# PhishDestroy threat dossier — kniteic.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 10:50:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/kniteic.xyz/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 32 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: WalletConnect
Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.32.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     armfazh.ns.cloudflare.com, rosa.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-07-30
Expires:         2026-07-30
Page title:      Kinetiq

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e8b30513685dcf9c6da66356679b61b4f8fb8f1b89fcfc11b8f4bdc4597788b1

## 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: 2025-07-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-10 06:03:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-03-31 00:43:03 UTC (STALE — 32 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-24 03:00:15 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 32 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 32 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988f2c-85e3-713c-8004-d77d8eff7a6b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/kniteic.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.kniteic.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=kniteic.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/kniteic.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/kniteic.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies kniteic.xyz as an active domain involved in crypto wallet draining operations, specifically targeting users through Wallet Connect abuse. This domain facilitates unauthorized access to victims' crypto wallets, draining funds by exploiting vulnerabilities in wallet connection protocols. The threat poses a medium risk due to its ongoing activity and potential financial impact on affected users.

The domain kniteic.xyz was registered via Dynadot LLC on July 30, 2025, and currently resolves to IP address 198.18.0.174. VirusTotal analysis shows that multiple security vendors have flagged this domain, and it appears on four security blocklists, indicating a consensus around its malicious nature. The attackers leverage a drainer kit designed to exploit Wallet Connect, a popular bridge protocol for decentralized applications, to siphon cryptocurrency assets stealthily.

At present, kniteic.xyz remains active and continues to pose a threat to the crypto community. PhishDestroy strongly recommends immediate blocking of this domain within network security controls and educating users about the risks of connecting unknown wallets through Wallet Connect. Continuous monitoring of related infrastructure is advised to detect and mitigate further attempts associated with this threat actor.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      e8b30513685dcf9c6da66356679b61b4f8fb8f1b89fcfc11b8f4bdc4597788b1

## 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/kniteic.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=kniteic.xyz
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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