# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upholdvip.im ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 10:34:51 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upholdvip.im/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 20/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.47.234 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: REGISTRAR_NOT_FOUND Nameservers: brett.ns.cloudflare.com, zoe.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-14 Expires: 2027-06-15 Page title: CryptoTrade HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 423cb6ece41f775943e8bcfa1763f398992c1ead96798ed2cfd8a74d9d633259 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 09:02:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 12:20:40 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-16 18:37:51 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ecf3b-519d-731b-9c16-99160d5fa612/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/1548be37-8fda-4dff-bd94-56bf32ca74ff Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upholdvip.im crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upholdvip.im Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upholdvip.im AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upholdvip.im URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upholdvip.im/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 17:50:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, upholdvip.im, is identified as an active cryptocurrency phishing site targeting users through a fraudulent platform labeled CryptoTrade. The threat type is classified as a high-risk social engineering attack, designed to deceive victims into disclosing sensitive credentials or transferring digital assets under false pretenses. No legitimate affiliation with the Uphold brand or any recognized cryptocurrency exchange has been verified, indicating a deliberate attempt at brand impersonation for malicious purposes. Analysis indicates the domain is flagged by 20 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with additional detections across three distinct security blocklists. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP address 104.21.47.234 and employs Cloudflare for hosting and DDoS mitigation, a common tactic among phishing operators to obscure origin servers. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy. The domain is further associated with two threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX, and Google Safe Browsing explicitly categorizes it under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. Technologies detected include HSTS and HTTP/3, suggesting a technically proficient operation. The Gridinsoft trust score for this domain is 0 out of 100, reinforcing its malicious classification. Current status confirms the domain remains active and operational, posing an ongoing risk to users. Organizations and individuals are advised to implement immediate blocking measures at the DNS or network level for 104.21.47.234 and upholdvip.im. Endpoint protection systems should be updated to include this domain in phishing and social engineering detection rules. Users who may have interacted with this site should revoke any active sessions, reset credentials for cryptocurrency wallets or exchange accounts, and monitor for unauthorized transactions. Security teams are encouraged to review logs for connections to the identified IP address and domain, and to report the indicator to relevant threat intelligence platforms for broader awareness. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 20/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 423cb6ece41f775943e8bcfa1763f398992c1ead96798ed2cfd8a74d9d633259 ## 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/upholdvip.im/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upholdvip.im 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: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io