# PhishDestroy threat dossier — astredec.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-30 09:49:56 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/astredec.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: bnb chain (and: discord, telegram)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        3 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 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:     ["kay.ns.cloudflare.com", "vern.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Expires:         2026-09-24
Page title:      Aster airdrop
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-04-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c9f88fad71f45d147e0034f5a82c6a6d20a70229140e4d9fa1947bd402781bef

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-13 20:46:31 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-05-30 09:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-01 03:28:07 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c5510-b25c-710f-adbb-3a79e47fe870/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/7edd7ba2-fa53-4b4d-8422-6d0aca59b095
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/astredec.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.astredec.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=astredec.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/astredec.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/astredec.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:06:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies astredec.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain targeting users with fraudulent schemes. The domain is associated with deceptive content titled 'Aster airdrop,' indicating potential cryptocurrency-related scams.

Supporting evidence includes 17 security vendors flagging the domain on VirusTotal and its presence on four security blocklists. The domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. It resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, which further ties it to suspicious infrastructure.

Currently, astredec.com has been taken offline, reducing immediate threat exposure. Users are advised to avoid visiting the domain and update security measures regularly. Monitoring for phishing attempts linked to this domain is recommended to prevent compromise.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260213-AE5180
TLS cert SHA-256:      c9f88fad71f45d147e0034f5a82c6a6d20a70229140e4d9fa1947bd402781bef

## 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/astredec.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=astredec.com
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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