# PhishDestroy threat dossier — socialtrends.online
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 20:20:00 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/socialtrends.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, OpenPhish, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      178.62.204.197 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Hosting org:     AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-03-01
Expires:         2026-07-01
Page title:      Instagram

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-03-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-01 15:18:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-03-01 12:19:36 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-02 22:09:18 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ca953-a243-709d-835a-01aa5169e0f4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/socialtrends.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.socialtrends.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=socialtrends.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/socialtrends.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/socialtrends.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:26:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies socialtrends.online as a high-risk phishing domain designed to deceive users by impersonating the Instagram brand. This domain poses a significant threat to anyone who visits, as it aims to steal personal information such as login credentials or other sensitive data.

This phishing scheme works by presenting a fake Instagram login page that tricks users into entering their username and password. The site was registered recently and is now offline, but during its active period, it resolved to an IP address flagged by security systems. The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. and is currently listed on a security blocklist, indicating suspicious or malicious activity.

If you have visited socialtrends.online, it is crucial to immediately change your Instagram password and enable two-factor authentication to secure your account. Avoid clicking on any links or entering personal data on suspicious websites in the future. Running a full antivirus scan and monitoring your accounts for unusual activity is also recommended to mitigate any potential damage.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260301-881B49

## 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/socialtrends.online/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=socialtrends.online
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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