# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mailsrv.itupdates.support
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Fetched:   2026-06-24 15:37:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mailsrv.itupdates.support/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 96/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      52.204.246.179 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns-1045.awsdns-02.org", "ns-1842.awsdns-38.co.uk", "ns-383.awsdns-47.com", "ns-967.awsdns-56.net"]
Registered:      2026-05-11
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-06-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7494396e075759bf6bdae282911441874216c5b5686517bbf64c73bca91ffca0
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - itupdates.support

## 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: 2026-05-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-11 17:30:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 16:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 00:02:33 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:00:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The risk level associated with mailsrv.itupdates.support is elevated due to its involvement in credential phishing, where attackers attempt to steal sensitive user information. 
   
This domain was flagged by 15 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, and it appears on 2 security blocklists, indicating a potentially malicious intent. Mailsrv.itupdates.support was registered through MarkMonitor Inc. and resolves to the IP address 52.204.246.179, with an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt / R12. The domain was created on May 11, 2026, and its current status is offline.

To mitigate the risks associated with credential phishing, users should exercise extreme caution when encountering login prompts from unfamiliar sources. PhishDestroy identifies mailsrv.itupdates.support as a potential threat and advises users to verify the authenticity of websites before entering sensitive information, and to report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fafaaae1a9f39c6d85756bb6f281a6a1
TLS cert SHA-256:      7494396e075759bf6bdae282911441874216c5b5686517bbf64c73bca91ffca0

## 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/mailsrv.itupdates.support/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mailsrv.itupdates.support
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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