# airdrop-paintswap.io — MALICIOUS

> Beware of airdrop-paintswap.io, a high-risk crypto drainer domain now offline. Avoid interaction to protect your digital assets.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies airdrop-paintswap.io as a malicious domain associated with crypto draining activities. Classified as a high-risk threat, this domain was designed to deceive users into compromising their cryptocurrency wallets and assets. Its primary objective was to exploit users under the guise of an airdrop or legitimate crypto service, making it a significant danger to the crypto community.

Technical analysis reveals that airdrop-paintswap.io was registered on February 21, 2026, and quickly attracted attention due to suspicious behavior. It appeared on seven distinct security blocklists and was flagged by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating widespread recognition of its threat potential. The domain was registered through a dead domain service, which is commonly used by malicious actors to obscure ownership and evade detection. These indicators highlight its use of deceptive infrastructure to perpetrate fraud.

Currently, the domain airdrop-paintswap.io has been taken offline, effectively neutralizing its immediate threat. This action reflects proactive measures by hosting providers or security entities to disrupt its operations. Users are strongly advised to avoid any interaction with this domain and remain vigilant against similar emerging threats. Ongoing monitoring by PhishDestroy ensures timely identification and reporting of such crypto-related scams.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: MALICIOUS
- Site status: alive (HTTP 530)
- Scam type: Airdrop Scam

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2026-02-21 07:01:08
- IP: 104.21.112.1
- IP Country: US
- IP City: San Francisco
- IP Org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
- SSL Issuer: Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 1

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 12 vendors flagged
  Vendors: ["ADMINUSLabs", "ChainPatrol", "alphaMountain.ai", "BitDefender", "CyRadar", "Forcepoint ThreatSeeker", "Fortinet", "G-Data", "Lionic", "Seclookup", "Sophos", "VIPRE"]
- Google Safe Browsing: clean
- Blocklists: 7 hits
  Lists: ["PhishDestroy", "MetaMask", "ScamSniffer", "Polkadot", "SEAL", "Enkrypt", "Codeesura"]

## Evidence
- Screenshot: https://urlscan.io/screenshots/0198bd1e-728e-72db-a293-7638bbef2010.png
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdrop-paintswap.io/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdrop-paintswap.io/llm.txt

## If You Visited This Site
1. Change any passwords you may have entered
2. Enable 2FA on all related accounts
3. Monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity
4. Report to: FBI IC3, Europol, local authorities

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Report by PhishDestroy | https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdrop-paintswap.io/
Last updated: 2026-03-18