# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hbuilderx.app
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 05:16:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hbuilderx.app/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.143.234 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     harvey.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-24
Expires:         2027-05-24
Page title:      HBuilderX — Lightweight IDE for Vue & Markdown
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cbd1e238ab77c5cc64d95bf63752fcd25e65cfb73fc9410b88bda498a5e74198

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-05-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-06 14:56:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 04:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-06 18:16:50 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f377f-9318-77f8-8e31-24d5a0192c08/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/hbuilderx.app
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hbuilderx.app
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hbuilderx.app
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hbuilderx.app
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hbuilderx.app/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-06 15:00:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, hbuilderx.app, is flagged as a generic phishing site designed to impersonate the legitimate HBuilderX integrated development environment (IDE). The threat type is confirmed as phishing, specifically targeting developers who use Vue and Markdown tools. As of the latest analysis, the domain remains active and under investigation, with no takedown or mitigation measures observed.  Analysis indicates the domain was registered on May 24, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.143.234. Despite its active phishing infrastructure, the domain has not been flagged by any of the 95 vendors on VirusTotal, suggesting either a newly deployed campaign or evasion techniques in use. The page title, "HBuilderX — Lightweight IDE for Vue & Markdown," directly mimics the branding of the legitimate HBuilderX software, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering attacks.  The current status of hbuilderx.app remains active, with no evidence of sinkholing or domain suspension. Security teams are advised to block the domain and its associated IP (172.67.143.234) at the network perimeter. Organizations should also monitor for connections to this IP or domain in logs, particularly from developer workstations. If internal access is detected, initiate incident response procedures to contain potential credential theft or malware deployment. Given the lack of detections on VirusTotal, manual inspection of the site’s content and scripts is recommended for further indicators of compromise.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       23db96f1d6ada97a6d7aef21284b389d
TLS cert SHA-256:      cbd1e238ab77c5cc64d95bf63752fcd25e65cfb73fc9410b88bda498a5e74198

## 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/hbuilderx.app/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hbuilderx.app
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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