# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thorchaindesktop.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-16 19:49:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thorchaindesktop.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: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: beau.ns.cloudflare.com, indie.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-05 Expires: 2027-07-05 Page title: Download THORChain Desktop for Windows — Cross-Chain DeFi HTTP response: 308 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8c0cff6ebb11388fb1d59ee2851e628d541825c26be7f39e5550099ea8094609 ## 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: 2026-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 20:26:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-16 20:20:44 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-09 04:09:12 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f42f9-bd92-70a9-a779-f19330612ce3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/thorchaindesktop.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thorchaindesktop.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thorchaindesktop.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thorchaindesktop.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thorchaindesktop.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-14 14:40:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain thorchaindesktop.icu is classified as a high‑risk generic phishing site and remains active as of the report date. Registration occurred on July 5 2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and the domain resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, which is owned by Cloudflare, Inc. in Canada. DNS is served by beau.ns.cloudflare.com and indie.ns.cloudflare.com, and the site presents an HTTP 308 redirect, HSTS, and Cloudflare Browser Insights, indicating the use of Cloudflare’s edge services alongside Vercel. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 authority, providing a valid TLS chain. Security telemetry shows a Gridinsoft trust score of 0 / 100, and two of ninety‑one VirusTotal scanners flagged the domain, while it appears on a single blocklist (PhishDestroy). The page title advertises a “Download THORChain Desktop for Windows — Cross‑Chain DeFi,” suggesting an attempt to lure users into downloading malicious software. Current evidence confirms the phishing intent, but the exact payload and post‑execution behavior remain unknown. Defenders should block the domain and its resolving IP, monitor related Cloudflare assets, and incorporate the indicator set into email and web filtering rules while continuing to observe for any evolving infrastructure or payload changes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 9f504444f85a5af2eef9264b02ae40be TLS cert SHA-256: 8c0cff6ebb11388fb1d59ee2851e628d541825c26be7f39e5550099ea8094609 ## 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 (operator 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/thorchaindesktop.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thorchaindesktop.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,496 domains (50,961 alive under monitoring, 128,535 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io