# PhishDestroy threat dossier — connectairdroplayer.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-26 01:14:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/connectairdroplayer.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: airdrop_scam
Targeted brand: bitget (and: exodus, phantom, polygon)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      20/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 5 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      102.130.123.35 (ZA, Johannesburg)
ASN:             ASAS328364 Host-Africa-AS, ZA
Hosting org:     AS328364 Host Africa (Pty) Ltd
Registrar:       Web4Africa Inc.
Nameservers:     dan1.host-ww.net, dan2.host-ww.net
Registered:      2025-11-25
Page title:      Connect-Air Droplayer - HOME
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
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: 2025-11-25 (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)
First reported:    2025-12-18 08:19:49 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-26 04:00:49 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-10 04:02:13 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/019b308a-e2d2-76ef-90a7-ed0d559c1cd1/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/connectairdroplayer.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.connectairdroplayer.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=connectairdroplayer.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/connectairdroplayer.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/connectairdroplayer.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:20:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies connectairdroplayer.com as a high-risk domain impersonating the Generic Crypto brand, primarily used for social engineering attacks. The domain aims to deceive users into compromising their crypto assets or personal information.

This domain resolved to IP 102.130.123.35 and was registered through Web4Africa Inc. It has been flagged by multiple security vendors and appears on six security blocklists. Google Safe Browsing classifies it as a social engineering threat. The domain was recently taken offline.

Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with connectairdroplayer.com or any related links. Always verify official sources before engaging in crypto transactions and use trusted security tools to stay protected.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       d5a89e26beae0bc03ad18a0b0d1d3d75f87c32047879d25da11970cb5c4662a3

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