# PhishDestroy threat dossier — universesms.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-16 06:06:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/universesms.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 65.21.66.228 (FI, Helsinki) ASN: AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH Hosting org: Powervps Limited 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: ns3.my-ndns.com, ns4.my-ndns.com Registered: 2026-07-08 Expires: 2029-07-08 Page title: Universe SMS — Virtual Numbers for OTP & SMS Verification ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE2 Expires: 2026-10-06 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0cdf2243f680fdab45d2788eecfbb6fef703c3bdab86c4442d38551f6a5f0a20 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.universesms.net ## 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: 2026-07-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-12 22:41:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-12 23:53:41 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-16 04:20:38 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f580f-0125-70ca-8bf3-297973d2704a/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0a2452ba-4a7e-465b-97cb-b13b939a335a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/universesms.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.universesms.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=universesms.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/universesms.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/universesms.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-12 23:13:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis of the domain universesms.net indicates a high-risk phishing operation targeting one-time password (OTP) and SMS verification processes. The domain was registered on July 8, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and currently resolves to the IP address 65.21.66.228. The page title, 'Universe SMS — Virtual Numbers for OTP & SMS Verification,' explicitly suggests the domain's intent to facilitate fraudulent SMS-based authentication bypasses. Technical indicators reveal limited but concerning detection patterns. As of the latest scan, 2 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain as malicious. Additionally, the domain appears in one threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX, further corroborating its association with malicious activity. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common practice among both legitimate and malicious sites, providing no definitive classification on its own. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain remains active as of July 12, 2026, with no evidence of takedown or mitigation. The registration age of four days suggests recent deployment, a typical characteristic of phishing campaigns aiming to evade detection before widespread blacklisting. Defenders should prioritize blocking the domain and its resolving IP (65.21.66.228) at the network level. Monitoring for related domains registered through the same registrar or resolving to the same IP may uncover additional threats. The exact content and functionality of the site have not been analyzed, so further investigation into user interactions, credential harvesting mechanisms, or associated malicious payloads is recommended. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260712-C5C504 Favicon MD5: c30c7d42707a47a3f4591831641e50dc TLS cert SHA-256: 0cdf2243f680fdab45d2788eecfbb6fef703c3bdab86c4442d38551f6a5f0a20 ## 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/universesms.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=universesms.net 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: 179,270 domains (50,785 alive under monitoring, 128,485 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io