# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mechanicsonline.icu
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Fetched:   2026-07-15 16:53:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mechanicsonline.icu/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.165.113 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     norm.ns.cloudflare.com, virginia.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-07-10
Expires:         2027-07-10
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-10-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e0455378b39b936038d3108ba2fce5aa72fe85d3d2d982a70523a9a5e6f289af

## 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: 2026-07-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-13 22:58:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-14 13:55:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-15 16:20:46 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f5d45-523f-7328-aafb-c8702744dff4/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/24deba6b-5ebe-4997-ab9c-2ffb8fd16fda
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mechanicsonline.icu
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mechanicsonline.icu
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mechanicsonline.icu
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mechanicsonline.icu
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mechanicsonline.icu/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-13 23:01:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, mechanicsonline.icu, was registered on 10 July 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and is currently active. The authoritative name servers are norm.ns.cloudflare.com and virginia.ns.cloudflare.com, both pointing to Cloudflare infrastructure. DNS resolution returns the IPv4 address 172.67.165.113. No additional infrastructure details such as ASN or geolocation are provided. The domain is classified as generic_phishing, but no page content, landing page, or target brand has been observed, so the exact phishing campaign characteristics remain unknown. The recent registration date and use of Cloudflare's CDN are consistent with fast‑deployment abuse infrastructure. Defenders should consider adding the domain to blocklists for inbound email and web traffic, monitor DNS queries for the IP address, and, if possible, request takedown from the registrar. Ongoing investigation is required to determine whether the domain is actively delivering phishing payloads or harvesting credentials.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260714-9153D2
TLS cert SHA-256:      e0455378b39b936038d3108ba2fce5aa72fe85d3d2d982a70523a9a5e6f289af

## 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/mechanicsonline.icu/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mechanicsonline.icu
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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