# PhishDestroy threat dossier — a.linkgift.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-27 00:08:38 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a.linkgift.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.202.211.1 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS209242 CLOUDFLARESPECTRUM Cloudflare London, LLC, US Hosting org: AS209242 Cloudflare London, LLC Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ["expired-ns1.niceisp.com", "expired-ns2.niceisp.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Chainlink: The Industry-Standard Oracle Platform ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-13 01:44:33 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-02 21:55:04 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019bc0ee-db13-733f-b124-759f192f2b77/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/a.linkgift.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.a.linkgift.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=a.linkgift.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/a.linkgift.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/a.linkgift.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:33:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies a.linkgift.net as a low-risk generic phishing domain targeting users with a deceptive Chainlink-themed page titled "Chainlink: The Industry-Standard Oracle Platform." The domain was designed to mislead users into divulging sensitive information by impersonating a legitimate service. The domain a.linkgift.net was registered on February 21, 2026, via NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, and resolved to IP address 198.202.211.1. It appeared on one security blocklist and triggered one detection among 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating minimal but present suspicion. The infrastructure suggests a basic phishing setup without complex evasion techniques. Currently, a.linkgift.net is offline, mitigating immediate risk. Users are advised not to interact with this domain or provide any personal information. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining updated security solutions and exercising caution when encountering unfamiliar domains resembling trusted platforms. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 58d982316842994cd3bc717d15c22186 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/a.linkgift.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=a.linkgift.net Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io