# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hellpdesk.at ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 11:37:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hellpdesk.at/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 79/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registered: 2026-06-08 HTTP response: 404 ## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 05:31:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-14 12:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-09 06:27:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 01:48:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, hellpdesk.at, is flagged as a high-risk generic phishing threat designed to mimic legitimate helpdesk or IT support portals. Analysis indicates no direct association with known brand impersonation campaigns or cryptocurrency drainer kits, though its infrastructure aligns with credential harvesting schemes targeting corporate or enterprise users. The domain’s naming convention—combining "help" with "desk"—suggests an intent to deceive users seeking technical assistance, likely through social engineering tactics such as fake login prompts or support ticket submission forms. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators of malicious activity. The domain was registered on June 08, 2026, through an undisclosed registrar, and is currently associated with a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which is commonly abused due to its low barrier to entry. Google Safe Browsing explicitly flags hellpdesk.at for SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, a designation reserved for sites that trick users into divulging sensitive information. VirusTotal detection rates show 17 out of 95 security vendors marking the domain as malicious, while it appears on at least one security blocklist. No active IP resolution was observed at the time of analysis, though historical data may reveal prior hosting patterns. As of the latest assessment, hellpdesk.at has been taken offline, likely due to enforcement actions by hosting providers or domain registrars. While the immediate threat is mitigated, residual risks persist, particularly for organizations whose employees may have been exposed prior to takedown. Users who interacted with the domain should immediately reset credentials for any accounts accessed through it, enable multi-factor authentication, and review connected devices for signs of compromise. Network administrators are advised to block the domain at the DNS level and monitor for any attempts to re-establish connectivity. Given the domain’s creation date in 2026—an anomalous timestamp suggesting potential registrar manipulation—further scrutiny of related infrastructure is warranted. ## 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/hellpdesk.at/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hellpdesk.at 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: 178,487 domains (50,126 alive under monitoring, 128,361 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io