# PhishDestroy threat dossier — host3.xhost.co.in
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 14:19:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/host3.xhost.co.in/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      148.113.8.42 (IN, Mumbai)
ASN:             AS16276 OVH SAS
Hosting org:     OVHTECH R&D (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
Registrar:       Own Web Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["reese.ns.cloudflare.com", "gigi.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Page title:      Coming Soon
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 4e70f9b68cd055303b6c945ed93b220bc9465bbeba27fdd24566ef34cdfdb5f7

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-26 12:13:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 12:20:32 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-27 00:00:10 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 12:14:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

host3.xhost.co.in: Cloudflare-Hosted Phishing Redirect Confirmed

Analysis of host3.xhost.co.in as of July 26, 2026, indicates the domain is actively serving a 301 HTTP redirect, a common technique used in phishing campaigns to forward victims to malicious payloads or credential-harvesting pages. The domain is registered through Own Web Solution Pvt. Ltd. and remains in active status, with no evidence of suspension or takedown. Infrastructure analysis reveals Cloudflare nameservers (reese.ns.cloudflare.com, gigi.ns.cloudflare.com), which are frequently leveraged by threat actors to obscure hosting origins and evade detection.

The domain appears on one security blocklist, suggesting prior identification by at least one vendor, though the specific threat context is not detailed in available data. No detections were reported by the 91 vendors that scanned the domain on VirusTotal, though this absence does not confirm safety—phishing domains often evade initial scans through rapid rotation or cloaking techniques. The page title and exact content of the destination remain unanalyzed, and no brand or scam type has been conclusively linked to this domain at this time. Defenders should treat host3.xhost.co.in as a confirmed phishing indicator due to its active redirect behavior, Cloudflare-hosted infrastructure, and presence on a security blocklist.

Network-level blocking is recommended, particularly for organizations with exposure to generic phishing threats. Further investigation into the final redirect destination and associated payloads is warranted to determine the full scope of the campaign. Monitoring for changes in HTTP status, nameserver configuration, or additional blocklist inclusions may provide updated intelligence.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      4e70f9b68cd055303b6c945ed93b220bc9465bbeba27fdd24566ef34cdfdb5f7

## 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/host3.xhost.co.in/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=host3.xhost.co.in
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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