# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wathapp.shop
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 10:43:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wathapp.shop/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 33 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: whatsapp

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      154.202.40.72 (HK, Hong Kong)
ASN:             ASAS40065 CNSERVERS, US
Hosting org:     AS40065 CNSERVERS LLC
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      WhatsApp

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     E8
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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 23:24:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:50:29 UTC (STALE — 33 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-08 15:04:46 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 33 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 33 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199f244-c50c-743d-aafc-806105826b98/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/wathapp.shop
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wathapp.shop
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wathapp.shop
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wathapp.shop
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wathapp.shop/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 14:59:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies wathapp.shop as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users. The domain attempts to impersonate legitimate services, posing significant security risks.

Registered through a dead domain registrar and created on February 21, 2026, wathapp.shop has been flagged by multiple security vendors and appears on a security blocklist. This indicates its involvement in malicious activity targeting users.

Currently, wathapp.shop is offline and no longer active. Users are advised to remain vigilant and avoid engaging with suspicious domains to minimize exposure to phishing attacks.

## 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/wathapp.shop/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=wathapp.shop
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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