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 abuse@registrar.eu.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 5 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.
instanderapps.com is an impersonation phishing page posing as a download portal for Instander, a modified Instagram client distributed as an Android APK. It targets Android users searching for the latest build, with the page title promising "Instander APK Download Latest v19.0 For Android 2026". PhishDestroy first saw the domain on 2026-10-15. As of 2026-10-19 the site was alive and its content was live.
How the scam works
Sites in this category borrow a well-known app name and a convincing version number so that search results and shared links look like a legitimate download source. The visitor is pushed to sideload an APK from outside any official store, which bypasses the review and signing checks that would normally catch tampered code. A repackaged installer can capture the Instagram username and password entered at login, hijack the session, or bundle adware and other unwanted components. The victim risks losing control of their social media account and exposing their Android device.
Evidence
On 2026-10-19, VirusTotal showed 4 of 92 engines flagging the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and SOCRadar. That detection rate is low, so most security products will not yet warn visitors. The domain is on the PhishDestroy blocklist and appears in 2 AlienVault OTX pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-05-10 through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, about five months before PhishDestroy first saw it. It resolves to 172.67.205.83 on Cloudflare, Inc. network space, geolocated to CA, so the origin server sits behind Cloudflare's proxy. The TLS certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt (YE1). The padlock only shows that the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the site is trustworthy.
What to do
Do not download or install anything from this site. If you installed an APK from it, uninstall the app, run a mobile security scan, and review which permissions and accessibility services are active on the device. If you logged in to Instagram through such an app, change your password at once, enable two-factor authentication, sign out of all other sessions in the account's security settings, and reuse none of those credentials elsewhere. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and web proxies, add it to mobile threat defense policies, and report it to Cloudflare and the registrar for takedown.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation内容在线Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:45:40 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:45:40 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:45:40 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 subdomains2
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
files.instanderapps.comDomain record
www.instanderapps.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 5 identified
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CMSBlogs
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Open Graph title:Instander APK Download Latest v19.0 For Android 2026
Open Graph description:With Instander APK, you can download high quality pictures and videos download media files, such as movies or images from Instagram.
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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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