# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
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Fetched:   2026-05-07 13:25:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 59/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, ESET, Emsisoft, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Netcraft, Webroot
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.18.40.47
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc
Nameservers:     dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, hugh.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2014-03-30
Page title:      Uphold Login | Login
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e4c88edd4daf02e90c07844abf2ae51ff5c2e9f05f3f9cb09c27fc9ea634fa42
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - gitbook.io

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2014-03-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-07 14:13:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-07 16:00:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e0222-e83b-73ef-a536-675186f15c99/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-07 14:14:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io as an active credential phishing site masquerading as a legitimate Uphold login page. This domain employs deceptive tactics to trick users into entering their Uphold credentials, which are then harvested by attackers. The page closely mimics Uphold's official login interface, increasing the risk of successful account takeovers and financial theft.  This domain was flagged by 9 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, and Google Safe Browsing has labeled it as SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. Registered through Cloudflare, Inc, the domain upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io was created on March 30, 2014, and currently resolves to the IP address 104.18.40.47. The presence of a Google Trust Services SSL certificate is a tactic used to lend false legitimacy to the site, as phishing pages often use valid SSL certificates to appear trustworthy.  If you visited this site, do not enter any credentials or personal information. Immediately change your Uphold password from a different device, and enable two-factor authentication if you haven’t already. Check your account for any unauthorized transactions or changes. Use phishing-resistant security tools like password managers with built-in phishing detection, and report the domain to Google Safe Browsing to help protect others. Monitor your financial accounts closely for signs of fraud, as credential phishing can lead to direct financial losses.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       84d385a42c8a0c6d7f62c43799ec1536
TLS cert SHA-256:      e4c88edd4daf02e90c07844abf2ae51ff5c2e9f05f3f9cb09c27fc9ea634fa42

## 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/upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upholdlogin-5.gitbook.io
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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