# PhishDestroy threat dossier — midnightdesktop.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 12:34:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/midnightdesktop.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Kaspersky, SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.65 (US, Cleveland) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: CYPRESS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 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: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2026-04-04 HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c66202faef8e1aa802935f92757dd7f038e2b3f6a2170e4e6b4a440a0b54091c ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-04 18:36:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 04:08:46 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:08:46 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d5921-d5cb-74f4-a7bc-f52f6a3cbadb/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/midnightdesktop.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.midnightdesktop.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=midnightdesktop.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/midnightdesktop.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/midnightdesktop.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-04 18:38:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies midnightdesktop.com as an active credential harvesting domain under investigation for generic phishing activities. The domain is currently unresolved and flagged for hosting deceptive content designed to steal user credentials under the guise of legitimate desktop software distribution. midnightdesktop.com was registered on March 30, 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolves to IP address 216.198.79.65. As of the latest scan, the domain holds a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate and has not been detected by any of the 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating low current signature-based detection but not confirming safety. The domain’s recent creation and lack of detection history raise immediate concerns about its legitimacy and intent. This domain is currently active and poses a high risk of credential theft through impersonation of a software vendor. PhishDestroy recommends immediate network blocking of midnightdesktop.com and IP 216.198.79.65. Users should avoid accessing or interacting with the site, especially any login or download prompts. Organizations are advised to update firewall rules and DNS blocklists to prevent internal exposure. Enhance monitoring for traffic to this domain and consider it a confirmed threat vector until further forensic analysis is completed. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: aebf182a574d3d9930a20d7597a72ca9 TLS cert SHA-256: c66202faef8e1aa802935f92757dd7f038e2b3f6a2170e4e6b4a440a0b54091c ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/midnightdesktop.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=midnightdesktop.com 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io