:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fortval.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 10/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Netcraft, OpenPhish, Sophos URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.138.247 Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: coraline.ns.cloudflare.com, razvan.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-18 Expires: 2027-04-18 Page title: Inventory Check | Fortnite ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fbcc098630cc4f676262183b03aad322da3188f8822a3131f014d9f0d6fe3333 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 14:09:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 15:27:56 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-23 00:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 18:21:41 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed57b-073b-716a-827d-ef64f00764bb/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/e1b34b2b-31d2-48e0-9a18-cff1d92c62d2 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/fortval.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.fortval.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=fortval.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/fortval.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/fortval.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:34:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain fortval.icu is currently active and has been identified as a generic phishing site that impersonates Fortnite, posing a high risk to users. This domain was flagged by 10 of 95 VirusTotal vendors and appears on 1 security blocklist, indicating a significant level of malicious activity. It was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and resolves to the IP address 172.67.138.247, with a creation date of April 18, 2026. The domain's malicious nature is further highlighted by its presence in 1 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, and the use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which may be an attempt to appear legitimate. The fact that it has been flagged by multiple security vendors and is still active suggests that users should exercise extreme caution when interacting with this domain. The combination of these indicators, including the domain's young age and limited reputation, raises significant concerns about its trustworthiness. PhishDestroy recommends that users avoid interacting with fortval.icu and instead verify the authenticity of Fortnite-related websites on official channels. Given the domain's high risk level and active status, it is essential for users to be vigilant and take concrete steps to protect themselves, such as using reputable antivirus software and being cautious when clicking on links or providing sensitive information online. By taking these precautions, users can significantly reduce their risk of falling victim to the Fortnite impersonation phishing threat posed by fortval.icu. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 10/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-F6A220 TLS cert SHA-256: fbcc098630cc4f676262183b03aad322da3188f8822a3131f014d9f0d6fe3333 ## 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/fortval.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fortval.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 168,212 domains (12,963 alive under monitoring, 154,931 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io