# PhishDestroy threat dossier — zapware.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 07:24:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/zapware.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: gemma.ns.cloudflare.com, jack.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: Zapware — Software studio. We build useful apps, properly. ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 71e1e374049d1ec0359b45630726982cad4bd85f9b4587c2f19a25bc5ab614f2 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 06:08:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 04:31:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 08:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bdb-6763-74e8-ba62-0a7a998aba79/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d69435aa-259b-47f4-bcdc-a86187fa5ecc Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/zapware.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.zapware.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=zapware.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/zapware.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/zapware.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 07:24:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, zapware.xyz, is flagged as a high-risk credential harvesting phishing site targeting users under the guise of a software development studio. Analysis indicates the domain is actively masquerading as a legitimate software provider, using the page title 'Zapware — Software studio. We build useful apps, properly.' to deceive visitors into submitting sensitive login credentials or downloading malicious payloads. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with abusive domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has been linked to prior phishing campaigns. Detection engines on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious, with 2 out of 95 security vendors identifying it as a threat. The domain is also listed in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, further corroborating its malicious nature. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, a tactic commonly employed by threat actors to lend false legitimacy to phishing pages. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (188.114.96.3) at the network perimeter. Organizations should deploy email and web filtering rules to prevent users from accessing zapware.xyz or any subdomains. Endpoint protection solutions should be updated to detect and quarantine any artifacts associated with this campaign. User awareness training should emphasize the risks of credential harvesting attacks, particularly those impersonating software providers. Security teams are advised to monitor for indicators of compromise, including unusual authentication attempts or outbound connections to the identified IP address. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-E736F3 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 71e1e374049d1ec0359b45630726982cad4bd85f9b4587c2f19a25bc5ab614f2 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/zapware.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=zapware.xyz 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,184 domains (13,643 alive under monitoring, 159,748 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io