# PhishDestroy threat dossier — asteara.org
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 23:43:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/asteara.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  6 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Registered:      2026-04-28
Expires:         2027-04-28

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 17:48:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-13 17:45:49 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 00:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 17:50:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:38:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies asteara.org as a domain posing a specific threat of credential harvesting phishing, aiming to trick users into divulging sensitive information. 
   
   This domain was flagged due to its appearance on 1 security blocklist and being found in 6 threat intelligence pulses by AlienVault OTX, indicating a notable level of malicious activity. It was registered through NameCheap, Inc. on April 28, 2026, and as of the last update, 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain, highlighting the severity of the threat it poses.

   If a user has visited asteara.org, they should immediately check their account settings and monitor their online accounts for any suspicious activity, considering the domain's history of attempting to deceive users into revealing confidential information. Given that asteara.org is currently offline, it's crucial for users to remain vigilant, as similar domains could emerge, attempting to exploit the same vulnerabilities.

## 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/asteara.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=asteara.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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