# PhishDestroy threat dossier — validatorsfix.co
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Fetched:   2026-06-29 11:35:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/validatorsfix.co/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["NS1.HOST-FOREST.COM", "NS2.HOST-FOREST.COM"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Host Forest – We are providing hardware infrastructure for business

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-05-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 18c6e0d2fb5d42b5582cd69a0fdaffd474ad7eb19bf62e2904da8dbc902c43bf
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - apexcitivault.com
  - mail.apexcitivault.com
  - www.apexcitivault.com

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:20:13 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-29 12:20:34 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/019b18e5-0c04-773d-904a-21aa822dd3a7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/validatorsfix.co
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.validatorsfix.co
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=validatorsfix.co
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/validatorsfix.co
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/validatorsfix.co/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 23:32:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This report analyzes the domain validatorsfix.co. The site, based on its page title "Host Forest – We are providing hardware infrastructure for business," presents itself as a legitimate hardware infrastructure provider. However, the domain is flagged as a threat, likely engaging in impersonation of a hosting or validator service to facilitate fraudulent activities such as phishing or credential theft.

Technical analysis reveals the domain was created on 2026-02-21 and is hosted on IP address 198.12.66.123, which is associated with AS36352 HostPapa in the United States. It uses a Let's Encrypt / R13 SSL certificate and nameservers ns1.host-forest.com and ns2.host-forest.com. VirusTotal reports 9 out of 95 vendors flagging this domain as malicious, with detections from ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and Fortinet. The site is listed on 4 blocklists.

Currently, the domain is offline or down. The GridinSoft trust rating is 70 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 70, indicating a moderate to high risk. Despite being offline, its history of multiple vendor detections and blocklist entries suggests it poses a credible threat and should be monitored for reactivation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      18c6e0d2fb5d42b5582cd69a0fdaffd474ad7eb19bf62e2904da8dbc902c43bf

## 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/validatorsfix.co/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=validatorsfix.co
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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