# PhishDestroy threat dossier — updateterms.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 20:57:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updateterms.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE — previously flagged dead but abuse reports still being filed (likely resurrected or never truly dead) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 22/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, DNS8, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, 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: ["michael.ns.cloudflare.com", "sandra.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-11-17 Page title: Ledger Live ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-04-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6272ecbfa8525042b29f4e8c8dfb93720de1a4ba8e6c557f190ef0475b7e241c ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: REPORTS FILED AND IGNORED — NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited did not act on these notifications. Domain was flagged dead on 2026-03-15 06:15:37 UTC but a fresh report was filed on 2026-03-21 07:56:16 UTC — it is back or never truly suspended. Reports filed: 1 independent abuse notifications First report: 2026-03-21 07:56:16 UTC Days since first notice: 65 — no registrar action, domain remains online Methodology: follow-up reports are sent ONLY when a victim re-submitted a re-report via our public form, our monitoring detected the domain resurfacing in SEO/feeds, OR our live-checker confirmed the domain is still technically active and fraudulent. Each report contains: VT verdict, URLScan snapshot, WHOIS, SSL metadata, IP/hosting chain, impersonated-brand evidence, drainer/kit classification, screenshots, and a cryptographic hash of the forensic PDF. ICANN RAA Sec. 3.18 applies. Per-report timeline: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/updateterms.com/#coordinated-suppression ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-13 07:37:11 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:23:12 UTC (STALE — 55 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 06:15:37 UTC (SUPERSEDED — fresh report filed after this date, see ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY) Current status: ACTIVE (flagged dead but resurrected — registrar did not act on fresh reports) 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/019c5548-0c2f-7775-823a-69bdf3fdbf62/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/updateterms.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.updateterms.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=updateterms.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/updateterms.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/updateterms.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 00:26:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies updateterms.com as a high-risk credential phishing domain designed to steal user login information. The domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and is classified as an active threat targeting unsuspecting victims via deceptive tactics. Technical analysis shows the domain resolves to IP address 216.198.79.1 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. It has been flagged by 21 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and appears on one known security blocklist. AlienVault OTX intelligence confirms its presence in two distinct threat pulses, indicating ongoing malicious campaigns leveraging this infrastructure. The domain remains active with continued malicious activity detected. PhishDestroy advises users and organizations to block updateterms.com proactively and maintain heightened vigilance against phishing attempts. Timely detection and response are critical to mitigate credential theft risks associated with this evolving threat. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-1774068971-updateterms.com Favicon MD5: d87bf865115b495e9a8006cef9c658bd TLS cert SHA-256: 6272ecbfa8525042b29f4e8c8dfb93720de1a4ba8e6c557f190ef0475b7e241c ## 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/updateterms.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=updateterms.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: 152,979 domains (39,224 alive under monitoring, 113,369 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io