appliancedepotco[.]com

PhishDestroy identifies appliancedepotco.com as an active appliance warranty phishing scam targeting consumers with fraudulent warranty renewal claims. The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on January 30, 2026, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. Despite zero detections on VirusTotal (2/95), the site remains unflagged across major threat intelligence platforms, indicating a recently activated campaign. The use of a Google Trust Services SSL certificate does not validate legitimacy, as threat actors frequently abuse trusted issuers to lend credibility to fraudulent domains. No known associations with established blocklists or reputation databases have been recorded at this time, placing this domain in an investigative phase with elevated risk potential. This domain exhibits several technical indicators of a phishing operation. The January 30, 2026 creation date is consistent with short-lived phishing infrastructure designed to evade detection. The IP address 188.114.97.3 is associated with Cloudflare’s infrastructure, a common hosting provider for malicious campaigns due to its anonymity features. The absence of detections on VirusTotal (2/95) suggests the site is either newly deployed or employs evasion techniques undetected by current signatures. The registrar, Spaceship, Inc., a privacy-focused domain service, does not inherently indicate maliciousness but is frequently utilized by threat actors to obscure ownership. While no blocklist entries have been confirmed, the lack of historical data and fresh registration date warrant cautious classification as an active threat under investigation. To mitigate exposure to this scam, consumers are advised to verify warranty communications directly through official manufacturer channels. Avoid clicking links in unsolicited emails or messages referencing appliance warranties, as these are primary vectors for this scam. Organizations should consider blocking the domain at the network and email gateway levels while monitoring for related infrastructure. Consumers who have interacted with this site should immediately report the incident to their warranty provider and monitor financial accounts for suspicious activity. Enhanced scrutiny of SSL certificates—especially those issued to recently registered domains—can help identify additional fraudulent sites leveraging trusted issuers. PhishDestroy continues to monitor appliancedepotco.com and will update classifications as new intelligence emerges.