# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dao-asterdex.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-10 11:20:22 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dao-asterdex.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet
URLQuery:        1 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
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:     keaton.ns.cloudflare.com, oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-29
Expires:         2027-05-29
Page title:      Just a moment...
HTTP response:   500

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-05-29 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-01 02:30:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-01 02:09:37 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-10 13:16:45 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e805d-864a-76d5-acb0-4dda6509d766/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/94aa8827-cfdb-40ff-85d0-e62a4b79804d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/dao-asterdex.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dao-asterdex.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dao-asterdex.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dao-asterdex.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dao-asterdex.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-09 14:38:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain dao-asterdex.xyz is a confirmed phishing/scam operation with a high threat score of 76/100. It is currently live and actively serving traffic. The domain impersonates no specific brand.

Risk Indicators
- 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal detected this domain as malicious.
- The vendors that flagged it are Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and Fortinet.
- The domain is listed on 1 public blocklist.
- Google Safe Browsing has not flagged the domain.

- The domain is registered with NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED.
- The hosting IP is 188.114.97.3.
- The domain was created on 2026-05-29.

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform.
- Monitor for any related domains or subdomains that may be created.
- Educate users on recognizing phishing attempts and the importance of not clicking on suspicious links.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260601-4E4AAE
Favicon MD5:       7ba2bec69908efb101d955cbf5000c3f

## 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/dao-asterdex.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dao-asterdex.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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