# PhishDestroy threat dossier — airdropbalance.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 08:17:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airdropbalance.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Airdrop Scam
Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      13.248.169.48 (US, Seattle)
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GMO Internet, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns5.afternic.com, ns6.afternic.com, verification-gakbzzzqmt6gkcplw4efpp.ns101.verify.hn
Registered:      2026-06-17
Expires:         2027-06-17
HTTP response:   525

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2027-01-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a27cc9b7d26e4ac789ace62bb502794bfb5fa310e076c7d200071ebf647226da

## 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: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 09:58:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 08:04:12 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019edee2-7b55-775e-b909-1405c79f44b4/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/e4877fbb-a9b9-4905-b628-cf5b112ed235
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/airdropbalance.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.airdropbalance.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=airdropbalance.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/airdropbalance.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/airdropbalance.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:04:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Airdropbalance.xyz is an active domain engaged in a fraudulent airdrop scheme. It impersonates legitimate airdrop operations, attracting unsuspecting users with promises of free cryptocurrency. The domain is flagged by two out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal and appears on three public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL.

Registered through GMO Internet, Inc., the domain is hosted on an IP address associated with Amazon.com, Inc. in the United States. The SSL certificate is issued by GoDaddy, which might lend a false sense of security to potential victims. Despite its recent creation on June 17, 2026, PhishDestroy identified the threat promptly by June 19, 2026, highlighting the efficiency of our detection systems.

The platform risk score for airdropbalance.xyz is notably high at 88 out of 100, indicating a significant threat level. The abuse score is relatively lower at 23 out of 100, suggesting limited but growing recognition of its malicious activities. This domain exemplifies how scammers exploit the allure of cryptocurrency to deceive users, leveraging the gap between domain registration and widespread detection to maximize impact.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-6754CC
TLS cert SHA-256:      a27cc9b7d26e4ac789ace62bb502794bfb5fa310e076c7d200071ebf647226da

## 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/airdropbalance.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=airdropbalance.xyz
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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