# PhishDestroy threat dossier — airdrop.reuters-invest.org
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Fetched:   2026-05-13 18:51:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdrop.reuters-invest.org/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 30 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      145.223.89.124 (GB, Manchester)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Bot Verification

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     ZeroSSL RSA Domain Secure Site CA
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:50:32 UTC (STALE — 30 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-04 23:41:31 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 30 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 30 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019929b0-c776-7658-be84-8ec31487cdd7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/airdrop.reuters-invest.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.airdrop.reuters-invest.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=airdrop.reuters-invest.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/airdrop.reuters-invest.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/airdrop.reuters-invest.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:07:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies airdrop.reuters-invest.org as a crypto drainer targeting users under the guise of bot verification. The domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and classified as suspicious with a unique seed 03e19a.

Technical analysis shows the domain resolved to IP 145.223.89.124 and appeared on one security blocklist. Notably, VirusTotal scans report zero detections, which suggests it remains under investigation rather than fully confirmed.

Currently, the domain is offline, indicating a possible takedown or abandonment. Users are advised to avoid this domain and report any encounters to cybersecurity authorities for further monitoring.

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdrop.reuters-invest.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=airdrop.reuters-invest.org
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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