# PhishDestroy threat dossier — x-dmca-appeal.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 20:12:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/x-dmca-appeal.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.255.119.176 (US, Los Angeles)
ASN:             AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Hosting org:     Web-hosting.com
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-07-15
Expires:         2027-07-15
Page title:      x-dmca-appeal.com is registered at Namecheap
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2026-07-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-17 14:37:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-17 12:41:18 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 20:20:26 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f7014-e1a4-7589-a1ee-5c70d226cddb/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/396040ea-0831-484a-ba8b-c489a976433a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/x-dmca-appeal.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.x-dmca-appeal.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=x-dmca-appeal.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/x-dmca-appeal.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/x-dmca-appeal.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-17 14:40:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

x-dmca-appeal.com Fake DMCA Appeal Alert

Analysis of x-dmca-appeal.com shows a newly registered domain created on 15 July 2026 and currently resolving to the IPv4 address 162.255.119.176. Registration was performed through Namecheap Inc, and the authoritative name servers are dns1.registrar-servers.com and dns2.registrar-servers.com. The domain is active as of the report date and no public scanning results are available. The short registration window, coupled with the domain name that references a DMCA appeal process, aligns with the generic_phishing classification, suggesting the site may be used to lure victims into submitting personal or legal information under the pretense of a DMCA notice. Because no payload or page content has been observed, the precise phishing vector remains uncertain. Defenders should add the domain to blocklists, monitor DNS queries for the associated IP, and consider sinkholing the address to disrupt potential malicious traffic. Continuous re‑scanning of the host and periodic WHOIS checks are recommended to detect any changes in hosting or ownership.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260717-805CF2

## 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/x-dmca-appeal.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=x-dmca-appeal.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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