# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polbysol.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 22:11:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polbysol.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: apple (and: base, ethereum, metamask, rainbow, solana)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.76.21.21 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2025-02-04
Expires:         2026-02-04
Page title:      ARTI | The Official Polar Bear on Solanachain

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-05-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: deafdc6cae178bc7da6e0b0ee916067d46b944c0ce5fc198bbb1cdd15d5ca878

## 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: 2025-02-04 (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:    2025-08-10 01:52:26 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 22:45:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-21 18:09:31 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/019891ad-59fb-721b-87b3-c1e8364d44f2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/polbysol.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polbysol.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polbysol.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polbysol.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polbysol.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:17:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies polbysol.xyz as a domain associated with generic phishing activities, posing a low-level risk to users. The site, titled "ARTI | The Official Polar Bear on Solanachain," attempts to mimic legitimate branding, potentially to deceive users into sharing sensitive information or credentials. The domain was registered recently, suggesting it might be part of a short-lived phishing campaign.

Technical indicators reveal that polbysol.xyz resolves to the IP address 76.76.21.21 and has been flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. Moreover, it appears on three separate security blocklists, reinforcing its suspicious nature. The domain was registered through Namecheap on February 4, 2025, and remains active, indicating ongoing risk. These factors collectively underscore the need for caution when encountering this site.

Currently, polbysol.xyz remains active and continues to be monitored by security services. Users are advised to avoid interacting with the domain or providing any personal information. PhishDestroy recommends implementing domain blocking or filtering policies to mitigate exposure. Staying vigilant and verifying URLs before engagement will help maintain online safety against such evolving phishing threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       d139b4ddb9f168feb0657b90dab240f3ab59576c69b05e95faab7abd953c3190
TLS cert SHA-256:      deafdc6cae178bc7da6e0b0ee916067d46b944c0ce5fc198bbb1cdd15d5ca878

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