# PhishDestroy threat dossier — catecoinsrewards.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-13 14:07:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/catecoinsrewards.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 21 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 9/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.134.85 (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: armfazh.ns.cloudflare.com, sonia.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2026-08-10 Page title: catecoin-airdrop-claim ## 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: 2026-01-30 06:28:41 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-21 23:04:05 UTC (STALE — 21 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 21 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 21 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/019c0d6a-cdab-708d-a9f3-42adba1dfab0/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ecbfe27a-6175-4a19-a36b-3fa81a69fa27 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/catecoinsrewards.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.catecoinsrewards.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=catecoinsrewards.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/catecoinsrewards.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/catecoinsrewards.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 03:39:13 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies catecoinsrewards.xyz as a domain associated with a medium-risk crypto drainer threat. This site aimed to deceive users by impersonating legitimate cryptocurrency reward platforms to steal digital assets. Although currently offline, it was flagged by multiple security vendors and appeared on several blocklists, highlighting its malicious intent. The phishing tactic involved presenting users with a fake airdrop claim page titled "catecoin-airdrop-claim," enticing victims to submit sensitive wallet information or private keys. Once provided, attackers could drain the victim's cryptocurrency holdings. The domain was newly created and resolved to an IP address linked to suspicious activity, underscoring its role in targeted crypto theft campaigns. Users are advised never to trust unsolicited crypto airdrop offers or enter private keys on unfamiliar sites. Always verify domain authenticity through official channels and use hardware wallets for enhanced security. Reporting suspicious domains and staying informed about emerging crypto scams can help protect digital assets from similar threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260130-7238EE ## 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/catecoinsrewards.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=catecoinsrewards.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: 148,918 domains (40,746 alive under monitoring, 107,884 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io