# PhishDestroy threat dossier — nearprodesktop.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 03:21:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/nearprodesktop.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) 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: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, LevelBlue, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: beau.ns.cloudflare.com, indie.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-22 Expires: 2027-06-22 Page title: NEAR Desktop — Download for Windows ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d6123f89dff03411a31939e92b1ea623dd6c70c553a80f0bf2c506d1062139e9 ## 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: 2026-06-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-28 15:14:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-28 14:52:10 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 00:18:17 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e5c-d10a-7674-a40b-aa6f902c82b6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9d3926fd-1a9f-4995-9210-4428d4a3447c Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/nearprodesktop.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.nearprodesktop.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=nearprodesktop.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/nearprodesktop.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/nearprodesktop.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-28 18:01:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain nearprodesktop.icu is suspected of hosting generic phishing activities. It is designed to impersonate legitimate software, attempting to deceive users into providing sensitive information or downloading harmful files. The page title indicates it presents itself as a download link for 'NEAR Desktop,' raising concerns about potential identity theft or malware distribution. Analysis of this domain indicates it was created on June 22, 2026, and is currently listed on one security blocklist. VirusTotal has reported that 3 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain, suggesting it has raised alarms within the cybersecurity community. The registrar for this domain is NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a detail that may be valuable for further investigation. If users have visited nearprodesktop.icu, it is advised to refrain from interacting with any content on the site. Individuals should immediately check for any unauthorized transactions or data breaches, change passwords related to potentially compromised accounts, and consider running a security scan on their devices to detect and remove any malicious software. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260628-79B549 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: d6123f89dff03411a31939e92b1ea623dd6c70c553a80f0bf2c506d1062139e9 ## 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/nearprodesktop.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=nearprodesktop.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,155 domains (13,355 alive under monitoring, 159,156 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io