# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xdev-updates.live
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 23:35:53 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xdev-updates.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 54/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.175.117 (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:     ["karl.ns.cloudflare.com", "mckenzie.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-03
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 606c63e326587119fbb7b957b930f55cd738c202d8d2e16d90c49381e75dc00a

## 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: 2026-05-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-03 23:30:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 06:28:07 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 00:20:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-12 00:06:36 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 13:42:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xdev-updates.live as a high-risk domain that poses a significant threat to users' personal data through credential theft. This domain was flagged as it attempts to trick users into revealing sensitive information, putting their online security at risk.

 
This domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and has an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt / E8, which may give it a false sense of legitimacy. The domain resolves to IP 172.67.175.117 and has been flagged by 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a potential threat. The unique seed 19220d helps track this specific campaign.

 
If a user visited xdev-updates.live, they should immediately change their passwords and enable two-factor authentication if available. They should also monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity and report any incidents to the relevant authorities. By taking these precautions, users can protect themselves from potential credential theft and minimize the risk associated with this high-risk domain.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       8761fcd64a42f589422748b722535000
TLS cert SHA-256:      606c63e326587119fbb7b957b930f55cd738c202d8d2e16d90c49381e75dc00a

## 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/xdev-updates.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xdev-updates.live
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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