mauihost.qpon was a phishing site that imitated Adobe. Its targets were people who expected an Adobe sign-in, shared document or account notice. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-25. The site went offline on 2026-09-26, and its DNS was still inactive when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Adobe-themed phishing usually arrives as an email or message saying a document has been shared or an account needs attention. The link opens a page styled like an Adobe login, which asks for an email address and password. Anything typed there goes to the operators, who can then take over the account. They also try the same password on email, cloud storage and work systems. At the time of checking, the page title read "Index of /", a plain directory listing, while the site was classified as Adobe impersonation.
Evidence
Five of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain on 2026-09-25: alphaMountain.ai, ESET, G-Data, SOCRadar and Webroot. That is a modest count, but it comes from vendors working independently of each other. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and detected Adobe branding on the page, which supports the impersonation classification. Among the blocklists tracked here, only PhishDestroy lists the domain.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-23 through Dominet (HK) Limited. Detection followed two days later, and the site was gone a day after that. This short lifespan is typical of throwaway phishing domains used for one short campaign. The site was hosted on an Oracle Corporation network in the US. It used a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock gave no assurance that the site was genuine.
What to do
If you entered credentials on this site, change your Adobe password right away from Adobe's official site. Then change it on every other service where you reused it, starting with your email. Turn on two-step verification for your Adobe account and review its recent sign-ins and connected devices. Be wary of follow-up messages that claim to come from Adobe. Defenders should block the domain and search mail and proxy logs for visits since 2026-09-23, then reset credentials for any users who reached it.
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Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:16:39 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-25 13:08:11 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-25 13:08:11 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 123.11hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-28 02:41:33 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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