# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sowatu.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 18:36:39 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sowatu.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_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (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: brit.ns.cloudflare.com, elliott.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-04 HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-05-31 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1de8bc66338994558beccbd514d8e99fb6865c36718d0d665fc8d118ca094d26 ## 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: 2026-04-05 00:10:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-04 21:43:28 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-24 07:40:10 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-10 13:05:00 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d5a51-a961-7778-bf60-66d97f22d50a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/86a242fe-8df1-4bb8-babf-323f0f7df55c Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/sowatu.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sowatu.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sowatu.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sowatu.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sowatu.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-05 00:13:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain sowatu.com has been identified as a potential generic phishing threat. It is suspected of being used to deceive users into divulging sensitive information through fake login pages or other fraudulent schemes. The nature of this phishing campaign appears broad, targeting general users without impersonating a specific brand, which can increase its reach and effectiveness. Technical analysis reveals that sowatu.com was registered recently on March 2, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Despite its new status, it currently has zero detections across 95 antivirus engines on VirusTotal, indicating it may be operating under the radar. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which can lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting visitors. At present, the domain remains active and is under investigation with no current blocklist listings. Users who have encountered sowatu.com are advised to exercise caution and avoid entering any personal or login information. It is recommended to verify the domain's reputation and updates on PhishDestroy before interacting with any content linked to it. If users suspect they have submitted sensitive data on this site, they should immediately change their passwords and monitor their accounts for unusual activity. Maintaining vigilance and using trusted security tools can help mitigate risks associated with emerging phishing threats like sowatu.com. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260404-1C35D7 Favicon MD5: 936386e361020ac6bcebbcc772491fbb TLS cert SHA-256: 1de8bc66338994558beccbd514d8e99fb6865c36718d0d665fc8d118ca094d26 ## 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/sowatu.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sowatu.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