ABUSE NOTICE · 72H+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is domain.operations@web.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 3 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
ashland-energy.com is an impersonation phishing page that poses as an Adobe "PDF Viewer" to trick people into handing over their login credentials. It targets anyone who receives a link to a supposedly shared document, typically in work email. PhishDestroy first detected the site on 2026-10-17. As of 2026-10-19 the site is still online and the phishing content is live.
How the scam works
Lures of this type arrive as a message about an invoice, contract or shared file, with a button to view the PDF. The page imitates Adobe's document viewer, often showing a blurred or locked preview, and says you must sign in to open the file. The login form usually asks for an email address and password, and every entry goes straight to the operators. Stolen mailbox credentials are then used to read correspondence, send more phishing from a trusted address, reset passwords on other services, or attempt invoice and payment fraud.
Evidence
urlscan.io rates the page as malicious and identifies Adobe as the impersonated brand. On VirusTotal, 3 of 92 engines flagged the domain at the 2026-10-17 check: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF and DNS8. That is a low detection rate, so many security tools may not block the site yet. The domain is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist and appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2022-02-09 through Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC, years before this phishing activity was detected. Its name suggests an energy business and has no connection to Adobe. The site is hosted at 172.93.106.214 on the RELIABLESITE - ReliableSite.Net LLC network in the United States. It uses a TLS certificate from Let's Encrypt (YR1), so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
If you opened the page but entered nothing, close it and delete the message that brought you there. If you typed a password, change it immediately, along with any other account that uses the same password. Turn on multi-factor authentication and check your mailbox for unfamiliar forwarding rules, sign-in sessions and sent messages. In a work setting, report it to your IT or security team so they can reset sessions and look for related emails. Defenders should block the domain and its IP at the mail gateway, proxy and DNS layers, search mail logs for messages linking to it, and report it to Adobe's abuse team and the hosting provider.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeReachable but protectedreason: HTTP access restricted50% confidence
Attributionmechanism: Access Restrictionsource: Current Http Probe
Evidence layersAvailability: Reachable but protectedContent: UnknownDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationReachable but protectedHTTP access restrictedAccess Restriction50%2026-10-20 10:00:17 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:00:17 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 01:22:38 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Recorded subdomains8
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
autodiscover.ashland-energy.comDomain record
cpanel.ashland-energy.comDomain record
cpcalendars.ashland-energy.comDomain record
cpcontacts.ashland-energy.comDomain record
mail.ashland-energy.comDomain record
webdisk.ashland-energy.comDomain record
webmail.ashland-energy.comDomain record
www.ashland-energy.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 1 identified
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Web servers
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — 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
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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