# PhishDestroy threat dossier — asteroid-rewards.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 11:49:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/asteroid-rewards.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. 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: lady.ns.cloudflare.com, rob.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-17 Page title: ASTER | Distribution HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: a3602a8c94e9e88249d533c7f5ea8db9d8a67e0981f7937951a5b12264aee8dc ## 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: 2026-04-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-20 13:41:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-20 10:42:41 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 04:06:16 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:06:16 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019daa7a-07af-73f2-90db-d4babc1bc6da/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/634fcf2a-fbe5-4cf7-9731-d3e5d8bb35b0 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/asteroid-rewards.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.asteroid-rewards.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=asteroid-rewards.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/asteroid-rewards.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/asteroid-rewards.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-20 13:43:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies asteroid-rewards.xyz as an active crypto drainer scam site designed to deceive users into connecting wallets under the guise of distributing ASTER tokens. The domain mimics legitimate ASTER branding (ASTER | Distribution) and employs social engineering tactics to trick victims into authorizing malicious transactions that drain cryptocurrency assets. This threat aligns with the modus operandi of crypto drainers, which exploit users' trust in token distributions or airdrops to steal funds directly from connected wallets. Technical indicators confirm the malicious nature of this domain. It resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and was registered on April 17, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The domain is protected by a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which adds a false sense of legitimacy, while VirusTotal flags the site with a detection score of 3/95 security vendors. Additionally, this domain appears on 2 security blocklists, including Google Safe Browsing (GSB), and is actively blocked by MetaMask and SEAL security tools, further validating its malicious intent. As of the latest analysis, asteroid-rewards.xyz remains active and poses a high risk to unsuspecting users seeking ASTER token distributions. Security researchers and users are advised to avoid this domain entirely and report it to relevant authorities or security platforms. While current detection rates are low (3/95), the domain's active status and presence on multiple blocklists underscore the urgency for heightened vigilance. Users should verify token distribution sites through official channels and refrain from interacting with unsolicited links or suspicious domains to mitigate the risk of falling victim to this crypto drainer scam. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260420-0400F9 Favicon MD5: 138f229a72dfb01938d563e3469d82bb TLS cert SHA-256: a3602a8c94e9e88249d533c7f5ea8db9d8a67e0981f7937951a5b12264aee8dc ## 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/asteroid-rewards.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=asteroid-rewards.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io