# PhishDestroy threat dossier — whatsapp.gq.hl.cn
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Fetched:   2026-06-24 17:48:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/whatsapp.gq.hl.cn/

## 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:      22/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Mimecast, Netcraft, OpenPhish, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.104.99.107 (JP, Tokyo)
ASN:             ASAS63949 AKAMAI-LINODE-AP - Akamai Connected Cloud, SG
Hosting org:     AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud
Registrar:       成都垦派科技有限公司
Nameservers:     ns1.kenpains.com, ns2.kenpains.com
Registered:      2026-02-28
Expires:         2027-02-28
Page title:      WhatsApp官网 - 安全通讯应用 | WhatsApp网页版

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-08-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 265e2efcb1b267a770aca9597f68dd13bbb0a48f3b129a868bfb2be578ad1111
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.whatsapp.gq.hl.cn

## 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: 2026-02-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-29 13:49:58 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-29 10:55:19 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 16:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:36 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/019e7356-fffc-73a9-8dff-37a2037c0e6b/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/5bd80c59-e355-435e-a019-477c3902fda5
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/whatsapp.gq.hl.cn
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.whatsapp.gq.hl.cn
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=whatsapp.gq.hl.cn
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/whatsapp.gq.hl.cn
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/whatsapp.gq.hl.cn/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 15:12:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This generic phishing domain is currently down, likely taken down. It did not impersonate a specific brand.

VirusTotal shows 22 out of 95 security vendors flagged whatsapp.gq.hl.cn as malicious, including

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260529-A6DD05
Favicon MD5:       b70e6078004aeb5146c635cc4c8af761
TLS cert SHA-256:      265e2efcb1b267a770aca9597f68dd13bbb0a48f3b129a868bfb2be578ad1111

## 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/whatsapp.gq.hl.cn/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=whatsapp.gq.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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