# PhishDestroy threat dossier — poll.apple-cl0ud.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 14:20:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/poll.apple-cl0ud.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: Apple

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, MalwareURL, SOCRadar, Seclookup, URLQuery, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.243.17.125 (IE, Dublin)
ASN:             ASAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Tucows Domains Inc.
Nameservers:     dns.technorail.com, dns2.technorail.com, dns3.arubadns.net, dns4.arubadns.cz
Registered:      2023-10-05
Page title:      poll.apple-cl0ud.com

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Sectigo Limited / Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
Expires:    2026-12-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 61350f2e6c5b763d8a39198b8e85d8bac9dbbe5f81f583b5ad8334784a4079e4
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - apple-cl0ud.com

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2023-10-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-10 15:15:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-03-10 15:15:02 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-17 00:03:43 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019cd7d8-3443-763a-a141-45ed4d9a2761/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/poll.apple-cl0ud.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.poll.apple-cl0ud.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=poll.apple-cl0ud.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/poll.apple-cl0ud.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/poll.apple-cl0ud.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 19:40:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain poll.apple-cl0ud.com is a malicious website impersonating the Apple brand. It is categorized as a tech support scam, designed to deceive users into believing it is an official Apple service, likely to extract sensitive information or payment details.

Technical analysis confirms the threat. VirusTotal shows 9 out of 95 vendors detected the site as malicious. It was flagged by ADMINUSLabs, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, and MalwareURL. The domain is registered with Tucows Domains Inc., created on 2023-10-05, and resolves to IP 34.243.17.125 (IE), hosted on AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. It uses an SSL certificate from Sectigo Limited.

The site is currently down or offline. GridinSoft trust rating is 0 out of 100, and the domain risk score is 63, indicating a high-risk threat despite its inactive status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       19df0d067ad1549ef3c71e9d75787a28
TLS cert SHA-256:      61350f2e6c5b763d8a39198b8e85d8bac9dbbe5f81f583b5ad8334784a4079e4

## 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/poll.apple-cl0ud.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=poll.apple-cl0ud.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

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