# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vi-whatapp.hl.cn
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Fetched:   2026-07-02 21:18:49 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vi-whatapp.hl.cn/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      154.206.233.26 (HK, Tung Chung)
ASN:             ASAS9294 GNETINC-AS-AP - GNET INC., US
Hosting org:     AS9294 GNET INC.
Registrar:       万商云集（成都）科技股份有限公司
Nameservers:     ns1.kenpains.com, ns2.kenpains.com
Registered:      2026-06-28
Expires:         2027-06-28
Page title:      WhatsApp网页版 - 完整指南与使用方法
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7cea9beeb1c62752823c17d7592515a337b35a7f03ddd085ba1c2c99b3099dac
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - alt-whatapp.hl.cn
  - at-whatapp.hl.cn
  - co-whatapp.hl.cn
  - com-whatapp.hl.cn
  - et-whatapp.hl.cn
  - fans-whatapp.hl.cn
  - html-whatapp.hl.cn
  - icu-whatapp.hl.cn
  - ime-whatapp.hl.cn
  - index-whatapp.hl.cn
  - intl-whatapp.hl.cn
  - ku-whatapp.hl.cn
  - kuai-whatapp.hl.cn
  - mail-whatapp.hl.cn
  - mo-whatapp.hl.cn
  ... +28 more

## 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: 2026-06-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-29 15:31:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-29 13:39:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-29 18:17:40 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/019f1392-9758-728a-a133-bf9cce314999/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/23e2165d-53a3-4645-95c6-ffc8ebcb8097
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/vi-whatapp.hl.cn
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.vi-whatapp.hl.cn
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=vi-whatapp.hl.cn
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/vi-whatapp.hl.cn
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/vi-whatapp.hl.cn/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-29 15:34:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain vi-whatapp.hl.cn is currently active and classified as a high-risk generic phishing threat. Analysis indicates this site impersonates WhatsApp Web, a legitimate messaging platform, to deceive users into entering login credentials or personal information. The page title, 'WhatsApp网页版 - 完整指南与使用方法,' directly targets Chinese-speaking users by mimicking official WhatsApp Web documentation, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering attacks.  Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators of malicious activity. The domain was registered through 万商云集（成都）科技股份有限公司 on June 28, 2026, an unusually future-dated creation that may indicate an attempt to evade initial scrutiny. It resolves to the IP address 154.206.233.26 and employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, is commonly abused by threat actors to lend a false sense of legitimacy. As of the latest assessment, 16 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged this domain as malicious, with detections including phishing, fraud, and credential theft. The domain remains unblocked by major browser-based protections, allowing it to persist in active campaigns.  Current status confirms the domain is still operational and poses a significant risk to users. The combination of brand impersonation, SSL abuse, and low initial detection rates suggests a targeted or evolving threat. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this domain and to verify the authenticity of any WhatsApp Web login page by ensuring it originates from the official whatsapp.com domain. Organizations should consider blocking the IP address 154.206.233.26 and the domain vi-whatapp.hl.cn at the network level, while monitoring for credential reuse or unauthorized access attempts stemming from this campaign. Security teams are encouraged to treat this domain as a high-priority indicator of compromise and investigate any prior exposure within their environments.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260629-3D318F
Favicon MD5:       b70e6078004aeb5146c635cc4c8af761
TLS cert SHA-256:      7cea9beeb1c62752823c17d7592515a337b35a7f03ddd085ba1c2c99b3099dac

## 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/vi-whatapp.hl.cn/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vi-whatapp.hl.cn
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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