# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim.saharachain.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 18:07:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim.saharachain.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: coinbase, ethereum, metamask, rainbow, trust wallet)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 5 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.150.34.122 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS215826 Partner-Hosting-LTD Partner Hosting LTD, GB
Hosting org:     AS205775 NEON CORE NETWORK LLC
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      $SAHARA Airdrop Checker and Token Claim

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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:    2026-02-26 23:24:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:41:00 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-21 22:04:14 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019801d1-e5ad-7539-951a-f5e6bc3a8ced/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/claim.saharachain.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claim.saharachain.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claim.saharachain.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claim.saharachain.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claim.saharachain.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:56:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified claim.saharachain.xyz as a domain associated with a low-risk crypto drainer threat. It markets itself under the guise of a $SAHARA Airdrop Checker and Token Claim service, potentially aiming to deceive users into compromising their cryptocurrency wallets. Although the threat level is considered low, users should exercise caution when engaging with such sites.

This domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 45.150.34.122. Security intelligence has flagged claim.saharachain.xyz on five separate blocklists, and two out of ninety-five security vendors on VirusTotal have detected it as malicious. Its deployment on these lists indicates ongoing suspicious activity linked to crypto asset theft via draining mechanisms.

Currently, claim.saharachain.xyz remains active and continues to pose a potential risk to users seeking legitimate token claims. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding interaction with this domain and advises users to verify any crypto airdrop claims through official channels. Maintaining updated security measures and applying network-level blocks for such flagged domains can mitigate exposure to similar threats.

## 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/claim.saharachain.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim.saharachain.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

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