# PhishDestroy threat dossier — polkastarter.sale ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-22 13:55:34 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polkastarter.sale/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam Targeted brand: across (and: base, celer, coinbase, coinbase wallet, discord) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, Seclookup Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 76.76.21.98 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: GAM3S.GG IDO coming to Polkastarter | Polkastarter ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R3 Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:24:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:24:09 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-22 13:32:43 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 04:16:55 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/16fbe588-e92b-4033-86cd-7291b44f6563/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/polkastarter.sale crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.polkastarter.sale Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=polkastarter.sale AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/polkastarter.sale URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/polkastarter.sale/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 17:54:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] polkastarter.sale — Brand Impersonation Threat PhishDestroy identifies polkastarter.sale as a domain posing a brand impersonation threat, specifically targeting Across, and is currently offline. This domain was flagged by 2 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, resolving to IP 76.76.21.98, and was created on February 21, 2026, appearing on 4 security blocklists, indicating a potentially malicious intent, with an SSL certificate issued by R3. The domain's creation date and blocklist count suggest a potentially fraudulent operation, with the low flag count from VirusTotal vendors implying a need for continued vigilance, as this could indicate either a very new or very sophisticated threat, and PhishDestroy notes the domain's details are consistent with a coordinated attack targeting the Across brand. Given the current offline status of polkastarter.sale and its known impersonation of Across, users are advised to remain cautious when encountering similar domains, verify the authenticity of websites before interacting with them, and report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities, as the domain's elevated risk level and specific threat type necessitate a proactive approach to online safety, leveraging all available information to inform their security decisions. ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (operator 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/polkastarter.sale/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=polkastarter.sale Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 188,066 domains (57,511 alive under monitoring, 128,922 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io