# PhishDestroy threat dossier — zeronym.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-05 23:50:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/zeronym.xyz/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 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:     miki.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-14
Expires:         2027-06-14

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-12
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 84213f8dd853fcc0b29c27838fa6d35385bd7743d7249994398728df9b24459f

## 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: 2026-06-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-20 22:15:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-20 20:33:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-06 00:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-21 18:17:32 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ee6aa-daf5-7627-970a-a477456823db/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/7d09c4bd-755a-4c35-9df4-05af51b8761a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/zeronym.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.zeronym.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=zeronym.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/zeronym.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/zeronym.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:26:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Zeronym.xyz is a phishing domain that has been taken offline. Initially detected by PhishDestroy on June 20, 2026, it was flagged by one out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal as malicious. The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and hosted on an IP managed by Cloudflare, Inc., located in the United States.

Despite its offline status, zeronym.xyz was actively targeting users during its operational period. The domain's SSL certificate was issued by Google Trust Services, which may have lent it an appearance of legitimacy. With a platform risk score of 76 out of 100, it posed a significant threat to users who encountered it.

The swift takedown of zeronym.xyz highlights the effectiveness of early detection systems. PhishDestroy's identification of the domain within six days of its creation underscores the importance of rapid response in neutralizing phishing threats. Although the domain is no longer active, its brief existence serves as a reminder of the persistent and evolving nature of phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260620-5D92AA
Favicon MD5:       033bba58e112c9e525b861ce372fa0a9
TLS cert SHA-256:      84213f8dd853fcc0b29c27838fa6d35385bd7743d7249994398728df9b24459f

## 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/zeronym.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=zeronym.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

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