# PhishDestroy threat dossier — astserdex.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 06:00:36 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/astserdex.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 55 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. 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: anastasia.ns.cloudflare.com, roman.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-12-28 Page title: Aster airdrop ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2026-02-12 19:00:19 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:21:38 UTC (STALE — 55 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-10 02:42:06 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 55 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 55 days stale) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c52d8-8033-7128-9c33-6f0a23476801/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c73e25d5-fcf7-4309-9344-a8b73403acec Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/astserdex.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.astserdex.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=astserdex.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/astserdex.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/astserdex.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 00:01:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies astserdex.app as a high-risk generic phishing domain. The site’s primary lure appeared under the page title "Aster airdrop," suggesting attempts to trick users into divulging sensitive information. Given the elevated threat level, users should exercise extreme caution when encountering this domain. Supporting evidence includes a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 and its registration through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited on February 21, 2026. The domain resolved to IP address 188.114.97.3 and was flagged by 18 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Additionally, astserdex.app appeared on four distinct security blocklists, confirming widespread recognition of its malicious intent. Currently, the domain is offline, which reduces immediate risk, but its historical activity underscores the importance of vigilance. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain and ensure their security software is up to date. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for similar phishing tactics and maintaining awareness of emerging threats linked to suspicious airdrop promotions. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 18/93 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260212-8DA81B Favicon SHA-256: edb4014b073d69c293e4f5e2f54c8b5eb3c2f3642b2298e56ef2487292f07577 ## 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/astserdex.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=astserdex.app 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: 152,979 domains (39,789 alive under monitoring, 112,805 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io