# PhishDestroy threat dossier — u52j.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 11:45:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/u52j.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 27 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: gambling Targeted brand: Bet365 ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 14 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 45.196.247.189 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: ASAS140224 NEBULA, US Hosting org: AS140224 Nebula Global LLC Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: welcome-BET365 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R12 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-19 13:13:22 UTC (STALE — 27 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-04-09 12:44:16 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 27 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 27 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019a06de-c91a-77ef-a138-f108897796a2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/u52j.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.u52j.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=u52j.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/u52j.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/u52j.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:51:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified u52j.xyz as an active phishing domain impersonating the popular betting platform BET365. The phishing page titled "welcome-BET365" attempts to deceive users into submitting sensitive information, potentially leading to credential theft and financial fraud. This campaign poses a high risk to users familiar with the BET365 brand, leveraging social engineering to gain their trust. The domain u52j.xyz was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 45.196.247.189. It has been flagged in 14 AlienVault OTX threat pulses and appears on one security blocklist, indicating its recognition by multiple threat intelligence sources. VirusTotal analysis shows that 12 out of 95 security vendors currently flag this domain as malicious, confirming its association with phishing activity. The page title and domain name strongly suggest an attempt to mimic BET365’s branding to lure victims. The phishing campaign hosted on u52j.xyz remains active, and users are advised to exercise caution when encountering links or communications referencing this domain or the BET365 brand. Organizations should update their blocklists and educate users about this specific phishing threat. Immediate reporting of suspicious activity and avoidance of entering credentials on this site are critical to mitigating potential compromise. ## 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/u52j.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=u52j.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: 150,588 domains (28,839 alive under monitoring, 121,469 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io