goat-network[.]icu

The domain goat-network.icu was registered on 08 October 2025 through the HOSTINGER operations UAB registrar. Its authoritative DNS is served by ns1.dns‑parking.com and ns2.dns‑parking.com, and it resolves to the IPv4 address 145.223.105.141, which belongs to AS47583 Hostinger International Limited located in the United States. No TLS certificate is presented; the site responds without HTTPS, indicating an unencrypted HTTP service. The only observed HTML element is a generic page title “Default page”, and no further content has been publicly captured.

Reputation services have marked the domain as malicious: Google Safe Browsing flags it for social engineering, PhishDestroy has blocked it, and at least one additional security blocklist lists the address. VirusTotal scans returned 12 positive detections out of 95 submitted engines, reinforcing the malicious classification. The recorded scam type is “Brand Impersonation” targeting the brand Manta, as indicated by the intelligence feed.

The domain is currently taken offline, which limits immediate exposure but does not remove the underlying infrastructure. Defenders should continue to monitor the IP 145.223.105.141 for any re‑use, add the domain and its IP to local blocklists, and enforce outbound filtering for HTTP traffic to unknown hosts. Further investigation is warranted to obtain the exact HTTP response and any redirected URLs that may have been used before takedown, as those details remain unknown.