# PhishDestroy threat dossier — votes-apyxfi.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 15:09:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/votes-apyxfi.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Registered: 2026-06-08 Expires: 2027-06-08 ## 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: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-09 05:31:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-08 15:02:25 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-12 00:28:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ea7ac-3e74-74a5-b5c9-77635994b3de/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/a83c9374-202b-4973-abee-7a2db5661d87 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/votes-apyxfi.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.votes-apyxfi.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=votes-apyxfi.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/votes-apyxfi.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/votes-apyxfi.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 01:47:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, votes-apyxfi.xyz, is identified as a credential-harvesting phishing site specifically targeting users of cryptocurrency wallets. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to mimic legitimate decentralized finance (DeFi) voting or governance portals, tricking victims into entering private keys or seed phrases. The attack vector likely involves social engineering tactics, such as fake airdrop claims or governance proposals, to lure users into interacting with malicious smart contracts or disclosing sensitive authentication details. Once compromised, these credentials enable unauthorized access to digital assets, leading to immediate and irreversible theft of funds. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 08, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. Detection metrics confirm its malicious intent: the domain is flagged by 6 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, appears in 4 threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX, and is listed on 3 distinct security blocklists. Additionally, the domain has been proactively blocked by multiple wallet security layers, further validating its role in active phishing campaigns. The creation date suggests the domain was deployed with a short lifespan, a common tactic to evade long-term detection and takedown efforts. Users who have visited votes-apyxfi.xyz or interacted with its content should assume their credentials or private keys have been compromised. Immediate action is required: revoke any active wallet sessions, transfer assets to a new secure wallet, and monitor all linked accounts for unauthorized transactions. It is critical to avoid reusing passwords or seed phrases across platforms, as attackers may attempt to exploit harvested credentials in secondary attacks. If smart contract interactions were performed, review all connected dApps for unauthorized approvals and revoke them using a blockchain explorer. Given the elevated risk level, affected users are advised to conduct a full security audit of their digital assets and enable multi-factor authentication where available to mitigate further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260608-846B2E ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/votes-apyxfi.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=votes-apyxfi.xyz 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,494 domains (13,312 alive under monitoring, 159,499 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io