# PhishDestroy threat dossier — x-flare.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-26 02:10:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/x-flare.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. 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 Nameservers: alex.ns.cloudflare.com, coco.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-23 Page title: Flare: The blockchain for data HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: bed4d2f975ab6cee294e2911a58ae4957bd1d6fc400164e729706f6804890108 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-24 16:35:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-26 01:40:02 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dbfb0-dbdd-7132-bcd5-76836a1f8a61/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/x-flare.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.x-flare.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=x-flare.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/x-flare.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/x-flare.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-24 16:36:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain x-flare.icu is classified as high risk due to its involvement in crypto draining activities, targeting users through deceptive blockchain-themed content. This specific threat aims to steal cryptocurrency credentials or funds, posing serious financial harm. Data intelligence on x-flare.icu reveals that it remains active and was created recently on April 23, 2026. It is registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. VirusTotal flags this domain with 3 out of 95 security vendors identifying it as malicious. It also appears on 2 security blocklists, and is blocked by security tools such as SEAL and MetaMask. Its SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, which is commonly used but does not guarantee legitimacy. To mitigate risk from this crypto drainer domain, users should avoid entering any credentials or signing transactions on x-flare.icu. Security software or browser extensions designed to detect crypto phishing should be kept updated to block access. Users should verify all blockchain-related sites independently through official sources before transacting. Reporting this domain to organizational IT and maintaining multi-factor authentication on crypto accounts is also recommended to reduce exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: dc270172d1648eb90a7ac9e496aaa7ec TLS cert SHA-256: bed4d2f975ab6cee294e2911a58ae4957bd1d6fc400164e729706f6804890108 ## 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/x-flare.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=x-flare.icu 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io