# PhishDestroy threat dossier — vote-apyx.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-24 00:38:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/vote-apyx.com/

## 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:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ["quinton.ns.cloudflare.com", "robin.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-13
Expires:         2027-06-12
Page title:      Apyx

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c1a0bdacf34a1652ff4dfb41d2cd3cf24d635177b6d1fbeb014a799a588956ba

## 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: 2026-06-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 07:29:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-13 07:28:59 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 00:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 00:06:34 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 09:39:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy assesses vote-apyx.com as an active, under-investigation phishing threat. The domain is specifically designed for credential theft, likely impersonating a voting or authentication portal to harvest usernames and passwords. Its risk level is elevated due to the lack of detection by security vendors and the domain's continued operation.

Technical indicators confirm the threat. VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 scans, indicating the site evades current signature-based defenses. The domain resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, which is associated with Cloudflare, a common proxy used by phishers to obscure hosting location. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services (WE1), a legitimate CA but often abused by malicious actors. The domain remains active, and its seed identifier d05dd6 ties it to a broader phishing campaign.

To protect against this credential-phishing site, users should never enter any personal information on vote-apyx.com. Enable multi-factor authentication on all accounts, especially those that may be targeted (e.g., email, voting portals). Use a password manager that automatically detects known phishing domains and avoids filling credentials on suspicious sites. Report the domain to Google Safe Browsing and your organization's security team to update blocklists. Regularly monitor accounts for unauthorized access attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c15f8aa7f11e11100592b67eecefccc2
TLS cert SHA-256:      c1a0bdacf34a1652ff4dfb41d2cd3cf24d635177b6d1fbeb014a799a588956ba

## 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/vote-apyx.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=vote-apyx.com
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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