# PhishDestroy threat dossier — tk8879.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 03:11:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/tk8879.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 (and: binance, bitfinex, coinbase, huobi, kraken)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      23/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Hunt.io Intelligence, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, PhishLabs, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      38.181.47.113 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             ASAS140227 HKCICL-AS-AP Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited, HK
Hosting org:     AS140227 Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited
Registrar:       Hello Internet Corp
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Registered:      2026-03-05
Expires:         2027-03-05
Page title:      TikTokMall

## 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: 2026-03-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-15 15:44:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-03-15 15:44:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 04:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 04:13:31 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/019cf184-b839-7528-91a3-1223c58efd75/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/tk8879.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.tk8879.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=tk8879.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/tk8879.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/tk8879.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 21:21:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain tk8879.com hosted a website titled "TikTokMall" that impersonated the Apple brand. The site was categorized as a tech support scam, posing a threat of social engineering by tricking users into believing they were interacting with a legitimate Apple or TikTok-related support platform to extract sensitive information or payments.

Technical analysis shows the domain was flagged by 23 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors. Google Safe Browsing flagged the site for social engineering. It was reported by ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, and Cluster25. The domain was registered on 2026-03-05 via Hello Internet Corp, hosted on IP 38.181.47.113 (United States, AS140227 Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited), and had no SSL certificate. The nameservers were not found, indicating incomplete DNS configuration.

The site is currently offline and down. The GridinSoft trust score is 0 out of 100, ScamAdviser trust is 46 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 83, indicating a high risk level. Presence on one blocklist further confirms malicious intent.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9df396f8fec49a978a4bf06871df113b

## 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/tk8879.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=tk8879.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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