# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sorttools.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 17:19:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sorttools.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (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: dan.ns.cloudflare.com, maxine.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-29 Page title: Online Active Connect ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d5459f7e1eee731cacd722d4ecaab14d657d4d940f47cac7d07e4f33f5d42685 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-03 21:29:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-03 18:57:02 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-14 03:31:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019def18-40b4-72e3-8ecd-ed6d9bc38c7d/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4ba50f46-cf60-4389-ae5a-84b0708e91e4 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/sorttools.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sorttools.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sorttools.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sorttools.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sorttools.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 06:08:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, sorttools.xyz, operates as a credential harvesting portal under the guise of an Online Active Connect service. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into submitting sensitive authentication details, likely targeting corporate or cloud service credentials. The page title, Online Active Connect, suggests an attempt to impersonate legitimate remote access or identity verification systems, a common tactic in phishing campaigns aimed at enterprise environments. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple red flags supporting the malicious classification. The domain was registered on April 29, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and is currently offline, though prior activity was detected. Security vendors on VirusTotal flagged the domain at a rate of 5 out of 95, indicating moderate but consistent detection across threat intelligence platforms. Additionally, the domain appears on two security blocklists, further confirming its malicious intent. Technologies detected include Framer Sites, React, HSTS, and Cloudflare Browser Insights, which may be leveraged to enhance the site's legitimacy and evade basic detection mechanisms. Users who visited sorttools.xyz should take immediate action to mitigate potential compromise. If credentials were entered, they must be changed across all platforms where reused, with priority given to work-related or financial accounts. System scans using updated security tools are recommended to detect any secondary payloads or persistent threats. Browser data, including cookies and cached credentials, should be cleared to remove any residual artifacts. Organizations should review authentication logs for unusual access patterns and consider implementing multi-factor authentication if not already in place. Given the elevated risk level, monitoring for phishing-related incidents should be heightened for at least 30 days following exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260503-9EEA25 Favicon MD5: e7cc3b33278adcdae570b58fc3b2e63a TLS cert SHA-256: d5459f7e1eee731cacd722d4ecaab14d657d4d940f47cac7d07e4f33f5d42685 ## 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/sorttools.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sorttools.xyz 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: 172,677 domains (13,179 alive under monitoring, 158,908 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io