Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
SSL certificate is invalid or expired. Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8
Evidence Summary
Critical
VirusTotal
3/89
OTX
23 community refs
URLScan
Stored capture
Analysis of claims-steer.finance confirms its classification as an active crypto drainer phishing domain, targeting users through a fake airdrop scam. The domain was registered on March 27, 2026, and remains operational as of July 12, 2026, resolving to IP address 188.114.96.3, hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure in Canada. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of Cloudflare nameservers (ian.ns.cloudflare.com, romina.ns.cloudflare.com) and a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (serial E8), which are common among both legitimate and malicious sites but do not mitigate the threat. Security vendors have flagged the domain, with 5 of 94 engines on VirusTotal detecting malicious activity, though this number may underrepresent the threat due to delayed or incomplete scanning. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has been documented in a single AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, indicating limited but confirmed malicious activity. Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100, further supporting its classification as high-risk. The scam type is explicitly identified as a fake airdrop, a tactic frequently used to lure victims into connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts, resulting in unauthorized fund transfers. No specific brand impersonation is confirmed in available data, and the exact content of the site remains unanalyzed. Defenders should treat this domain as an active threat, blocking resolution at the DNS level and monitoring for related infrastructure, such as associated IP addresses or newly registered domains under the same registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED). Further investigation into wallet addresses or smart contracts linked to this domain is recommended to disrupt the drainer operation.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not observedNo cloaking was observed in the stored scan
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
RegistrationCreated Mar 27, 2026 (200d)—Expires Mar 18, 2027
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedJun 15, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Sep 20, 2026score 81/100
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Active
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-14 02:35:31 UTC
RDAP registrationActiveNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765RDAP HTTP 200source: Rdap Status CollectorclientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibitedexpires 2027-03-18 07:18:37 UTCchecked 2026-08-05 19:01:09 UTC
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-14 02:35:31 UTClast content: 2026-10-14 02:35:31 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 5 detections
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Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
9 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
claims-steer.finance detected and queued for full analysis
The domain remains reachable or access-restricted; future checks may update this observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedLast known active
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · claims-steer.finance
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches4
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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