# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upg.space
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Fetched:   2026-07-13 09:35:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upg.space/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 45/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.199.188.12 (TW, Taipei)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     yolanda.ns.cloudflare.com, zahir.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-05-22
Expires:         2027-05-22
HTTP response:   401

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 92ea53cd38c8978c68dd8029d0cf06c0fc5f8cc5d7b5b6ee14e6173931ddeb32

## 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: 2025-05-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-07 21:45:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-08 00:01:07 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/019f3e1c-7322-7798-9e9e-c90fff2e48d3/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/upg.space
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upg.space
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upg.space
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upg.space
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upg.space/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:55:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is currently under investigation for hosting generic phishing content designed to harvest user credentials or sensitive information. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is configured to mimic legitimate services, a common tactic in credential theft campaigns. The domain may serve fraudulent login pages, payment forms, or other deceptive interfaces to trick users into disclosing authentication details.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 22, 2025, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently observed in phishing operations. It resolves to the IP address 45.199.188.12 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 engines, suggesting the threat is either new or employing evasion techniques to avoid detection. No blocklist entries were identified at the time of analysis, further indicating its potential to evade automated security controls.  Users who have visited upg.space or interacted with content hosted on this domain should immediately revoke any credentials entered on the site. Monitor accounts for unauthorized activity, particularly those associated with financial services or email. If the domain was accessed in a corporate environment, report the incident to the security team for further investigation. Network-level blocking of the domain and its associated IP (45.199.188.12) is recommended to prevent further exposure. Exercise caution with any communications referencing this domain, as it may be part of a broader phishing campaign.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      92ea53cd38c8978c68dd8029d0cf06c0fc5f8cc5d7b5b6ee14e6173931ddeb32

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upg.space/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upg.space
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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